• Seeking Community Partners for 2021 Virtual Youth Summit

    September 13, 2021
    Looking for community partners who would be interested in attending a virtual youth summit. The first summit will be held on September 21st. Community partners will play a vital role during the summit by providing a listening ear and to help our haumana problem solve and seek solutions. See outline below and flyer attached. engage flyer 

    1. 2021 Virtual Youth Summit - Community Networking Link
    a. Used to recruit community members/partners with being a support for the summit. There are specific asks that are attached to the Google Form link.
    2. 2021 Virtual Youth Summit Flyer
    a. will be used as an "umbrella" flyer which encompasses all Youth Summits on Hawaiʻi Island. No dates are on the flyer yet; dates can be added once finalized.
    b. Please send me a jpeg file of your association logo to be added onto the flyer.
    3. Youth Summit Blurb
    a. E mālama ʻia nā pono o ka ʻāina e nā ʻōpio. The traditions of the land are perpetuated through its youth.
    Purpose: To build traditions and thriving communities for our youth on Hawaiʻi Island.
     
    The 2021 Virtual Youth Summit is a tool that will be used to create ASSETS to address barriers/challenges in the community. Youth will be convened, representing their school, ʻohana, community and their identity to present their perspectives of the:
    Assets - useful or valuable thing, person, or quality;
    Barriers/challenges - obstacle that prevents movement or access;
     
    Youth will also be sharing prototypes and ideas on how to solve these barriers/challenges. We need your help!
     
    As community, we would like to ask for your presence so that you may offer partnership, networking, support, ideas, and knowledge to empower our youth. Our goal is to engage and inspire our youth to lead and make our community a place that they can thrive in.
     
    Name and Contact Information will be shared with the public schools and youth participating with the summit.
     
    me ka haʻahaʻa,
     
    Kāwika Urakami
    Youth Development Specialist
    Liliʻuokalani Trust - Hawaiʻi Island