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Help put a smile on a child’s face this year by donating to the annual KBIG-FM Toy Drive, which supports several organizations around the Big Island.

The Salvation Army is asking for the community to lend a hand by volunteering to ring the Red Kettle bell at 11 Big Island locations this year.

The 2024 fiscal year is the fourth consecutive year that funds raised for the University of Hawaiʻi have exceeded $100 million.

While progress has been made toward recovery and rebuilding, the process was never going to be quick — or easy. It was always going to be a years-long effort. And while headlines might have moved on, life for survivors has not. They still need help.

The six units on ‘Elua Street in Līhu‘e will serve as ‘bridge housing’ for YWCA Kaua‘i clients searching for long-term homes.

The prequel to the festival’s 3 days of hula competition, which kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday with the individual Miss Aloha Hula contest, also celebrated Native Hawaiian culture by honoring 40 years of efforts by ‘Aha Pūnana Leo to revitalize and normalize ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language). The festival also collected donations to help recovery efforts in Lāhainā, Maui, after a deadly wildfire devastated the community in August 2023.

To kōkua (help) the people from West Maui, many of whom lost loved ones, their homes or both, the Merrie Monarch organizers decided to allow free admission to this year’s Hō’ike Night at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium tonight, with the option to donate to the Lāhainā community at the door.

A donation of $5 on Hawai‘i Island could provide three keiki-friendly meals for The Food Basket’s “We Got Your Back” keiki backpack program.

In recognition of Lynne and Marc Benioff’s philanthropy, Hilo Medical Center will be renamed Hilo Benioff Medical Center and Straub Medical Center will become Straub Benioff Medical Center.

A generous donor has offered to match any size donation up to $5,000 through Feb. 29 so the sanctuary can keep the animals in need it shelters hydrated.

Hawaiian Telcom employees can donate to any 501(c)(3) organization through payroll, cash, checks, or credit cards, allowing employees to choose where their money will make the most impact.

‘Ohana Fuels’ donation will be used to support Hawai‘i Island United Way’s 36 partner agency programs.

All children should feel the magic of Christmas during the holidays, and no family should have to choose between paying the bills or paying for meals – especially during the happiest time of the year.

For the past 20 years, the ministry has been giving away turkeys for Thanksgiving meals. The drive started at 7 a.m. Wednesday as people were off to work or dropping off kids at school.

To raise $1 billion for current and future students, faculty and researchers at all 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses, the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation launched the public phase of the fundraiser called For UH • For Hawaiʻi.

The Hawai‘i gasoline marketer and convenience store operator also launched an in-store fundraising initiative at its Aloha Island Mart locations on the Big Island, Kaua‘i, O‘ahu and Maui.

Genki Sushi is donating $50,000 to the Hawai’i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund. It also will be donating every month for the rest of the year to support the wildfire relief and recovery efforts.

A coordinated effort between the state and Maui organizations and nonprofits will begin collecting, storing and inventorying supplies donated to Maui County to support victims of the wildfires in Kula and Lahaina.

The Department of Justice offers a detailed list of what types of fraud to be on lookout for.

Officials encourage cash donations, which can buy good that support the Maui economy and be delivered where and when they are needed.