Recently I was in Waikoloa Village donating a bag of clothes at the Dusty Donkey Emporium, which is my favorite Big Island thrift store because the proceeds benefit the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative.
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After receiving nearly 200 applications and reading so many compelling stories, the company made the decision to increase its overall donation to accommodate more charities and to spread it among 25 nonprofit organizations across the four states it serves.
John De Fries still recalls fishing the waters off Waikiki Beach in Oahu as a kid in the 1960s. “Growing up, my family fishing grounds were a source of food first and recreation second,” he says. “Today they’re a playground surrounded by hotels.” Born and raised in Waikiki, De Fries…