ASSOCIATED PRESS
A homeless man drinks water while sitting on the beach in 2015 at Ala Moana Beach Park located near Waikiki in Honolulu.
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.
Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading.
When you’re homeless, something as simple as clean clothes can provide you with a fresh perspective, even optimism.
That’s why St. Mary of Moiliili Episcopal Church — recent winner of the Institute for Human Services’ inaugural Peanut Butter Ministry award for its ongoing outreach assisting the homeless — is encouraging churches and other groups to launch laundry assistance programs.
On holy days, St. Mary’s parishioners pass out detergent pods and rolls of quarters at laundromat on South Beretania Street. First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, meanwhile, regularly teams up with businesses and a laundry service, with staff and volunteers washing and drying some 1,000 loads at every good-turn event.
More information is available online, www.stmaryshawaii.org and www.fpcimpact.org/laundry-love.
Baby boomers hit the road — and the airports
We can count on a steady stream of baby boomer visitors well into the foreseeable future, according to a recent AARP travel “bucket list“ survey.
Nearly 4 in 10 boomers have a travel-related list, with about 60 percent planning to take their next trip in two to five years, according to the survey. Top domestic destination? Hawaii (18 percent), followed by Alaska (12 percent), California and Arizona (8 percent). The leading international destination was Australia (14 percent).