Applause thanks and acknowledges the good deeds of others. Pamela Young is the news anchor of KITV4 news at 5 and producer of "Mixed Plate," Hawaii's longest running news feature series and winner of 9 Emmy awards.
Below are the last 10 columns written by Pamela Young
The Importance Of School Guards
Wednesday - January 25, 2012
By Pamela Young
This is a belated thank you to the security guards at Mililani High School.
Read Column>>Generous Dose Of Good Will
Wednesday - January 18, 2012
By Pamela Young
I took my Auntie Nancy to lunch at Young’s Kalbee in Aiea. We were having a great time eating and talking about family matters and life in general. A young lady and young girl sat at the next table. When I went up to pay for our meal, the owner asked if I knew my fellow diner, to which I replied I didn’t. She relayed that the lady enjoyed our conversation so much that she wanted to pay for our lunch and left $20 with a “God bless you” and a smile face drawn on a napkin.
Read Column>>Going Above And Beyond
Wednesday - January 11, 2012
By Pamela Young
The other night my son and I were completing final chores at a house we recently moved from in Kaimuki. We were tired and hungry, so on the way home to our new address, I decided to stop for a sandwich at Subway on 11th Avenue. It was nearly 9 p.m., and the staff had already begun to put away the sandwich items.
Read Column>>‘MidWeek’ Photog Gets Bag Back
Wednesday - January 04, 2012
By Pamela Young
I lost my backpack at Kaneohe Yacht Club with all my personal information, gift cards, cash, camera, phone and more belongings. I basically spend the next few days canceling cards, renewing my drivers license and various other inconveniences.
Read Column>>Belongings Lost, Kindness Found
Wednesday - December 28, 2011
By Pamela Young
While transferring money between credit unions, I dropped some cash (a large amount for me). When I retraced my steps, I couldn’t find it. I reported the missing money to University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union and Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union and went home, chalking it up as a loss and wondering how I would pay all of the month’s bills.
Read Column>>Celebrating The Joy Of Helping
Wednesday - December 21, 2011
By Pamela Young
Aloha Pamela, While driving on the H-1, a recliner we were transporting broke the ropes securing it to our truck and fell off in the middle lane.
Read Column>>Neighborly Acts Of Kindness
Wednesday - December 14, 2011
By Pamela Young
Mahalo to Dr. Terry Beuret and husband Kit Beuret of Kailua. After a meeting in their neighborhood on a dark and overcast night, I happened to drive over a large rock.
Read Column>>Acknowledging First Aid Volunteers
Wednesday - December 07, 2011
By Pamela Young
At the recent Okinawan Festival, our 90-year-old father was overcome by the heat and fainted. A very helpful woman sitting nearby called for first aid assistance and stayed with my sister and dad until we returned from a nearby tent.
Read Column>>Gifts Of Caring Are The Best Kind
Wednesday - November 30, 2011
By Pamela Young
I would like to thank the person who found my purse in the restroom at Times Supermarket at Kahala. The person did not leave a name or any other contact information with Times customer service.
Read Column>>Helping A Senior Is A ‘Shu’ Thing
Wednesday - November 23, 2011
By Pamela Young
I was asked by our office to deliver packages for the Senior Fair at Neal Blaisdell Center for our booth. I was told not to park at the NBC parking lot to leave the parking spaces for the elderly, but to go directly to the McKinley High parking lot.
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