by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 21, 2022 | Kinai ʻEha, Kupa ʻAina, RYSE
Original story published on Every Child Thrives on July 21, 2022 click here to read. When teens and young adults first walk onto the fields of Kupa ʻAina Natural Farm, Zachary Huang doesn’t expect much from them. He knows it could be days before they talk or show...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 19, 2022 | HYCF, Kupa ʻAina
Original story published on Hawaii News Now on July 19, 2022 by Lynn Kawano, click here to read. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Oahu program that helps at-risk youth and young adults could soon be getting millions of dollars in funding and worldwide recognition....
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 1, 2022 | HYCF, Kinai ʻEha, Kupa ʻAina, PIDF
Original story published by Kamehameha Schools on July 1, 2022, click here to read. Eight young leaders from O‘ahu recently traveled to the Opportunity Youth Forum in San Francisco to connect with other young adults from historically oppressed communities, and to...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jun 23, 2022 | HYCF, Kinai ʻEha, Kupa ʻAina, PIDF
Original story published on Honolulu Civil Beat on June 23, 2022 by Megan Tagami, click here to read. For the first time in its history, the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility holds no incarcerated girls. Some believe that the same fate for boys may not be far behind....
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Mar 16, 2022 | Kupa ʻAina
Original story published on Honolulu Civil Beat’s Community Voice column on March 16, 2022 by Leah Delos Santos and Lyla Gonsalves, click here to read. Bills pending at the Legislature this session focus on rehabilitation and cultural practices. Driving by the...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Sep 28, 2021 | Kupa ʻAina
Original story aired on Hawaii News Now by Jim Mendoza on Sep. 27, 2021, click here to view. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – On a small farm at the foot of Mount Olomana, the Kawailoa Project helps disadvantaged and at-risk youth find their way. “We wanted to create a...
