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Kapolei Students Organize Projects For Special Needs Kids
Kapolei High School students (above) Konapiliahai “Kona” Ho‘opi‘i and Malika Gomez lead the Vision of Hope project (below and right), which brought together the school’s special needs teens. PHOTOS COURTESY KAPOLEI HIGH SCHOOL
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Kapolei High School students who are a part of the Ho‘ola Leadership Academy orchestrated the “Vision of Hope” project as a way to integrate their special needs peers further into the Hurricane ‘ohana.
people that actually cared about them and that there were people they could talk to ... (They) had big smiles on their faces and that made us happy,” states Ho‘opi‘i.
Two students in particu- lar — Konapiliahai “Kona” Ho‘opi‘i and Malika Go- mez—areatthehelmof the initiative. They are en- rolled in nonprofit’s Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders class.
Coming up, the students plan to host a “reverse job fair,” during which local businesses meet with spe- cial needs teen to help them develop life skills and plan for the future.
“CTL allows students to look beyond themselves and challenges them to address problems in our community,” states Ho‘ola Academy director Justin Naeole.
To learn more about Cen- ter for Tomorrow’s Lead- ers, visit ctlhawaii.org.
“I love how they can showcase their hard work to community members and get feedback.”
Most recently, the group threw a Christmas par- ty with the special needs department and recruit- ed their fellow leadership classmates to help host the event.
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