SHYLI Job Shadow Day 2015

SHYLI Job Shadow Day 2015
• Alex Siordia: U.S. Senator Maisie Hirono and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
• Cara Phillips: Lara Yamado, Morning News Anchor for KITV-ABC-TV
• Sherry Anne Pancho: W.H. Keck Observatory
Sam Park, Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Al Honey, Robotics Software Engineer
• Juanito Moises Jr. & Sherry Anne Pancho: Oceanit
Daniel Kokubun, Mechanical Engineer Robotics
Frank Price, Quantum Optical Technologies
Edward Pier, Software Engineer, Machine Vision.
Reception Hosted by
The Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative (SHYLI) is growing the next-generation of
sustainability leaders in Hawaii. SHYLI is a project of the Stone Soup Leadership Institute founded on the
island of Martha’s Vineyard in 1997 http://www.soup4worldinstitute.com/about-the-institute
Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative
www.shyli.org

3nd
Annual Job Shadow Day/Week • 2015
Reception @ Oceanit • March 17 • 3:00-4:00 p.m.
SHYLI’s 2015 Job Shadow Day is a whole month, with 3 different locations. On March 12, SHYLI youth
leader Alex Siordia will be with U.S. Senators Schatz and Hirono in Washington D.C. On March 17 Sherry
Payson and Juanito Moses Jr. will be with Oceanit’s Daniel Kokubun, Mechanical Engineer Robotics,
Frank Price and Edward Pier, Software Engineer, Machine Vision. Aspiring news journalist Cara Phillips
will be with KITV’s Morning News Anchor Lara Yamada. On March 18 Sherry will be at W.H. Keck
Observatory’s Sr. Mechanical Engineer Sam Park and Robotics Software Engineer, Al Honey.
At SHYLI’s Job Shadow Day youth are matched for a day with business, government and academic
professionals in their fields of interest.
Alex Siordia aspires to become a U.S. Senator from Hawaii. A freshman at Boston University from Hawaii
Island, Alex 2014 Job Shadow Day was with Rep. Cindy Evans. In 2015 Alex spoke at the Hawaii State
Capitol on “Innovation Briefing” by the High Tech Industry. For his SHYLI Sustainability-In-Action
Project, he developed a College Prep Workshop so more high school students statewide will apply to, attend
college and have the tools necessary to help their community.
Sherry Anne Pancho is an Honor Society Senior and Vice President at Honoka'a High School. She wants to
pursue Bio-Medical Engineering, learning to design prosthetics. Sherry’s neighbor lost both his legs in
Afghanistan then subsequently died. She wants to help others facing life-threatening situations. Sherry is a
SHYLI 2013-2015 Fellow. For SHYLI’s 2014 Job Shadow Day, Sherry was with biomedical researchers Dr.
Connelly and Dr. Jacobs, UH Hilo. Born and raised in Hawaii, Sherry is the first in her family to attend college.
Juanito Moises, Jr. is a first year student at University of Hawaii at Manoa pursuing Civil Engineering. As a
future engineer, he wants to help with Hawaii’s infrastructure and/or sustainability. At Waipahu High School
Juanito was chosen as the GEAR UP Youth of the Year, receiving his Award at the NCCEP/GEAR UP
Conference in San Francisco, California. As one of the first students at Waipahu High School’s Design
Thinking Academy, he has trained, facilitated, and coached students, teachers and staff in using DT tools as
served as a facilitator at the SHYLI Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum at Windward Community College.
Cara Phillips is a senior at Waipahu High School where she is the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper.
She aspires to become a broadcast and print journalist. Cara is a Design Thinking facilitator at DT Boot Camps
and SHYLI Forum. She was featured in the award-winning documentary, ‘Ike: Knowledge is Everywhere.
The Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative’s mission is to train young people to become leaders of
a more sustainable world. Hawaii youth first serve as delegates to the Youth Leadership Summit and the year-
round Fellowship Program with the Institute’s leadership tools and training. Using the Institute’s educational
curriculum, SHYLI focuses on STEM-Sustainability. Youth custom design projects to match their dreams for
their island to develop Sustainability-In-Action Projects. SHYLI’s Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum
brings together Hawaii’s leaders with SHYLI youth sharing their vision for a more sustainable Island. In 2014,
Oceanit hosted a joint reception with University of Hawaii’s Hilo Chancellor’s Offices. Other Oahu mentor
partners included: Hawaii Electric Co., Representative Cindy Evans, UH Sea Grant School, Ocean, Earth
Science, Technology. SHYLI’s parent organization, the Stone Soup Leadership Institute has organized Job
Shadow Day on other islands for 20 years. SHYLI is helping to building a strong local workforce and develop
long-lasting relationships that contribute to Hawaii’s economy. It’s a good investment in their future and ours.
Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative • www.shyli.org

Alex Siordia
Day at the Capitol: March 12, 2015
U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono welcomed me into her
office with open arms. The customary Hawaiian
hug-and-kiss was given as we greeted each other.
She generously spared twenty minutes from her
busy schedule to meet with me and discuss
important political issues pertaining to Hawaii. We
discussed education, immigration reform, and
bipartisan committees in the U.S. Senate. She also
asked about my studies at Boston University. What
impressed me most about Senator Hirono were her
quick and articulate responses to my questions, but
her warm-heartedness and sincerity. She was truly
interested in who I was, and what I hoped to be in
the future. Meeting in her office further solidified
my goal to become a U.S. Senator.
