Queen Liliuokalani Trust leveraging assets to expand its services; Jobs on Hawaii Island; Call for investigation into alleged Hawaii to Guam cockfighting scheme; Self-employed CPA on the COVID crisis; Checking in with recently released monk seals
Queen Liliuokalani Trust leveraging assets to expand its services
The Queen Liliuokalani Trust owns some 6,000 acres, mostly on the Big Island. Its mission is to serve orphaned or indigent children, mainly Native Hawaiian keiki. HPR's Kuuwehi Hiraishi tells us about the trust's strategy to leverage its assets and expand its services.
Jobs on Hawaii Island
We've been reaching out to the Neighbor Islands to get the local snapshot on which economic sectors have been hit hardest by the pandemic, and where there might be some room for hope. Today, we focus on the Big Island with the County of Hawaii's Director of Research and Development, Diane Ley. She tells us what the County is doing to help affected businesses and residents, and about where some $80 million of CARES Act funding is being spent.
Call for investigation into alleged Hawaii to Guam cockfighting scheme
At least 22 Hawaii chicken breeders may also be sellers, fueling illicit cockfighting rings in Guam, an animal welfare group has alleged in a new report. Civil Beat Reporter Blaze Lovell tells us the links animal rights activists have found. Click here to read his story at CivilBeat.org.
Self-employed CPA on the COVID crisis
Marissa Matsusaka is a certified public accountant and the sole proprietor of Mahina Ledgers, which she started last year. Her business dropped when her major client hit an economic cliff because of the decline in tourism. She tells us about adjusting her business and keeping the business going through the COVID crisis.
Checking in with recently released monk seals
It's been a month since scientists released four of its monk seal pups back in the wild after nursing them back to health. They were released August 5th on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge after rehabilitation at Ke Kai Ola, the Marine Mammal Center's hospital and visitor center in Kailua-Kona. We talked to Cara Field, medical services director, and Dr. Sophie Whoriskey, who was just named Conservation Veterinarian at Ke Kai Ola.
