Planned Parenthood Honored by State Senate

  The Senate recently honored Planned Parenthood of HI.

US Senator Mazie Hirono recently provided the following information about the organization:

“2.7 million women across the country, including thousands in Hawaii, benefit from Planned Parenthood’s health care services. Planned Parenthood is who many women go to for cancer screening, disease testing, birth control, and other essential health care services. Planned Parenthood is the primary health care provider for so many women.

But women in Hawaii and across the country can’t always afford the preventative care and basic reproductive health care services that Planned Parenthood provides. That’s why the federal government helps fund Planned Parenthood.  Without Planned Parenthood, many of these women would go without critical health care.”

HDOT AND HPD PARTNER TO EXPEDITE TRAFFIC FLOW AT A BUSY KAPOLEI INTERSECTION

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR FORD N. FUCHIGAMI DIRECTOR

For Immediate Release: Jan. 25, 2016 16-0032

HDOT AND HPD PARTNER TO EXPEDITE TRAFFIC FLOW AT A BUSY KAPOLEI INTERSECTION

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that starting Monday, Jan. 25, Honolulu Police Department officers will monitor and direct traffic flow at the intersection of Kalaeloa Boulevard and Farrington Highway in Kapolei. The addition of the officers at the current 2-way stop will alleviate afternoon traffic congestion that accumulates on northbound Kalaeloa Boulevard between Campbell Industrial Park and the H-1 Freeway. “Governor Ige is looking for new ways to deliver immediate traffic relief. Having this police presence help with traffic control is a quick solution that will bring benefits right away,” said Ford Fuchigami, HDOT Director. “We are moving forward with a permanent traffic signal at the intersection, however that will require some additional time.” The police officers will direct traffic at this intersection on Monday through Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This effort will continue throughout the duration of the Kapolei Interchange Complex, Phase 2 project which is expected to be completed in mid-2018. The installation of a permanent traffic signal at the Kalaeloa Boulevard and Farrington Highway intersection is currently being programmed for design. Motorists are encouraged to drive with caution through the intersection and surrounding roadways and to use GoAkamai to monitor live traffic conditions at www.goakamai.org.

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———————————————————————– Tim Sakahara State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Public Information Officer 869 Punchbowl Street, Room 504 Honolulu HI 96813-5097 Telephone: (808) 587-2160 Fax: (808) 587-2313 ———————————————————————–

Wendy’s Wonderful Kids

 

Dave Thomas founder of the restaurant  Wendy’s, established Wendy’s Wonderful Kids in 1990, to secure children out of the foster care and in adoptive families. The Foundation helps children become adopted by providing grants to both public and private adoption agencies to hire professional for recruitments to find the children a family . There are 206 professional recruiters in the United States and Canada. Half of the children that get referred to Wendy’s Wonderful Kids have been in foster care for four or more years making their chances of getting adapted harder.  By providing professional recruiters children are three times more likely to get adopted into loving homes. Help stop 23,000 children from aging out of the Foster Care System.

Do you enjoy playing kickball? Why not play a fun game of kickball and raise money for the foundation. To sign up go to:  https://davethomasfoundation.org/dtfa-kickball/

If you are interested in adopting you can connect recruiter Chiyom Chow.

recruiter phone: (808) -540-2552

recruiter email: cchow@familygramshi.og

website: familyprogramshawaii.og

 

 

 

 

Ku’ikahi Benefit for Pūnana Leo o Wai‘anae 2/27/16

Click image to enlarge. Click here to go to their site. Submitted by Summer Miles.

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