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’s visit went well. Even
though it was brief meeting we had time for a quick
photo. Visiting Senator Schatz made me realize
how busy and important each minute of the day can
be. Overall, the day helped solidify my hope to
work in government, and exposed me briefly to the
busyness of the U.S. Capitol. I’m grateful for the
opportunity to meet Senators Hirono and Schatz.
My second day in Washington D.C. was very
enlightening. I visited the Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Memorial and the World War II Memorial. I
was touched by the sacrifices made by those in who
gave their lives for our country and to the civil
rights movements. Each exemplified the resolve of
this nation in a different way, and the sacrifice it
took to create the America we experience today.
That evening I had dinner with MVYLI (our sister-
island Martha’s Vineyard), Isabella El-Deiry. A
sophomore at Howard University majoring in
International Affairs, we shared our college
experiences and studies in Political Science. It was
interesting to share our experiences with our
tutoring jobs too. I enjoyed our conversation about
our nation’s academic system, the visible
differences between low-income communities and
high-income communities, and the racial division
prevalent among them. I really enjoyed being in
Washington D.C. – and could really see myself
living there one day. My hope is to work in
government, I’m grateful for the opportunity to
have met both Senator Mazie Hirono and Senator
Schatz, and hope to see them again.
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
Senator Brian Schatz has dedicated his career to public service as a strong advocate for Hawai‘i’s middle-class
families, a clean energy economy, seniors, our veterans, and Native Hawaiians. As Hawai‘i’s senior United
States Senator, Brian serves on three Senate Committees essential to the future of Hawai‘i: Appropriations,
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Indian Affairs. Senator Schatz is also one of just three Democrats
on the Select Committee on Ethics. In the United States Senate, Schatz is working to create new clean energy
jobs for Hawai‘i, strengthen the middle-class, enhance Social Security and Medicare, make college more
affordable, support Native Hawaiian programs, and ensure our veterans receive the benefits they have earned.
As a leader on clean energy, Senator Schatz has introduced legislation to reduce the effects of climate change
while also moving our nation into a clean energy economy, creating jobs, and lessening America’s dependence
on foreign oil. Staying true to his commitment to Social Security and our seniors, Brian helped to fight back
efforts in Congress that would have unfairly cut seniors’ Social Security benefits. He introduced legislation to
help our seniors by increasing their Social Security benefits while strengthening the financial stability of the
program. As the father of two young children, Senator Schatz has made education a top priority. He is working
to provide every family with access to early childhood education and to also make college more affordable for
Hawai‘i students and families. He is committed to working with President Obama to reduce the cost of college
by promoting accountability, innovation, and competition amongst colleges. This plan takes significant steps
toward making college more accessible and affordable for Hawai‘i students and all middle-class families. As
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawai‘i, Brian turned the Office of Lieutenant Governor into a flexible and
dynamic force. This included Brian heading up the development of Asia-Pacific relations by serving as the
State lead when Hawaii hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2011. The event
brought 20,000 government and business leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific economies to Honolulu and $37.7 million
for Waikiki hotels. Brian led the State’s clean energy efforts including the Hawai‘i Clean Energy
Initiative. Through collaborative leadership with state and federal agencies, Schatz developed strategies to put
Hawai‘i on track to exceed their renewal energy portfolio standard goals and to be number one in the
nation. The Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative has made the state a national model for clean energy growth and
created new clean economy jobs. From 1998 to 2006, Brian Schatz was a member of the State House of
Representatives. He served as the House Majority Whip, Chair of the Economic Development Committee,
Vice-Chair of Water, Land and Ocean Resources, Vice-Chair of Consumer Protection and Commerce, and as a
member of the Hawaiian Affairs, Higher Education, Energy and Environmental Protection, and Agriculture
Committees. Before being elected Lieutenant Governor, for eight years Schatz was the CEO of Helping Hands
Hawai‘i, one of Hawai‘i’s largest non-profit community social services organizations. Senator Schatz was raised
in Hawai‘i, and graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California. He is married to Linda Kwok
Schatz, who is an architect. They have a son and daughter.

U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono
Born in Japan in 1947, Mazie Hirono moved to Hawaii seven years later with her family. She graduated from the
Georgetown University Law Center in 1978 and briefly worked in the legal field before winning a seat in the
Hawaii State House of Representatives. She served in this capacity until being elected Hawaii's lieutenant governor
in 1994. After two terms as lieutenant governor, Hirono entered the Hawaii gubernatorial elections of 2002, but
lost. In 2006, however, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, a post she held until she was elected
to the U.S. Senate in 2012, thereby becoming the first Asian-American woman, Buddhist and Japan-born individual
to be elected to the Senate. Mazie Keiko Hirono was born in Fukushima, Japan, on November 3, 1947, to an
American mother, and lived in Japan for the first seven-plus years of her life. When she was around 8 years old,
Hirono's mother, fleeing her alcoholic husband, left the country with Mazie and her older brother for Hawaii.
Mazie's baby brother was left with his grandparents in Japan, and the three went to Hawaii two years later. Despite
not knowing how to speak English, Mazie Hirono was enrolled in elementary school, where she landed her first
job—student cashier in the lunchroom. Several years later, Hirono graduated with honors from Kaimuki High
School and put herself through school at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1970.
