Locals carry on King’s dream

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program volunteer Shirleyi Akita thanks Tina Cox for her contribution to the Aloha Library project Saturday during the MLK Day of Service effort outside Times Supermarket in Kukui Grove Center in Lihue.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Volunteers Wilma Chandler and Grace Delos Reyes speak about the Aloha Library to shoppers at Safeway in the Hokulei Village, Puhi, during their shift with the MLK Day of Service.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

James Trujillo, right, speaks with Ray Catania, center, Saturday during the Martin Luther King Jr. March along Kaumualii Highway hosted by the AFL-CIO and the Hawaii Government Employees Association in Lihue.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Loel Kaikua‘ana and Peggy Jerves hold the Martin Luther King banner and lead the group of about a dozen marchers Saturday during the Martin Luther King Jr. March along Kaumualii Highway hosted by the AFL-CIO and the Hawaii Government Employees Association in Lihue.