Honolulu – Assistance League – Hawaii

New Smartphone App Accepting Oahu Parking Meter Payments

technology archive — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:19:23 +0000

TIME TO FEED THE METERS AGAIN: To all of our customers and members. If you park on the street and were taking advantage of the recent breakdown of the city’s 3G reliance for their parking meters… note this. Free parking is over. The city has come up with a solution that involves a new smartphone app. Users can now pay for parking using the smartphone app or pay in the traditional way, using COINS.

We have a limited number of parking stalls in front of our Thrift Shop for customer use during business hours and days. Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 am to 1:00 pm and Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.

A press release from the city notified the media about the new parking option. Here is a link to the article that appeared in the Honolulu Star Advertiser this morning:

1,700 Oahu parking meters now accepting payment via phone app

“About 1,700 parking meters on Oahu have been configured to accept parking payments via a phone app, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services announced.

The modernized meters will be primarily in the Honolulu area from Chinatown to Waikiki. Fees will remain the same.

DTS in a news release said the phone app, called Park Smarter, is a mobile payment system for the on-street parking stalls on the island.

The app only accepts credit card payments, and meters that can be paid through it will have Park Smarter stickers.

The meters will still accept coins, DTS said.”

Operation Wildlife coming to Hilo soon!

linda.mccolgan@hotmail.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 02:49:03 +0000

Operation Wildlife is an educational program that travels to Neighbor Island and Oahu schools to teach fourth grade students about animal endangerment and preservation. (Hawaii has more endangered species than any other state.) Assistance League of Hawaii has collected over 100 exotic biofacts (tiger skin, elephant tooth, piranha, and much more) for students to touch, feel and examine.

Member volunteers travel to Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai, carrying suitcases filled with biofacts and PowePpoint video equipment. They present a memorable endangered species program for students, of which many have not been to a zoo.

This traveling program enhances the fourth grade endangered species and Earth’s ecosystems in their science curriculum at schools on all major Hawaiian Islands. Students handle a fantastic array of animal skins, skulls, furs and feathers. They gain understanding for the need to care for and conserve natural resources.

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linda.mccolgan@hotmail.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:04:38 +0000

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Thrift Shop is a Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite

technology archive — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:30:52 +0000

Assistance League of Hawaii Thrift Shop was voted as a @Nextdoor 2022 Neighborhood Favorite! Thank you for recommending us and for your continued support.

We are proud to be named to @Nextdoor’s list of 2022 Neighborhood Favorite — a local business awards program based on positive recommendations from real neighbors in the local community.

Visit Assistance League of Hawaii’s Nextdoor page at:

https://nextdoor.com/pages/thrift-shop-assistance-league-of-hawaii-honolulu-hi/

Registration may be required. The site is free to join.

See the full list of winners at nextdoor.com/favorites.

#NeighborhoodFavoritesContes #thrifting #universityofhawaii

Honolulu Office of Merrill Lynch Donates Items for Operation School Bell

technology archive — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 03:00:51 +0000

Chinli Sun, Karen and Rick Handy from the Honolulu office of Merrill Lynch delivered 2 boxes of children’s underwear and 3 boxes of children’s slippers to our Assistance League of Hawaii Thrift Shop on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

Approximately 50 employees from the Honolulu office of Merrill Lynch take part in quarterly community outreach projects, and they decided the Operation School Bell’s Kokua Clothing Boxes were worthy of their efforts.

Chinli, Karen and Rick were given a tour of our facility and photos were taken of the group with Operation School Bell Chair Laurelyn Berger, Vice President and Kokua Clothing Box Coordinator Mary Monohon, Finance Chair Margie Van Swearingen, and President Nancy Sparacino.

$5 Discount for University of Hawaii Manoa Students

technology archive — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:24:59 +0000

$5 Off When You Spend $15 at the Assistance League of Hawaii Thrift Shop*

Now through October 2021 Students with a Fall Semester University of Hawaii ID card receive $5.00 off a $15.00 purchase! Just come by, select your item(s) and show your ID to get $5.00 off the total purchase price!

Hawaii’s best little Thrift Shop is stocked with all kinds of gently used, handy items including:

• Dorm room essentials • Mens & Women’s Clothing • Swimwear • Jewelry • Small Appliances • Books • Music • Movies • Art • Gifts and more.

You can find us at 1505 Young Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 We’re Open on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Saturdays Open from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Telephone: 808 946-1505

Visit our website for programs, donations & volunteer information. http://hawaii.assistanceleague.org/

* Applies to purchases of a single product or multiple items that total up to $15 or more per visit. Must present valid University of Hawaii system student I.D. Offer expires October 31, 2021.

Get there by Bus #6, bike or car: University to Beretania to Kalakaua to 1505 Young. St.

Your Purchases help fund our Philanthropic Programs that benefit the Community and Keiki across the islands! Visit our website. Visit us often to find useful stuff and special treasure!

Support Assistance League of Hawaii at the Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:51:38 +0000

Assistance League of Hawaii will participate in the 41st Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk coming up on Saturday, May 18 starting at 8:00 a.m. from Magic island in Ala Moana Beach Park.

Assistance League of Hawaii participates in this event every year as preference is given to non-profit organizations that provide services to Children and Education. Grants are based on an organization’s community impact up to a total of $10,000 per organization. Besides the good you’ll be doing for Assistance League of Hawaii, think of all the fun, comraderie, and refreshments (food!!) that you’ll be having along the way!

Assistance League of Hawaii member volunteers can sign up with Arden Moore (922-1011), our Resource Development Chairman. She also has more details on the event or you can access them at the Visitor Industry Charity Walk website.

People will also be able to make a pledge to Assistance League of Hawaii through the Visitor Industry Charity Walk website at this link:

https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/Oahu/team/AssistanceLeague

Donations to Assistance League of Hawaii can also be sent by TEXT MESSAGE: Text Oahu65 to 71777.

Note: Information on this event will be updated. Bookmark this page.

The Charity Walk, founded in 1974 and expanded statewide in 1978, is now Hawai‘i’s largest single-day fundraising event by a non-profit organization. Since its inception, more than $32 million has been raised to support hundreds of local charities throughout the state. Spearheaded by the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association and its non-profit arm Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation, the Charity Walk is traditionally held every May on Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, Lana‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, and O‘ahu. Money raised on an island or county stays there. The public is invited to participate in this event featuring a morning of great food, fun, fabulous entertainment, and a little exercise to help island charities.

A Successful Day for Operation School Bell

technology archive — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 19:26:24 +0000

The first Operation School Bell^® event for the new academic year was held at the Keeaumoku Street Walmart Store on Saturday, September 15. Assistance League of Hawaii clothed 172 children from Kalihi, Kalihi Waena, Ka’ewai elementary schools and Central Middle. They picked up some great looking clothes and shoes that they can be proud to wear to school. Hopefully, it will help them succeed in school.

Assistance League of Hawaii thanks all of the schools, students, parents, faculty, staff as well as our member volunteers in helping make this a successful event.

We are always looking for new members and volunteers to help us with our programs. Learn more and join us!