From there, she attended law school at Georgetown University, graduating in 1978. When she wasn't busy with her
studies, Hirono tutored, volunteered at a mental hospital, and worked for a summer with at-risk teens through a
YWCA program. In 1980, Hirono decided to take her service to others to the next level, running for a seat in the
Hawaii State House of Representatives. She won her race and took her seat in January 1981 (a post she held until
1994), and eventually came to chair the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee. From this position,
Hirono led consumer protection efforts—spearheading a law extending expiration dates on gift cards, among other
work in this capacity—and insurance reform. In 1994, Hirono was elected lieutenant governor of Hawaii and led
efforts to bolster the state's tourism industry. Also, as she had done in the state House of Representatives, as
lieutenant governor, she fought to revamp insurance laws and extended her reach into the worker's compensation
realm, reforming that infrastructure as well. In 1998, Mazie Hirono once again ran for lieutenant governor, winning
by a razor-thin margin. Once re-elected, Hirono was back to work, becoming president of the National Commission
on Teaching, the Hawaii Policy Group and America's Future. She also launched the first wide-ranging Pre-Plus
program, which paved the way for universal pre-school education in the United States. When the end of her second
term came along in 1998, Hirono could not seek another re-election due to term limits, and, thusly, a change of
pace was in order. She decided at first run for mayor of Honolulu, but fate interceded and she ran for the
governorship of Hawaii instead. She won her primary race, if only by 2,000 votes, but lost the general election to
Linda Lingle, who became Hawaii's first female governor. Down but not out, Hirono stayed involved in Hawaiian
politics, founding the Patsy T. Mink Political Action Committee, which raises money for pro-choice female
Democratic candidates in Hawaii. In 2006, Hirono was ready to run again, this time for a seat in U.S. Congress. She
won the 2nd District seat by a comfortable margin, becoming the first Asian woman to win election to Congress,
and continued to lobby on behalf of her lifelong causes: education, labor, and children and women's issues, as well
as issues of importance to the state of Hawaii. In 2012, Hirono announced that she would run for Hawaii's open
Senate seat. Her opponent was once again Linda Lingle, Hawaii's governor. This time around, Hirono prevailed,
and by a wide margin. Her victory made her the first Asian-American woman to be elected to the Senate, the first
elected female senator from Hawaii, the first U.S. senator born in Japan and the nation's first Buddhist senator. She
was sworn in on January 3, 2013, by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Cara Phillips
Future Journalist
Cara Phillips aspires to become a broadcast and print journalist. She was featured in the recent award-winning
documentary, ‘Ike: Knowledge is Everywhere.
She is a senior at Waipahu High School where she is the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper. She has
always taken an interest in writing. Through the experiences through her school’s Cane Tassel newspaper staff,
however, she discovered a true passion. In 2014, Cara represented her school as Editor of the Year.
She is the Student Body President, member of the National Honor Society and heavily involved with activities, a
Design Thinker and three-time student athlete (Cross Country, Soccer and Track/Field).
Cara has been a founding leader of Design Thinking at Waipahu. In her freshmen year of high school, she was
selected to be part of a team of seven to design and mass produce 80 of the 160 centerpieces featured at the
Public School of Hawaii Foundation’ Awards Night Dinner. To do so, the team learned and proceeded with the
Stanford University’s Design Thinking Process. Because of their success, Cara and the other members were
interviewed by Stanford’s D-School students and have spoken at every Design Thinking Boot Camp since 2010.
At SHYLI’s Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum at Windward Community College, Cara served as a Design
Thinking facilitator. There, professionals from the government, business industry, and other representatives
gathered in an effort to problem solve, using Design Thinking, the situation of maintaining a greener Hawaii.
Cara feels that information is critical and words are powerful. She is excited to learn more about engaging
society in her stories of worldly events. She aspires to make a difference in the world with her talent to
communicate news. Cara is planning to attend a four-year college in the fall.
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Juanito V. Moises, Jr.
Juanito Moises, Jr. is a first year college student at University of Hawaii at Manoa pursuing a Bachelor’s degree
in Civil Engineering. As a future engineer, he wants to help with Hawaii’s infrastructure and/or sustainability.
It has always been his dream to become an engineer. In elementary school, he enjoyed drawing, from cartoons
to mechanical drawings. At Waipahu High School Juanito used computer-aided design programs such as
AutoCAD and Solidworks to design structural models.
Juanito was born in the Philippines and moved to Hawaii in 2005. For years he was shy and quiet until he
joined Waipahu High School’s Design Thinking Academy. As one of its first students, he has trained,
facilitated, and coached students, teachers and staff in using DT tools to address important issues at his school.
Juanito served as a facilitator at the Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum. Held at Windward Community College,
The Forum was organized by Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative and Design Thinking Hawaii. At
the Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum teams of youth and adults applied DT tools to solve a real-world problem,
a sustainable Hawaii. Leaders from business, government, and civic groups worked together with talented
Hawaii youth to see how we might design a sustainable future for Hawaii and build a green workforce.
In 2013 Juanito was chosen as the GEAR UP Youth of the Year, receiving his Award at the NCCEP/GEAR UP
Conference in San Francisco, California. It was one of his greatest achievements in his life. GEAR UP
(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a program that supports students to be
well prepared for college.
At Waipahu High School Juanito was a member of the National Honor Society and President for at least a year
in three clubs: GEAR UP Club, Science Olympiad Club, and SkillsUSA. He was also on the Cross Country and
Track & Field teams. As part of the Waipahu’s Early College Program Juanito earned college credits while in
high school. Thanks to these college credits, he considered to be a college sophomore.
