"I Want to Know How My Grandparents Grew Up in Their Country." A Kaiser Freshman Is Going to Ilocos Norte — Where Her Family Is From.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"I Want to Know How My Grandparents Grew Up in Their Country." A Kaiser Freshman Is Going to Ilocos Norte — Where Her Family Is From.

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She Was Walking Her Dog When Her Sister Said to Check Her Email. Her Jaw Dropped. And Her Very First Thought Was That Her Parents Wouldn't Have to Pay as Much.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

She Was Walking Her Dog When Her Sister Said to Check Her Email. Her Jaw Dropped. And Her Very First Thought Was That Her Parents Wouldn't Have to Pay as Much.

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"No Boat Can Move Forward Unless the Crew Works Together" — An ʻEwa Beach Sailor, Scout, and Swimmer Is Headed to Okinawa

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"No Boat Can Move Forward Unless the Crew Works Together" — An ʻEwa Beach Sailor, Scout, and Swimmer Is Headed to Okinawa

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She Goes to a Hawaiian Immersion School. Her Senior Project Is About ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. She Stewards Land at Kahaluʻu Every Month. And She Will Be the First in Her Family to Go to Jeju.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

She Goes to a Hawaiian Immersion School. Her Senior Project Is About ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. She Stewards Land at Kahaluʻu Every Month. And She Will Be the First in Her Family to Go to Jeju.

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Growing Up on Lānaʻi, Everyone Knows Everyone. This Spring, the Island's HSSC Rep Is Going to South Korea to See What the Rest of the World Looks Like.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

Growing Up on Lānaʻi, Everyone Knows Everyone. This Spring, the Island's HSSC Rep Is Going to South Korea to See What the Rest of the World Looks Like.

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From Lāʻie to El Salvador to Fiji — and Now Okinawa: Kahuku's Toa Aupiu Has Always Known How to Show Up for His Community

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

From Lāʻie to El Salvador to Fiji — and Now Okinawa: Kahuku's Toa Aupiu Has Always Known How to Show Up for His Community

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He's Lived in the Philippines, on a Remote Indonesian Island, and in Wahiawā. Now the Leilehua Sophomore Is Going to South Korea — and He's Bringing It All Back.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

He's Lived in the Philippines, on a Remote Indonesian Island, and in Wahiawā. Now the Leilehua Sophomore Is Going to South Korea — and He's Bringing It All Back.

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He Screamed at the Top of His Lungs When He Found Out. He's Already Planning What He'll Do When He Gets Back. The Waialua Freshman Is Going to South Korea.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

He Screamed at the Top of His Lungs When He Found Out. He's Already Planning What He'll Do When He Gets Back. The Waialua Freshman Is Going to South Korea.

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She's the Class of 2027 Student Council President, a Jiujitsu Practitioner, and a Future Doctor From ʻAiea. First Stop: Ilocos Norte.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

She's the Class of 2027 Student Council President, a Jiujitsu Practitioner, and a Future Doctor From ʻAiea. First Stop: Ilocos Norte.

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His Holiday Table Has Both Kuromame and Baklava on It. The Hilo Pilot-Researcher-Roboticist Is Going to Jeju.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

His Holiday Table Has Both Kuromame and Baklava on It. The Hilo Pilot-Researcher-Roboticist Is Going to Jeju.

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His Grandmother Talked About Okinawa His Whole Life. This March, He's Finally Going.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

His Grandmother Talked About Okinawa His Whole Life. This March, He's Finally Going.

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She Grew Up Going to Kīlauea to Photograph Eruptions. Now the Kaʻū Senior Is Taking That Same Sense of Wonder to Okinawa.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

She Grew Up Going to Kīlauea to Photograph Eruptions. Now the Kaʻū Senior Is Taking That Same Sense of Wonder to Okinawa.

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"I'M GOING TO OKINAWA!" — A Upcountry Maui Poet, Filmmaker, and Jiujitsu Coach Is Turning 16 in Japan This March

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"I'M GOING TO OKINAWA!" — A Upcountry Maui Poet, Filmmaker, and Jiujitsu Coach Is Turning 16 in Japan This March

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A Konawaena Freshman Who Dances Tinikling, Reads Japanese, and Learned Hula as a Child Is Representing South Kona This March

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

A Konawaena Freshman Who Dances Tinikling, Reads Japanese, and Learned Hula as a Child Is Representing South Kona This March

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"I Would Like to Do Something Similar to Help Make Hawaiʻi a Better Place" — A Baldwin Freshman Whose Family Serves Maui in Every Direction Is Headed to South Korea.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"I Would Like to Do Something Similar to Help Make Hawaiʻi a Better Place" — A Baldwin Freshman Whose Family Serves Maui in Every Direction Is Headed to South Korea.

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"To Most People, I Am Just a Wallflower." The Roosevelt Sophomore Who Plays Three Instruments, Speaks Three Languages, and Commutes From ʻAiea Every Day Is Going to Jeju.

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"To Most People, I Am Just a Wallflower." The Roosevelt Sophomore Who Plays Three Instruments, Speaks Three Languages, and Commutes From ʻAiea Every Day Is Going to Jeju.

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"It's the Lau Lau at Every Family Event, the Lifted Tacomas, All of That Together — That Makes Me, Me" — Kailua's Le'a Keohohou Is Headed to Okinawa

Colleen Barrett 3/20/26 Colleen Barrett 3/20/26

"It's the Lau Lau at Every Family Event, the Lifted Tacomas, All of That Together — That Makes Me, Me" — Kailua's Le'a Keohohou Is Headed to Okinawa

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She Was Fresh Out of the DMV With Her New Permit When Carol Called. A Spot Had Opened Up. She Was Going Back to Ilocos Norte — Where She's From.

Colleen Barrett 3/19/26 Colleen Barrett 3/19/26

She Was Fresh Out of the DMV With Her New Permit When Carol Called. A Spot Had Opened Up. She Was Going Back to Ilocos Norte — Where She's From.

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"I Want All the People of Hawaiʻi to Be Infatuated With Hawaiian Culture, Motivated to Aloha ʻĀina, and Eager to Kūʻē." A Kāneʻohe Senior Is Starting in the Philippines.

Colleen Barrett 3/19/26 Colleen Barrett 3/19/26

"I Want All the People of Hawaiʻi to Be Infatuated With Hawaiian Culture, Motivated to Aloha ʻĀina, and Eager to Kūʻē." A Kāneʻohe Senior Is Starting in the Philippines.

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She Was at Her Grandma's House at 9:50pm, Refreshing Her Email Every Thirty Minutes. Then She Started Jumping Up and Down.

Colleen Barrett 3/19/26 Colleen Barrett 3/19/26

She Was at Her Grandma's House at 9:50pm, Refreshing Her Email Every Thirty Minutes. Then She Started Jumping Up and Down.

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