Register for the inaugural Ohiʻa fellowship class
REGISTER FOR THE INAUGURAL OHIʻA FELLOWSHIP CLASS
OUR MISSION
Strengthening youth through empowerment, enrichment and academic success.
Inspire the Keiki Foundation’s mission is to provide learning opportunities for Hawaii’s children in the hopes of producing leaders not only for Hawaii but for the world, by strengthening youth through empowerment, enrichment, and academic success.
The Foundation will sponsor events to teach youth the leadership, life and social skills needed to impact their communities and to develop personal goals beyond what they currently believe is possible. These events will be a combination of classroom sessions covering relevant topics such as social media, money management, college preparation, career opportunities, self-defense, personal awareness, etc. In addition to the classroom sessions, field trips will be scheduled to expose the keiki to Hawaii’s diverse business, government and community organizations to broaden their understanding of the local and global community.
The first class will be called the Ohiʻa Fellowship Class and will be comprised of 10 applicants.
The qualification requirements for the inaugural class are:
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Female
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Birth Year is 2004 or 2005
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Applicant’s goal is to attend college, trade school or other form of education after high school
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While there is no cost assessed to the Fellows, the Fellows are encouraged to assist the Foundation with fundraising and community service efforts
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Commit to Fellowship Class until age 18 and participate in all Foundation activities
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Provide copy of school report card with completed application (only at time of application)
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Resident of Hawaii for at least 1 year and intend to remain a Hawaii resident until graduation from high school or age 18
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Must arrange own transportation to events
This inaugural Fellowship Class is designated ʻōhiʻa because after a lava flow, ʻōhiʻa, is the first plant to grow and becomes the dominant tree of the Hawaiian rain forest. This keystone species, which holds the entire forest ecosystem together, occurs nowhere else in the world.
KEIKI COMMITTEE
While Inspire the Keiki Foundation is managed by an adult Board of Directors, the day-to-day administration of the Foundation is the responsibility of the Keiki Committee.
The initial Keiki Committee members are:
Co-Founder/Co-Chair Cassidy Kawashima
Co-Chair Mia Hashimoto
Co-Vice Chairs Kaitlyn Miyasato and Kaitlyn Awaya
Treasurer Rae Kamikawa
Co-Secretaries Payton Inabata and Sophia Woofter
Each Keiki Committee member also acts as Chairperson for a sub-committee comprised of other keiki appointed by the Committee.