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Welcome Cohort IX

Learn more about the ninth cohort of the Omidyar Fellows program.

Meet the Cohort
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Taking on Tomorrow

With every passing day, the challenges we face become more numerous, more complex, and more interconnected. It may be your time to lead.

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Making an Impact

Fellows help shape Hawai‘i's future through projects that galvanize collaboration and address our state's most pressing issues.

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About the Program

Comprised of a 9-month curriculum and ongoing and enduring commitment to the Forum of Fellows, the Omidyar Fellows program seeks to cultivate the conditions in which Hawai‘i thrives.

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September & October Newsletter

Leadership Transitions

Fellows share learnings, insights, and advice from their career and life transitions.

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Fellows Spotlight

Stellar Leadership

Rich Matsuda explains how being a lifelong listener helps him engage with his work and community in meaningful ways.

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Fellows Spotlight

Youth Engagement

Janice Ikeda, Erika Lacro, and Kapā Oliveira write about ways they are supporting youth leadership development in Hawai‘i.

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The challenges we face in Hawai‘i, and around the world, are great and growing. Our future depends on putting the right talent up against every obstacle in our path.
Pierre Omidyar, Founder and Chairman, eBay
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