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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's the one day of the year where the Waikiki Aquarium is free for the ‘Mauka to Makai Environmental Expo
HONOLULU (KHON2) – The public is invited to the Waikiki Aquarium for the 18th Annual Mauka to Makai Environmental Expo. It's happening this Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and it's free. Celebrating Pickleball month at Ewa Mahiko We're told the Mauka to Makai Environmental Expo is the one day each year that admission to the Waikiki Aquarium is free. It's Earth Month – so they want everyone to celebrate and swing by this family-friendly event that highlights the importance of keeping Hawaii clean and free of pollution, from the mountaintops to the have more than a dozen nonprofit, local, state, and federal organizations joining to make this a really fun and educational day with plenty of activities to keep learners of all ages engaged. Some of those organizations include Hawaii Marine Animal Response, Hawaii Audobon Society, Oahu Invasive Species Committee, Friends of Hanauma Bay, and so much more. Organizers tell us there will be live entertainment, and more than a dozen different booths and educational exhibits that showcase ways to protect and preserve Hawaii's environment. They'll have arts and crafts, taiko drummers, a fish release, and so much more. There will be countless things to see and learn – and when attendees complete our event passport, they'll receive a free native plant as their prize. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Family caregivers push for government support
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Officials have tried to pass measures that would give family caregivers a tax credit, both at the state and federal level. But it's been a battle to turn these proposals into law. It's the one day of the year where the Waikiki Aquarium is free for the 'Mauka to Makai Environmental Expo Steve Tame was a caregiver for his father who had Alzheimer's before he passed away. Tam and his family did everything they could to care for him, but it came with challenges. Challenges he says were staggering and overwhelming. 'Caregiving was really like treading water. 24/7 you know, struggling to keep my head above water, and then, you know, still have to balance full time jobs and also raising my children and caregiving,' said Tam. Tam eventually had to quit his full time job, just as college tuition payments were due, spending a lot of money from his savings.'I think, you know, a caregiver tax credit would really be a lifeline for families, you know, like mine. Many Hawaii families provide unpaid, unpaid care, you know, at really a great personal and financial cost,' Tam said. Craig Gima of AARP Hawaii says on average, caregivers spend more than $7,000 on supplies a year to help care for a loved one. 'They do an important job. without family caregivers caring for people at home, for loved ones at home, the whole long term care system would collapse. There's no way we'd be able to take care of kupuna unless family members and friends and loved ones are able to chip in,' explains Gima. Gima says caregiving is such an important function that deserves some kind of government support. 'Our polling shows that voters believe that Congress and the state legislature should pass a tax credit for caregivers. That the government is not doing enough for caregivers. Strongly, 80%, 90% of people believe that this, bills like this should pass.' Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news 'We need to act now. It's crazy that families need to choose between caring for a loved one or their financial future and security,' explains Tam. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
