#$25000

The Food Basket, Hawai‘i Island’s food bank, awarded $25,000 from Nareit Hawai‘i

Funds are part of a total $120,000 the organization granted to several nonprofits throughout the islands; Food Basket to use award to help fulfill food security needs of Big Island residents coping with increasing prices.

Waiākea High School math teacher receives national Milken Educator Award that comes with $25,000 reward

Rory Inouye, who is also a Waiākea High grad, is the the first Big Island teacher since 2007 to receive one of the prestigious awards.