Community
Chapel provides Christmas, Hanukkah holiday schedules
The Integrated Religious Support Team has scheduled the following services for Oahu North and Oahu South:
Molinari recalls an obituary she cannot forget
A few of years ago, a friend sent me the link to an obituary she’d read in the Boston Globe over coffee that morning. I didn’t know the woman who had died.
Exchange unveils deals for eight-day stretch of military-exclusive holiday savings
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has unveiled deals for each of the back-to-back sales daily from Thanksgiving through Nov. 30.
Wounded Warrior-Eagle Scout Blood Drive at Schofield Exchange, Nov. 10
The Armed Service Blood Program at Tripler Army Medical Center is partnering with the Boy Scouts of America to host a Wounded Warrior Blood Drive Nov. 10, 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Schofield Barracks Post Exchange.
Exchange extended holiday return policy offers convenience for military shoppers
To make this holiday season less stressful for military shoppers, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is extending its return policy for items purchased between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24.
JVEF celebrates 17th year of education partnerships w/Hawaii’s military community
The Joint Venture Education Forum (JVEF), a cooperative partnership between Hawaii’s military community, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) and other community organizations, highlighted success stories of Hawaii’s military students and their families at its 17th Annual Meeting today at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.
Philanthropy, sorority could become casualties of frat misconduct
I was about to hit delete when the words “Greek life,” “hazing” and “criminal charges” caught my eye. It was another email blast from from an administrative muckety-muck at our daughter Anna’s university, but this one didn’t look like the usual update about tuition increases.
94th AAMDC Soldiers participate in local pumpkin carving event
Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command took part in a pumpkin carving event on October 25, 2018 at Linapuni Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Exchanges salutes all who serve with Veterans Day savings, Nov. 9-15
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is saluting Veterans with giveaways, special offers and discounts on hundreds of name-brand items.
Ending veteran homelessness takes more than spare change
In 2010, when President Obama pledged to end veteran homelessness in ten years, I cynically thought it was an empty political promise during a time when it was popular to support military issues. But don’t you know, he nearly did it.
