Paa Ke Aupuni

Paʻa Ke Aupuni is a unique 60-minute hand-drawn, animated film that gets straight to the point. It zooms in on key facts explaining how the Hawaiian Kingdom came to be, how it evolved to stand firmly on the international world stage of sovereign nations, and how the United States came to claim Hawai‘i.

Follow this link to watch the video: http://www.kamakakoi.com/paa

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State Invites Teams to Sign Up Now for 2015 LifeSmarts Hawaii Competition Oct 26-Dec4

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN
DIRECTOR

TY Y. NOHARA
SECURITIES COMMISSIONER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 21, 2015

State Invites Teams to Sign Up For LifeSmarts Hawaii Competition

HONOLULU – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Office of the Securities Commissioner announces the start of the 2015-2016 LifeSmarts Hawaii Competition. LifeSmarts is a fun, free, national educational program, which teaches youth critical life skills in five areas covering Personal Finance, Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, Health & Safety, Environment, and Technology through online quizzes and in-person competitions.

High school teams are invited to sign up now. Teams must consist of a minimum of four students and one adult coach. LifeSmarts Hawaii begins at the local level with an online competition, found at www.lifesmarts.org, which will be open from Oct. 26, 2015, to Dec. 4, 2015 (7 p.m. HST). The four highest scoring teams will be invited to compete at the state championship competition in Honolulu on Feb. 20, 2016. The winning team will represent Hawaii at the national LifeSmarts competition, scheduled for April 9-12, 2016, in Denver.

“We are excited to sponsor another year of the LifeSmarts Hawaii program and we encourage teachers and youths statewide to sign up a team or teams to gain or strengthen their life skills,” said Securities Commissioner Ty Nohara.

Middle school or “Junior Varsity” (JV) teams with students in grades 6-8 may participate in an online-only competition from September 2015 to February 2016. Winners of the JV competition will be recognized online.

For more information about the LifeSmarts Hawaii program, including up-to-date consumer educational resources for coaches, please visit www.lifesmartshawaii.com. For team registration, please visit lifesmarts.org or contact the LifeSmarts State Coordinator, Theresa Kong Kee, at 587-7400 or tkongkee@dcca.hawaii.gov.

The LifeSmarts Hawaii program is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Office of the Securities Commissioner, in partnership with the Hawaii Credit Union League, and is run by the National Consumers League. Over 850 local students have participated in LifeSmarts in the past 11 years that DCCA has sponsored the competition. Local businesses interested in becoming a sponsor of the LifeSmarts Hawaii program are welcome to contact the State Coordinator for more information.

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Media Contact:

Theresa Kong Kee
Investor Education Specialist
Office of the Securities Commissioner
State of Hawaii – DCCA
Phone: (808) 587-7400
E-mail: tkongkee@dcca.hawaii.gov

October 17, 2015 – Shirley J. Davenport Book Reading

On Sunday, October 17, 2015, Shirley Davenporn will be reading excerpts from her book, Moving Beyond Denial Into Recovery, at the Wai’anae Public Library.

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Medication Give-Back Disposal 9/26/15 10am-2pm