Students participating in Kupu’s CommunityU program spent the day with The Howard Hughes Corporation to learn about local careers available in sustainable development and operations. Throughout the day, the students shadowed employees in various fields and heard about their life stories and paths to their current positions.

Kupu’s CommunityU program is designed for young adults looking to complete a CBASE (competency based high school diploma) while gaining real world job experience completing natural resource management projects for community nonprofits and government partners. The eight-week program focuses on conservation, sustainability and positive mentorship and provides training and support in the areas of job readiness, personal development, team work and life skills.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- A 48-year-old man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition on Monday after he fell from his moped and was apparently run over by a truck, according to paramedics.

HONOLULU – The 34th Annual Pan-Pacific Festival has announced two new locations to host its Performing Arts Showcases this year in June: Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza Stage and Ala Moana Centertainment Stage (Nordstrom Wing, 3rd Floor). The Performing Arts Showcases are one of Pan-Pacific Festivals’ series of events that are held daily throughout the festival’s three-day celebration and will feature traditional Japanese song and dance, hula performances and other cultural presentations from more than 25 groups from Japan and Hawai‘i.