Juanito is very motivated and dedicated to help younger students to be successful. He now works with the new
GEAR UP grant to assist the 7th grade students of Waipahu Intermediate School through to their first year of
college. It is such a great opportunity for him to work with the program that helped him to grow to the person
he is today. He aspires to be a good role model to the younger students so they see that anything is possible to
reach their dreams no matter what they are going through. Juanito enjoys taking every opportunity that is
offered to him because he loves to learn and grow with different knowledge and skills. Juanito and his inspiring
story are featured in the award winning documentary movie, ‘IKE.

Oceanit Bios
Daniel Kokubun
Mechanical Engineer
Daniel Kokubun has 22 years experience in project
management, systems engineering, mechanical
analysis and design, CAD, fabrication, assembly and
test of optical systems, alignment and calibration of
optical systems, prototype development, optical and
fabrication vendor management and evaluation, and
personnel management. His project contributions
include technologies: infrared camera design,
telescope mechanical design, hyperspectral imager
design, athermalized optic mounts, FEA, cryogenic
design, and commissioning of an instrument at a
telescope facility. Mr. Kokubun received his B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Hawaii, Manoa in 1992 where he was trained by IfA
staff. Since then he has been involved with the IfA
periodically over the last 20 years. Prior to joining
Oceanit, Mr. Kokubun worked as a Mechanical
Engineer for several organizations including the
University of Hawaii, Science and Technology
International, and BAE Systems.
Frank Price
Quantum Optical Technologies
Frank Price has been involved in the development of
lasers and optical sensors for the last 10 years. He
received his Masters degree in physics from the
University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has been
involved with the design of remote sensing, quantum
control, and laser systems, and projects in developing
optimized accelerator structures for coherent light
production. Mr. Price’s research goals are oriented
towards developing quantum optical technologies
that would have applications in diverse fields such as
materials science, advanced sensors, chemical and
bio-medical applications. In his current research at
Oceanit, Mr. Price is involved with the development
of novel LIDAR systems for remote sensing of wind
velocity, atmospheric temperature and moisture
profiling. He is also involved with systems for
identification of adverse drug reactions, and
intracellular imaging.
Ed Pier
Edward A. Pier, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
He is developing the HANDS-IONS data processing
pipeline to support daylight observations of satellites
by stacking infrared (IR) images to mitigate noise
and reduce sky background. He supports Oceanit’s
Multi-object Optical Sensor-array Technology
(MOST) program for the Missile Defense Agency
(MDA). He received his PhD in astrophysics from
The Johns Hopkins University where he did research
in multi-dimensional radiative transfer modeling in
active galactic nuclei. He has 14 years of software
engineering experience designing, developing and
implementing high-performance processing pipelines
for mission support, space surveillance, and
astronomy. He designed/wrote observatory control
software for the Pan-STARRS sky survey program,
including graphical user interfaces, device
commanding, and monitoring, visualization, analysis,
archiving, and retrieval for the metadata steams. He
developed implemented the heuristics-based
observation scheduling algorithms used by the
observatory to balance 5 separate concurrent survey
programs. He installed/managed the remote video
monitoring system for that observatory.

Sherry Anne Pancho
Sherry Anne Pancho is an Honor Society Senior and Student Body Vice President at Honoka'a High and
Intermediate School on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Born and raised in Hawaii, Sherry is the first in her family to
attend college. In the fall 2015, she will attend a university with a major in Biomedical Engineering.
Sherry was affected by her neighbor who lost both his legs in Afghanistan then subsequently died. She wants to
design prosthetics. She wants to help those facing life-threatening situations. She participated in her school’s
Robotics Program as a builder and programmer in order to gain a hands-on experience in engineering.
Sherry was a student representative to the Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Education Summit, where she
made a presentation on NASA’s plans to incorporate hydroponics on the manned-mission to Mars in 2030. The
audience included students and people from the countries working collaboratively (U.S., Canada, India, Japan,
and China) to build the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Sherry has been a SHYLI Fellow for 2013-2015 - Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative. In June
2013, she served as a Hawaii youth delegate to the 9th Youth Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development
on Martha’s Vineyard. While participating at the Summit with other island youth, her interest in sustainability
was born. At SHYLI’s Tour with Richard Ha at his Hamakua Springs Country Farm, Sherry was inspired to
spread the idea of hydroponics to younger students with a Sustainability-In-Action project. She and her partner,
KaMele Sanchez, built a mobile hydroponics model and created a learning lab with third grade students at
Waimea Elementary School. For SHYLI’s Job Shadow Day, Sherry was with biomedical researchers Linda
Connelly Ph. D and Aaron Jacobs Ph. D at the Daniel Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii Hilo.
Sherry spoke at SHYLI’s Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum at Windward Community College.
Sherry holds office as Student Body Vice President, and past Treasurer with the Honoka’a Leadership Program
and executes school activities: school assemblies and community events: Community Thanksgiving Dinner and
Relay For Life. She participated in her school's Academic Decathlon Team; received a medal in Art History and
chosen to showcase her speech in the Honors Category after performing for the Judges' panel. She serves in her
school's Mentoring Program, where upperclassmen students aid incoming freshmen with their transition and
adjustment to high school. Sherry is an active member of her church's youth group, where she exerts much of
her time and energy in community service projects: Habitat for Humanity project to help beautify homes in the
Hawaiian Homes Area and serving as a religious educator to the young children at her church.

