Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu
U.S. service veterans browse for blankets and bed linens at a household item “give-away” Aug. 16 at the Cathedral Kamiano Center for recently homeless vets eager to refurbish their new, but bare, apartments. The event was organized by Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministries who was asked recently by a Veterans Administration housing worker if she could help her clients who are “happy to be off the streets but unhappy that the singular item in their apartment is a bare mattress.” Tamashiro responded by rounding up friends and co-workers to donate “new or gently used” items to give away. (Photo courtesy of Iwie Tamashiro)