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.

Maui Now — The business plan competition is designed to inspire entrepreneurial spirit and enhance financial literacy among Hawai‘i’s young leaders.

Maui Now — The company was founded in 1904 as the Honolulu Gas Company, Ltd. by kamaʻāina businessman William W. Dimond. It began delivering gas in 1905 from a production plant in Iwilei that was one of the first of its kind in the world.