Mark Noguchi reflects on a recent Omidyar Fellows excursion aboard the Hōkūleʻa to hear Pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson share about leadership.

Omidyar Fellow Alex Harris writes about helping students grow their professional networks in ways that are respectful and authentic to our local culture.

Omidyar Fellow and Honolulu Community College Chancellor Karen Lee shares about how they are preparing students for careers that will earn a family-sustaining wage.

We asked Fellows about the ways they are supporting youth leadership development in Hawaiʻi. Here’s what they had to share.

University of Hawai‘i News — University of Hawaiʻi alumna Jocelyn “Josie” Howard received the Health Equity Champion Partner Advocate Award on behalf of We Are Oceania at the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Annual Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

KHON2 — In this episode of Empowered Hawai‘i, hosts Jeff Mikulina and Kelly Simek explore the pivotal issue of transportation in Hawai‘i, spotlighting the landmark case of Navahine v. Hawai‘i, where 14 young people filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the State of Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, seeking to enforce environmental protections.