Sherry Pancho
At W. H. Keck Observatory
Allan Honey
Software Engineer
Allan Honey has been a software engineer at Keck
Observatory for more than 28 years. Prior to his
involvement with Keck, Al taught automated
manufacturing courses at an ITT technical institute in
California, and had been a software engineer for a
robotics company in Canada. Al has lived on the Big
Island or 25+ years. During his time on the Big
Island, Al has been an active participant in Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, youth sailing, tennis, mentoring
robotics teams, providing science presentations to
students, and a proponent of the American Cancer
Society’s relay for life. He obtained a Bachelor of
Science, in computer science, from the University of
Victoria, in British Columbia Canada, in 1984.
P.O. Box 1235 • Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
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Sam Pack
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Sam joined the Keck team in February of 2015 as the
new Sr. Mechanical Engineer. His job is to sustain,
upgrade, and devise new capabilities of the
mechanical systems of the TMT telescope such as the
primary structure, mirror systems, drive motors,
bearings, and instruments.
Sam grew up watching Star Wars and Star Trek, and
building countless plastic models of jets, spaceships,
and mecha-robots. He received a Mechanical
Engineering degree at the University of California
San Diego. He joined Raytheon in Los Angeles
(formerly Hughes of Howard Hughes fame), where
he designed space satellite optics and mechanisms,
and aircraft and tank defense products. He then
joined Lockheed Martin in Colorado (to follow his
dream of building a spaceship) where he designed a
module stage separation system for the Orion
spaceship. He led the landing gear development for
the Dream Chaser spaceship at Sierra Nevada Corp,
called it Mach25 Inter-Planetary Ale. (Mach25 is the
Earth re-entry speed of spacecraft). Sam helped
design and build the Orion and Dream Chaser
spaceships in Colorado. Having knowledge of the
core discipline of mechanical/aerospace engineering
can help you work in a variety of industries. Sam
specializes in “mechanisms” -- things that move, as
opposed to stationary things like bridges and
buildings. It is a very rewarding field as you can
directly see how your efforts help ease the suffering
of others. Aerospace Engineering is a great field
where you can focus on mechanisms, structures,
propulsions, aerodynamics, fluids, materials science,
optics, robotic controls, and many other specialties.

Stone Soup Leadership Institute
The Institute’s History with Workforce Development
Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative: www.shyli.org
SHYLI’s Job Shadow Day has been held on three islands: Hawaii, Lanai and Oahu. Youth are strategically
matched for a day with business, government and academic professionals so they have first-hand experience
about jobs in their fields of interest. SHYLI workshops prepare students to maximize these mentoring
experiences. Youth research potential career pathways aligned with their personal and professional dreams. They
learn first-hand about being a leader in today’s world. SHYLI is helping to build a local green workforce.
Our goal is to give youth a positive experience of the world of work, promote a good work ethic, and develop
long-lasting relationships that contribute to the island and global economy. In 2014, Oceanit hosted a joint
reception for youth and their mentors and University of Hawaii’s Hilo Chancellor’s Offices. SHYLI’s 2015 Job
Shadow Day has become a whole week, with 3 different locations: Hawaii, Oahu and Washington D.C.
SHYLI’s mission is to train young people to become leaders of a more sustainable world. During SHYLI’s year-
round Fellowship Program youth custom design and develop Sustainability-In-Action Projects. At SHYLI’s
Design Sustainable Hawaii Forum youth share their projects with Hawaii’s leaders and vision for their future.
• Alex Siordia: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz in Washington D.C.
• Sherry Ann Payson: Oceanit’s Edward Pier, Software Engineer, Machine Vision
• Juanito Moses Jr.: Oceanit’s Daniel Kokubun, Mechanical Engineer Robotic
• Sherry: W.H. Keck Observatory’s Sr. Mechanical Engineer Sam Park; Robotics Software Engineer, Al Honey
• Mickie Hirata: Dr. Dora Nakafuji, Renewable Energies HECO
• Alex Siordia: Representative Cindy Evans at Hawaii State Capitol
• KaMele Sanchez: Richard Ha at Hamakua Springs Country Farm
and Mayor Billy Kenoi, County of Hawaii
• Sherry Anne Pancho: Linda Connelly PhD & Aaron Jacobs PhD
Daniel Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii Hilo
• Bethany Anderson: Dr. Lei, Veterinarian, Hilo
• Daniel Forsythe: Nancy Rajaei, Lana’i Aquaponics
• Lucy Gaceta: David Palumbo, Sustainable Landscaping, Pulama Lana’i LLC
Matt Gonser/Dolan Eversole, UH Sea Grant College Program School of Ocean, Earth Science, Technology
http://www.hawaii247.com/2014/02/19/big-island-leaders-host-youth-on-job-shadow-day/
SHYLI Job Shadow Day 2013: in partnership with Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
• Kynan Kawai: Jeff Turner, Brooks & Bill Wakefield, Wakefield & Sons, Inc. Kailua-Kona
• Makana Tavares: Phyllis Magal, Pu'u Honua o' Honaunau National Historic Park, Captain Cook
• Allie Kitchens: Holly Algood, Algood Consulting, Hawi
and Stephen Grant Green, Stephen Green Architecture, Waimea
http://www.hawaii247.com/2013/04/06/shyli-recognizes-job-shadow-mentors-youth/
• Kona-Kohala Grand Green Homes Tour with Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
SHYLI Youth Leader with Sustainable Architecture Allie Kitchens matched with Holly Algood
Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative www.shyli.org
Stone Soup Leadership Institute • www.soup4worldinstitute.com

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute
The Stone Soup Leadership Institute’s mission is to develop educational tools, trainings, initiatives to prepare young
and emerging leaders and provide technical assistance and capacity building for schools and organizations to build a
more sustainable world. The Institute is a leader in custom designing workforce development initiatives in
partnership with Chambers of Commerce, schools, companies, and organizations. From islands in Hawaii, Martha’s
Vineyard, Vieques, Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda BVI to the inner cities of Boston, Cincinnati, Oakland we are training
young people to address the economic, social, environmental issues of the 21st
century. The Institute specializes in
working with island youth who too often feel isolated or marginalized, and face high inequities in education,
employment and life opportunities. We have a history of developing strategic public-private partnerships that develop
healthier communities and benefit thousands of young people over the years.
A small nonprofit, the Institute has leveraged its resources to impact state and national policy. The Institute was
instrumental in developing the National Job Shadow Day a national campaign gives young people a new perspective
on their studies through hands-on learning and a one-day mentoring experience. Nationwide, more than one million
students and 100,000 businesses participate, 2,000 restaurants and hotels hosted nearly 20,000 students.
The Institute’s Initiatives with Other Island Communities
Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative: www.mvyli.org
• MVYLI Career Mentoring Program: 2014-2015
• MVYLI Job Shadow Day 2010-2014: http://www.mvyli.org/job-shadow-day/mvyli-mentors
During the last 4 years, MVYLI matched 60 Island businesses and professionals with Vineyard youth.
MVYLI Job Shadow Day 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMLExGnrcu0
In partnership with Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
• Sustainable Eco-Tourism
• Sustainable Vineyard Project: 2010-2013
• Youth Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development: spotlight green initiatives (land/water)
• Sustainable Vineyard Blog 2014 (featured on MV Chamber of Commerce website
Vieques Youth Leadership Initiative: www.vyli.com
• Partnered National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship: VYLI Entrepreneurship Initiative
• Vieques Youth Leadership Initiative’s 2020 Report on Sustainable Development: 2007
• Research Study: Economic & Social Development Challenges Facing Vieques Youth: 2005
• Presentation to Puerto Rico Tourism Company: Master Plan on Sustainable Tourism
• Presented in 2008 at Asian-Pacific Economic Council (APEC) Youth Summit in Peru. The VYLI team got
the Mayor to donate 300 acres of land to create Vieques Verde, a green community for landless families.
• Caribbean Media Exchange Conference on Sustainable Tourism: 6 youth delegates in 3 years on 2 islands
Learned from leaders with presentations on innovations in sustainable tourism;
• Caribbean Business Vieques Youth: http://www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com/news03.php?nt_id=62215&ct_id=1
Virgin Gorda Youth Leadership Initiative: www.vgyli.org
• BVI Tourism Company: youth intern to hired as assistant to promoted to sustainable tourism representative
• St. Lucia’s International School: sustainable tourism tour
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The Institute’s Initiatives with Inner City Communities
Boston Initiative: 2009
High-level internship in educational media technology for TechBoston students as a Boston Private Industry Council’s
sponsored summer jobs worksite at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Media Lab. Boston youth learned about
local heroes from their neighborhoods; edited videotapes from the Institute’s training programs; enhanced Institute’s
websites to inspire, train and empower many more youth.
Baltimore Leadership Initiative: 1999-2000
In partnership with Greater Baltimore County’s LEADERship Baltimore.
Organizational partners included YMCA of Central Maryland and Morgan State University. Funders include:
Annie E. Casey Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland and Leadership Baltimore.
Cincinnati Youth-Community Initiative: 1999
Intensive training for youth and adults from 25 community organizations. Built bridges, increased collaboration
with organizations, schools, companies, state senators, media from diverse races, political, economic backgrounds
Partners Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Cincinnati. Funders: Smith Family Foundation and Meyer Company.
Oakland Youth Leadership Initiative: 2001-2004
In partnership with CNN Student Media Academy: yearlong program with Fremont High School’s Media
Academy worked with Oakland youth to produce the award-winning video: Oakland: In Search of Heroes.
Larned & Associates consulting clients
Business-Education Partnerships to Prepare Youth for 21th
Century Jobs: 1990’s
Ms. Larned assisted Fortune 500 companies, healthcare systems, and Chambers of Commerce, and education,
government, civic and community leaders to develop public-private partnerships for corporate social
responsibility to improve education, health care and economic development.
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s School-Business Connection: 1992-1994
Launched year-round program with schools; volunteers, tutors, mentors, resource exchange; program sponsorship
• Principal for the Day
• Job Shadow Day
• San Diego Chamber and California Chambers: Business Education Partnerships 1990-1994
• Principal for the Day
• Job Shadow Day
• Take Your Daughter to Work
• San Francisco Business Times: The Business of Education a year-long monthly column featured issues and
challenges facing employers; acknowledged companies for their involvement in education initiatives and advised
corporate decision makers about how to determine cost-effective programs.
• Philippines: 1987 & 2003
Assisted Philippine’s Foundation for Education and Economic Development to develop strategic alliances
between business, government, media and community leaders to support their nation rebuilding efforts after
People Power; trained with NGO leader Marietta Goco in micro-finance. Mrs. Goco received the Institute’s
Eleanor Roosevelt Award. The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute supported Ms. Larned to document
the Award’s impact on Mrs. Goco to build a national coalition to restructure the Philippines Constitution to
provide representation of indigenous leaders.
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STONE SOUP
Imagine...
What could happen
if we ignited
the heroic spirit
in each one of us?
We could light the way
for a better tomorrow.
For our children,
our communities
and the world.
> Educational Curriculum
> Building Healthier Communities
> Global Technology Initiative
> Youth Leadership Summit
for Sustainable Development
for the World
STONE SOUP
LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE
Is a 501 (c3) educational non-proﬁt organization that
develops tools, programs and youth-community
initiatives. We train young people to become future and
emerging leadersto build a more sustainable world.
Founded in 1997, the Institute works alongside
traditional and grassroots leaders on island communities
who are on the front lines of the global economy and
global warming.
Igniting the heroic spirit
“It’s time to take action and chart
the course forourfuture.”
~ Walter Cronkite
Introduction to Stone Soup for the World:
Life Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes
STONE SOUP
LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE
The Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative is a local
project of the Stone Soup Leadership Institute, a 501c3 non-profit
organization, founded on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in 1997.
We use the Stone Soup fable as a teaching tool
to help people see that by working together we can do
more than we thought was possible. Like the Stone Soup
traveler, we each have a magic stone. When we each give
our gifts, we can create a feast for the whole world.
Sponsors: Bank of Hawaii Foundation, Keiko Imamura Glenn
Scholarship, Oceanit, Design Thinking Hawaii
Donors: Betsy Cole, Jason Ito, Ian & Lianne Kitajima
In-Kind Sponsors: Windward Community College, Whole Foods
Kahala, Bubbies Ice Cream, Hawaii Culture and Retail Association
Supporters: Bernice Bowers, Neenz Faleafine, Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel
Hawai’i Island
Grants: County of Hawaii, HAPA Fund, Kuk’io Foundation,
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Sponsors: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Foundation and Protect The Planet
In-Kind Sponsors: Alaska Airlines, Go Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines,
Mokulele Airlines
Alegre Plantation House, Honaunau
Eco Retreat Farm & Education Center, Na Wai Iwi OlaFoundation,
North Hawaii Education & Research Center, Aloha Green LLC
Donors: Bob Lindsey Jr., Representative Cindy Evans, Richard Ha,
Betsy Cole, Alex Frost, Farrah Marie Gomes, Anne Anderson,
Mark Nakashima, Colleen Lawrence, Maile David, Kerry Howell,
Steve McPeek, William Rogers, Trevor Tanaka, Ian & Lianne Kitajima,
Mr. & Mrs. Toyama
Patti Cook, David Fuertes,Waimea Middle Public Charter
School, Ka Hana No’eau, Dr. Ming Wei Koh, Hawaii Preparatory
Academy’s Energy Lab, Manuel Jadulang, Honoka’a High School,
Anne Anderson, Girl Scouts Hilo, Nancy Redfeather,The Kohala Center
Danny Akaka, Kumu Keala Ching, Richard
Ha, Ka’iulani Pahi’ö, Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance, Bob
Lindsey Jr., UH Hilo, Chancellor Don Straney, Guy Toyama, Friends
of NELHA
Lana’i Island
In partnership with: Lana’i High & Elementary School
Pulama Lanai LLC
Donors: Mary Charles, Amy Stone
In-Kind Sponsors: Island Air, Four Seasons Resort Lana’I, Hotel Lanai,
Craig Halley, Ron McComber and UH Maui – Lanai Education Center
Lisa Galloway, Science Teacher,
Lanai High & Elementary School
Pam Alconcel, Alice Bauman, Shara Enay
Birbirsa, Dr. Greg Cohen, Dennis Hokama, Lana’i Culture & Heritage
Center, Sharie Liden, Kepa & Ona Maly, Pat Niibu, David Pulambo,
SHYLI OUTCOMES

inspires, educates and empowers young people on
islands to take initiative in their lives and in their community. At
this weeklong intensive leadership training youth learn from other
youth leaders from islands in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Martha’s
Vineyard; make presentations on green initiatives about their island
and learn about innovative and best sustainability practices. They
work alongside seasoned youth leaders and our faculty to develop
a project matching their dreams for their lives and islands. Now
a sophomore at Chapman University, SHYLI ‘s emerging leader
Trevor Tanaka will serve as faculty.
Cultural Sustainability Exhibit with North Hawaii Drug-Free Coalition.
Sustainable Education: College Prep Workshop for Kohala and
Honoka’a High School students.
Sustainability Resolution #178 with Rep. Denny Coffman and
Senator Jill Tokuda: requires every public school student to have a
sustainability course.
Hydroponics: built a mobile hydroponics system to teach Waimea
Middle School students.
Sustainable Energy: Piloted IBIS IntelliSocket System (with Oceanit)
to measure energy usage at her school.
Sustainable Agriculture: Composting with LHES school community
garden and guest speaker to LHES students.
Sustainable Eco-Systems: Project with Rainbow Friends to coordinate
6 spay/neuter clinics for 300 cats.
SHYLI’s 1st AnnualYouth & Community Leadership Forum in Waimea.
Sustainable Recycling Project encourages public waste contractors
to maximize school recycling projects.
