The 2017 Oahu Visitor Industry Charity Walk held their grant allocation ceremony at the Ala Moana Hotel today. Executive Director, Roxanne Bolden gratefully accepted the check on behalf of AILH (pictured at left). Mahalo to the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association and its community partners for … [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary, Kathleen!
September 20, 2017
Maui IL Specialist, Kathleen Kenney celebrated her 1-year anniversary with AILH this month. Kathleen's expertise in mobility training for people who are blind or visually impaired has been a valuable asset to our agency. She has provided training for our staff and for various groups on Maui and … [Read more...]
Large Turn Out for Big Island Food Baskets
September 14, 2017
Big Island IL Specialist, Karin Riedel, shared about AILH programs and services at two Food Basket events yesterday. In the morning, 266 people attended the event in Hilo and the Pahoa event in the afternoon, drew 150 people. Karin was able to pass out brochures and visit with community members. … [Read more...]
Paving the Way to Simplicity
September 13, 2017
After Missy's knee surgery and subsequent physical therapy, she was having difficulty getting from her car to her house. AILH assisted her with contacting several contractors to assess the area and obtain price estimates to pave the driveway. Those quotes were proposed to her Landlord who … [Read more...]
Spreading AlohaILH at the Hilo Food Basket
September 9, 2017
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month AILH joins the Hilo Food Basket as they set up their food distribution site in Hilo. As people stand in line, AILH staff members share about our services and hand out brochures. Last month alone, our staff spoke with almost 200 people. AILH Consumer, Vincent … [Read more...]
Hilo Waiakea Lions Club Spreads Aloha Again
September 8, 2017
The Hilo Waiakea Lions Club showed up in force once again to assist AILH Consumer, Mario Fernandez with his big move. These wonderful gentlemen arrived with four big trucks and in record time, loaded up, drove to his new home, and unloaded all the furniture into the designated rooms. As soon as … [Read more...]
Hawaii Island Visitor Industry Charity Walk Shares Aloha
September 7, 2017
The 39th Annual Hawaii Island Visitor Industry Charity Walk, "A Tradition of Giving" recently held their grant allocation ceremony at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. During the event, $276,000 was dispersed between 60 Hawaiʻi County nonprofit organizations and AILH was one of the … [Read more...]
AILH On the Move: Fall 2017 Newsletter
September 1, 2017
Can you believe that we are in the last stretch of the year already? Time flies when you're having fun and here at AILH it has been an eventful quarter of activities and events. Please click below for our Fall edition of AILH On the Move. AILH On the Move:Fall 2017 … [Read more...]
Bingo Time for Maui Peer Support Group
August 31, 2017
It was BINGO time for the Maui Peer Support Group on Monday, as they gathered for their monthly meeting in Kahului. David was the big winner and happily went home with a Foodland gift card. It was a sweet time of fellowship and friendly competition. For more information about this support group, … [Read more...]
Aloha Shared at Lanai Health Fair
August 30, 2017
The Lanai Health Fair was held this past weekend at the ILWU Hall in Lanai City. AILH was on hand to share about our programs and services available to the Lanai community. IL Specialists, Lani Cabanilla and Kathleen Kenney, … [Read more...]
