Hawai‘i News Now — Hawai‘i lawmakers and small businesses gathered at the nation’s capital for the ninth annual Hawai‘i on the Hill.

Kaulana Mossman writes about Cohort IX’s curriculum session on The Hero’s Journey before they each embarked on their leadership journeys earlier this year.

Katie Bennett takes a life-changing trek through the the canyons of Utah that taught her new lessons about leadership.

David Kauila Kopper journeys across the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia, and Guam to strengthen cross-cultural partnerships and finds himself warmly welcomed into their communities.

Kainoa Casco expresses deep gratitude for a journey that took him to Aotearoa with a hope of building connections and returning to Hawaiʻi to help reimagine the revitalization of unproductive lands in Hawaiʻi.

Ed Barnabas has plenty to say about a silent meditation retreat and what it taught him about compassion and being in the present moment.