Hawai‘i Foodbank is a primary link in the state’s food security network. About a year into the pandemic in May 2021, Cohort VI Fellow Amy Miller joined the Foodbank as its President and CEO. She sat down with us to talk about her transition to the nonprofit organization, the challenges and successes they’ve faced during the pandemic, and what’s ahead for the Foodbank.

Cohort VI Fellows Stephanie Shipton and George Yarbrough give an update on their joint Impact Project.

Cohort I Fellow Noelani Kalipi writes about the inaugural cohort of the Island Leadership Lab at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for future legal and business leaders.

In the spirit of this season of gratitude, we asked our Fellows to reflect back on this year and answer the question: What is one thing you are grateful for?

We asked our Fellows from Cohorts I-VI to share reflections from their Individual Learning Excursions and the lasting impacts it has had on their leadership. Here’s what they had to say.

This summer, 20 Fellows from Cohorts VII and VIII embarked on and returned from their ILEs. Seven Fellows reflect on their ILE, share their learnings, and describe how they continue to transform from their experience.