Big Island Now — A local nonprofit is offering mini-grants of $50 to $100 to support community groups hosting “small and meaningful projects” for Hawai‘i Island residents.

Pacific Business News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser — The Hawaiian Council, formerly CNHA, a local nonprofit organization working to advance the cultural, economic and community development of Native Hawaiians, has appointed Josh Stanbro as the chief administrator of its new clean energy initiative.

Hawai‘i News Now, State of Hawai‘i Office of the Governor — The council will be responsible for giving guidance on how to spend the newly enacted Green Fee funds.

Honolulu Magazine — The topic of the upcoming town hall on Aug. 28 is The Arts: Why We Need Them—in light of that, dive into the art of producing the program.

Hawai‘i Business Magazine — Conditions may finally be ripe for a rebound in diversified agriculture.

Pacific Business News — John Leong, Julianna Rapu Leong and Matt Bauer founded Pono Pacific – Hawai‘i’s largest private natural resource conservation company – after John graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2000.