Social isolation during the pandemic has impacted every community in our state, including the Hawaiʻi Chapter of Best Buddies, a nonprofit that creates employment, development, and friendship opportunities for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD.
The organization went from holding face-to-face activities to hosting online sessions for its special needs members. The Conversation sat down with State Director Karen Glasser for a program update and got a first-hand perspective from ambassador and advisory board member Hoʻopiʻo Balaz.
Musicians Henry Kapono, Robi Kahakalau and others will be entertaining at “Champion of the Year Friendship Jam,” an in-person celebration this Sunday, Nov. 14, at Blue Note Hawaiʻi.
This interview aired on The Conversation on Nov. 8, 2021.
