After graduating from LHES in 2010, Preston Asuncion moved to Oahu to pursue an engineering degree at Hawaii Pacific University. He ended up transferring to UH West Oahu and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public administration. Preston now lives on Oahu with his girlfriend and their daughter. He works […]

When Anuenue Juice Bar owner Tammy Ringbauer left Lanai a few years ago, Tanya Ashworth, a part-time Juice Bar employee, decided to buy the truck and continue providing healthy juice and bowls to the community. “We worked well together, and it was a seamless transition,” Ashworth said. Before she left, […]

Front: Epi Agtarap, Jean Sumagit | Middle: Raina Mirafuentes, Noemi Barbadillo, Ella Yumol, Charity Figuerres | Back: Charlie Palumbo, Ashley Richardson, Kendra Sabin, Katheen Costales, Elmer Agtarap Growing up during the plantation era on Lanai, Noemi Barbadillo was exposed to a very active Lanai Filipino Community Council. The organization was […]

On a small island with limited resources, we have worked together as a community throughout the pandemic to quickly contain COVID-19 outbreaks. With the delta variant still a threat, and now with flu season upon us, health experts urge Lanai residents to remain vigilant and continue to get vaccinated and […]

The holiday season is approaching, which means the Kahiau Project is seeking applicants and donations to make this year’s holidays merry and bright for all families on Lanai. Kahiau means to give generously and lavishly without the expectation of reward. True to its name, the Kahiau Project has been distributing […]

The pueo is a short-eared owl that’s native to Hawaii. It tends to be most active at dusk and dawn, gliding low to the ground to scoop up mice and small critters. Due to its flying habits, pueo sometimes have run-ins with cars, and when they do, Pulama Lanai’s conservation […]

Contributed by Shelly Preza, Executive Director, Lanai Culture & Heritage Center Originally published in the August 2021 issue of Lanai Today. The ninth-annual E Ike Hou ia Lanai summer cultural literacy program took place in July. Run by the Lanai Culture and Heritage Center (Lanai CHC), E Ike Hou 2021 […]

We caught up with a few members of the LHES class of 2021 before they embarked on this new chapter in their lives. Here’s what the graduates plan to do now that they’re finished with high school: Zhenya David What are you most looking forward to now that you’re a […]

Dual credit program provides graduates with educational, financial benefits When Lanai High and Elementary School seniors Amaya Hoopii-Baptista, Ryllah Rodrigues and Tower Vergara graduated this past May, they walked away with more than just high school diplomas. Thanks to a dual credit program, these ambitious students also earned associate degrees […]

We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for the best online experience for our visitors. We realize the […]