It’s the longest day of the year, the summer solstice Friday, June 21 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation.
The homeless teacher is nameless no more
Michael Wooten, AKA David Gardner , is a former sergeant in the U.S. Army and a University of California Berkeley graduate. He came to Hawaii with Teach For America in 2008 and earned his master's degree in education from the University of Hawaii. He still teaches English and film at James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach under his real name.
If you stay tuned to the show today, you’re in for a big surprise
Dodi Rose is the organizer of the annual Teddy Bears Picnic at Foster Botanical Gardens in downtown Honolulu.
Honey, I buzzed Kauai!
Jimmy Trujillo is the Chair of the Kauai Beekeepers Association, helped to start the Bee Lab and teaches apiary classes at Kaua'i Community College. He got his first hive in 2008 and now has 20 hives in several apiaries. He harvests and sells honey, beeswax and products made from processed beeswax. He also sells hives and removes unwanted bees from odd locations, helps other beekeepers manage their bees and lease hives for pollinating purposes. >> The bill vital to Hawaii's Honeybee Industry
Free at last, on Juneteenth!
AlphonsoBraggs is the President of the NAACP – Hawaii Branch. TheJuneteenth celebration will be all day tomorrow in downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown.