Growing up in southern California, Heather Heleloa didn’t think much about being the only Native Hawaiian in her community.It wasn’t until high school — when she couldn’t find another Hawaiian in a student body of more than 2,000 kids — that she started to feel really out of place.“It was the first time I really realized I was the only real Pacific Islander that I knew outside of my family,” Heleloa says.Heleloa started connecting with Hawaiians in California in her 20s, and now publishes a website that showcases Hawaiian-owned businesses, festivals and other Pacific Islander events on the...…Growing up in southern California, Heather Heleloa didn’t think much about being the only Native Hawaiian in her community.It wasn’t until high school — when she couldn’t find another Hawaiian in a student body of more than 2,000 kids — that she started to feel really out of place.“It was the first time I really realized I was the only real Pacific Islander that I knew outside of my family,” Heleloa says.Heleloa started connecting with Hawaiians in California in her 20s, and now publishes a website that showcases Hawaiian-owned businesses, festivals and other Pacific Islander events on the...WW…

It’s a Hawaii no one has seen before. Empty beaches, empty roads, only a smattering of people going to essential jobs or paddling out for a quick “individual” surf session.On April 10, only 424 people flew to Hawaii — down from roughly 30,000 arrivals the year before.Here’s what that looks like on Oahu.According to an , most people are staying home. Only 3% of the first 11,000 respondents said they kept attending social gatherings, even after the stay-at-home order in late March.Hawaii they expect people will need to continue staying home until at least June.Having a system for to...…It’s a Hawaii no one has seen before. Empty beaches, empty roads, only a smattering of people going to essential jobs or paddling out for a quick “individual” surf session.On April 10, only 424 people flew to Hawaii — down from roughly 30,000 arrivals the year before.Here’s what that looks like on Oahu.According to an , most people are staying home. Only 3% of the first 11,000 respondents said they kept attending social gatherings, even after the stay-at-home order in late March.Hawaii they expect people will need to continue staying home until at least June.Having a system for to...WW…