Teaching Empathy in Children

By Bernard Riola, M.D. Pediatrician KVMH Waimea Alumnus Saint Theresa School Empathy is the ability to share experiences, needs, and desires between individuals, and a child who learns empathy truly cares about the way his or her…

Kauai Ocean Hazards and Safety

There are many unknowns as I write for this wonderful magazine’s summer issue. For starters, I’m writing on March 16th with quarantine rules still in effect and therefore with visitor numbers way down from pre-pandemic…

A Homage to Hometown Heroes

In his historic inaugural address over sixty years ago, the 35th President of the United States John. F. Kennedy inspired citizens across the country – emphasizing the importance of public service and civic action.  Americans…