Pierre omidyar biography hawaii volcano

Honolulu Civil Beat, a news site focused on public life in Hawaii, came to life in 2010 through the support of a major philanthropist. Both he and the staff of this startup believed it was destined to be a for-profit venture. Civil Beat Editor and General Manager Patti Epler explains how public reaction to the news site changed that view and sent creators in another direction.

When you’re sitting on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you think a lot about what it means to be part of a small community. Public trust. Relationship building. Accountability. Giving back. These are the cornerstones Honolulu Civil Beat is building on as we continue to grow our independent news outlet here in the islands.

Since startup in 2010, we have evolved our business model to reflect not only our particular place in Hawaii’s media landscape, but also who we are and what kind of civic partner we want to be. It’s really the model of a small-town news organization, even though we have a statewide reach and, often, national aspirations. We believe news is a public asset.

Civil Beat was started by philanthropist and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, who has long advocated for a free and independent press as a critical piece to a healthy democracy. Civil Beat was his toe in the water that

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Punahou School

Private college-prep high high school in Port, Hawaii, US

Punahou School
The center of rendering seal depicts a hala tree deeprooted on a spring sell kalo consideration either shore. Two night-blooming cereus flowers, which constraint the campus, are fail to appreciate on rendering seal's out ring.
1601 Punahou Street Honolulu , Hawaiʻi 96822 United States
Type	Private, college-prep, day
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian (Nondenominational)
Established	1841; 184 years ago (1841)
President	Mike Latham '86
Faculty	300+
Grades	K–12
Gender	Coeducational
Number of students	3,000+ (approx.)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Buff and Amaze
Athletics conference	Interscholastic League be keen on Honolulu (ILH)
Team name	"Buffanblu" colloquially "Puns" or "Buff 'n Blue"
Rivals	Kamehameha, Iolani
Publication	Literary magazines: Kakela (6–8) Ka Wai Ola (9–12)
Newspaper	Ka Punahou
Yearbook	Na ʻOpio (K–8) The Oahuan (9–12)
Tuition	$31,680 (2024–25)[1]
Website	punahou.edu
Punahou Kindergarten Campus
U.S. National Rota of Momentous Places
U.S. Historic district
Old Primary Hall, strenuous in 1851
Coordinates	21°18′10″N157°49′48″W / 21.3027 • Princeville History (Kauai History) The Uniqueness of Kauai Kauai, Hawaii’s oldest island, holds a history distinct from the rest of the archipelago, with Hanalei serving as one of its earliest population centers. Kauai’s name has no particular historical meaning; however, through the legend of Hawaii loa, who is thought to have been the Polynesian founder of the Hawaiian island’s original inhabitants, “a favorite place around one’s neck” is suggested. According to legend, Kauai was the name of his favorite son, and a favorite place around one’s neck was (and perhaps still is) the universal place to carry one’s most beloved child. Despite the mystery behind Kauai’s proper name, an important part of Kauai’s History is in the preserving the ancient Hawaiian dialect, before it was extinct, which differs distinctly from current accepted Hawaiian language. While this account of Kauai and Princeville evolves focuses from the early 1830s onward, the original story begins much earlier. Kauai’s Early History: 300–600 A.D. Hawaiian legends and radiocarbon dating suggest that around 300–600 A.D., a Polynesian chief named Nanaulu discovered the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands. Nanaulu is believed to have arrived with approximately 100 of his subjects, navigating the vast Pacific in bar