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For many kids, getting a driver’s license is almost a matter-of-fact milestone. For Hawai‘i Kai resident Jake Duffy, he decided to find a way to give back when it was his turn to start driving.
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“(He) started Meals on Wheels last November as a voluntary driver,” states his mother, Mae Zhao.
“It was a condition that he discussed ... for getting his driver’s license and his own car.”
(Above) Jake Duffy (left) volunteers
at Lanakila Meals on Wheels with friend Malakai. He delivers meals to the eldery in Hawai‘i Kai. (Right) Duffy and Malakai bring meals to Jean Nakashima.
PHOTOS COURTESY MAE ZHAO
in their family, so her son’s work with Meals on Wheels is no surprise.
The Mid-Pacific Insti- tute junior is an IB Diplo- ma student at the school.
“Whenever possible, he delivers meals to the elder- ly in the Hawai‘i Kai com- munity,” she says.
Zhao notes that volun- teerism is a deep-rooted
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