Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper article "First Friday party will raise money for Aloha alumni" page A6 5/1/08."The public can help raise funds to help jobless former employees of Aloha Airlines who need emergency medical assistance by attending a "First Friday block party"..."in the area fronting Murphy's Bar & Grill. Nuuanu and Merchat streets will be sectioned off for the 6-10 P.M. fundraiser. Live entertainment will be provided, and Aloha Airlines memorabilia and T-shirts will be on sale. Aloha Airlines filed for bankruptcy March 20 and shut down paassenger service Arpil 1, (2008) leaving thousands of employees suddenly without jobs. The monthly First Friday Chinatown arts event, sponsored by the city, is organizing the block party with support from
Don and Marion Murphy, the Lokahi Giving Project, KHON2 and other donors." For more information:
For information, contact Capt. Bill Johnson (ret.) at 291-2476; Na'i McCarthy at 781- 3716; Chris Opiopio at 428-1817; or Carol Yamada at 391-8856. (From HONOLULU ADVERTISER.COM :http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/GETPUBLISHED/80425070
"Posted on: Friday, April 25, 2008
'Aloha for Aloha' block party set for Friday, May 2"
Update 7/1/08 with some good news for former Aloha Airlines employees. $72,049 was raised as of the article by Suzanne Roig.

Hawaii Tokai International College will have a da of yoga practice, "A Yoga Marathon for Peace fundraiser ". Participants are encouraged to collect pledges to cover the $108.00 attendance fee of which 80% of the proceeds will go to the Institute for Human Services and Hawaii Helping the Hungry Have Hope. There will be performances by the Institute for Human Services' kids yoga classes and the kids of Uke N8ture. For more information contact:
Debbie Azama at dazamapark@hotmail.com or
Maria Steele at mariasteele@msn.com. Now isn't that nice of them to help out Hawaii!

1.Friends of the Library annual book sale is on now. This is where you can get economical books, some very rare editions, and is the announcer for summer here in Hawaii.
2.Molokai in Hawaii, has been a very hard hit community for losses of jobs. Life goes on, and people can get help. To help people who are laid-off, in the private and public sector "alohaatheart.com"HelpingHands.org is there for Molokai and Oahu. I found HelpHandsWorldide.com where many can get help from disaster relief too. Helping Hands.org to help disabled veterans too.
There is a Helping Hands Foundation to help pepole in need. ..."In the span of one month, four companies_Molokai Ranch, Aloha Airlines, ATA airline and Weyerhaeuser Co. in Hawaii_all announced they would close permanentaly, sending 2,362 Hawaii employees into the job market."...from "There are just no jobs on Molokai by Suzanne Roig.

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Updated with new information:5/17/08.
Update:5/28/08:ads,blurb,groups.
Update:7/1/08:Friends of the Library and former employee helping laid-off Aloha Airlines employees.
Update:7/7/08:info Helping Hands Foundation-Molokai, etc...
Update:9/6/08:new information added.