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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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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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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Colleges Don't Scout Hawaiʻi Athletes Because They See It as a Vacation Destination. This Baldwin Freshman Has a Plan to Change That. First Stop: Jeju Island.

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

Colleges Don't Scout Hawaiʻi Athletes Because They See It as a Vacation Destination. This Baldwin Freshman Has a Plan to Change That. First Stop: Jeju Island.

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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 Aiea 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 Aiea Every Day Is Going to Jeju.

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"Kindness Connects Us" — The Class President of Waiʻanae High Competed in National Media Competitions, Found PAAC on Instagram, and Is Headed to South Korea.

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

"Kindness Connects Us" — The Class President of Waiʻanae High Competed in National Media Competitions, Found PAAC on Instagram, and Is Headed to South Korea.

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She Went to Idaho and Couldn't Find Lumpia Wrappers Anywhere. That's When She Understood What Growing Up in Hawaiʻi Really Meant.

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

She Went to Idaho and Couldn't Find Lumpia Wrappers Anywhere. That's When She Understood What Growing Up in Hawaiʻi Really Meant.

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She Made a Vision Board for This Program. She Talked to Her Parents About It Every Day. When the Notification Came, She Shook.

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

She Made a Vision Board for This Program. She Talked to Her Parents About It Every Day. When the Notification Came, She Shook.

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"If My Place Contains Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Nature, What Would the Rest of the World Look Like?" — A Maui High Junior Finds Out This March

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

"If My Place Contains Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Nature, What Would the Rest of the World Look Like?" — A Maui High Junior Finds Out This March

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She Taught Herself Saxophone in Five Months, Golf on Her Own, and Korean in Class. Now the Moanalua High Student Is Taking It All to Jeju.

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

She Taught Herself Saxophone in Five Months, Golf on Her Own, and Korean in Class. Now the Moanalua High Student Is Taking It All to Jeju.

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"When the Canoe Glides Smoothly, It Is As Though Everyone Is Moving and Breathing Together" — A Puna Paddler and Filmmaker Is Headed to Jeju

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

"When the Canoe Glides Smoothly, It Is As Though Everyone Is Moving and Breathing Together" — A Puna Paddler and Filmmaker Is Headed to Jeju

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Born in Manila, Raised in Waimea, Bound for Jeju: Alliah Punzalan Is Representing Kauaʻi This March

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Born in Manila, Raised in Waimea, Bound for Jeju: Alliah Punzalan Is Representing Kauaʻi This March

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