Sustainable Agriculture with Aquaponics with Kumu Ola Farm.
The Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative’s mission is to
inspire young people to envision, plan and create a more sustainable
future for their lives and their islands. Founded in 2010, SHYLI has
initiatives on Hawaii, Lanai and Oahu. SHYLI’s year-round fellowship
held monthly leadership trainings on the interdisciplinary field of
STEM-Sustainability while helping them develop their entrepreneurial
and problem solving skills, and develop Sustainability-In-Action
Projects.
SHYLI is helping to build a local green workforce: Youth are matched
for a day with business, government and academic professionals so
they have first-hand experience about jobs in their fields of interest.
They learn first-hand about being a leader in today’s world. At a joint
reception held at Oceanit in Honolulu and UH Hilo Chancellor’s Offices
they shared their life-changing experiences with their mentors.
W.M.KeckObservatory&Oceanit’sHoanaMedical
Dr.DoraNakafuji,RenewableEnergies,HawaiiElectricCo.
RepresentativeCindyEvansatHawaiiStateCapitol
RichardHaatHamakuaSpringsCountryFarm,Hilo
andMayorBillyKenoi
LindaConnellyPhD&AaronJacobsPhD
DanielInouyeCollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHawaiiHilo
Dr.LeiImaino-Hata,AlohaVeterinarianCenter,Hilo
David Palumbo, Pulama Lana’i LLC
Fred Lau, Mari’s Garden Hawaii, Oahu
MattGonser/DolanEversole,UniversityofHawaiiManoa’s
SeaGrantSchool,Ocean,EarthScience,Technology,Oahu
Brooks & BillWakefield,Wakefield & Sons, Kailua-Kona
PhyllisMagal,Pu’uHonuao’HonaunauNational
HistoricPark,CaptainCook
HollyAlgood,AlgoodConsulting,Hawi
andStephenGrantGreen,StephenGreenArchitecture,Waimea
Dr.EddieHerdM.D.PediatricClinicandInPatientServices
atAli’iHealthCare&KonaCommunityHospital
Kealakehe High School’s Career and Technical
Education Coordinator & Robotics Team
Oceanit, Award winner of the Hawaii Department
of Education’s Corporate STEM Award
Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday
Heroes is called a“handbook for humanitarians”featuring 100
stories of people who show the power each one of us has
to change the world. These heart-warming, action-oriented
stories capture young people’s imagination and inspires them to
tackle the tough issues facing our planet.
Stone Soup for the World is a
blue-print for building a better
world. Its heroes have lifted their
neighbors and their communities.
They challenge each of us to
respond in kind.
– Walter Cronkite
Our Educational Curriculum is based on stories about the
everyday heroes in Stone Soup for the World. Teaches middle
and high school students character education, multicultural
literacy and critical thinking skills, social studies, service learning,
citizenship and leadership development skills and inspire them
to take action in their schools and communities. Piloted by the
YMCA of the USA, these tools have prepared youth leaders in
120 communities. Used in the Institute’s Leadership Summit,
youth-community initiatives.
SHYLI is training young people with promise to become leaders,
initiators of change, who may leave for periods to gain academic and
life experience, and return to build a more sustainable Hawaii. In 2010,
a community planning process was held with Hawaii Island’s leaders
from business, education, community and sustainable organizations.
In 2011, 17-year old Hawaiian youthWainaniTraub served as Hawai’i’s
first youth delegate. She was invited to speak at the APEC Voices of
the Future Summit with NainoaThompson. Youth are nominated by
their island community who partner with SHYLI during the year to
support their Sustainability-In-Action Projects.Through intensive year-
round fellowships, SHYLI youth receive ongoing leadership training and
mentoring with the sustainability community on their Sustainability-
In-Action projects, Sustainable Hawaii Tours, Job Shadow Day and
Annual Youth & Community Leadership Forum.
Nominated by David Fuertes, Ka Hana No’eau, Partners in Development
Nominated by Jenny White, Environmental Club, Kealakehe High School
Nominated by Nancy Redfeather, The Kohala Center
Nominated by Betsy Boland, Kanu o ka ‘Āina Waimea
Nominated by Nancy Redfeather, The Kohala Center
A blueprint for building a better world...
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tackle the tough issues facing ou
Inspire and Motivate
Leadership Initiative
SHYLIDesignSustainable
HawaiiForum
SHYLI’s collaborative approach, working with our public, private
and charter schools is impressive. For students from Big Island’s
small, rural communities, participating in the Institute’s Youth
Leadership Summit expanded their universe about cultures and
sustainability. Participation in SHYLI gave them comfort and
confidence in knowing that they are part of the solution; they
canbethepeopleonesleadingthechargeinaffectingchangenow!
11th Annual
Youth Leadership
Algood Bamboo Barn in Hawi
Guy Toyama at NELHA (Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaiian Authority)
Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Energy Lab
Kea’au Youth Business Center
KealaChing’sHawaiianImmersionProgram,KonawaenaElementarySchool
KANU’s Pu’upulehu Garden and Let’s Grow Hilo
Mauna Lani Resort’s Hawaiian Heritage Site Tour
Mala’ai Gardens: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Pacific Bio-Diesel Inc., Kea’au
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a Ranch’s Energy Lab
Recycle Kea’au (KRRC) and Volcano National Park
Senator JillTokuda with SHYLI TrevorTanaka
Asking the question:“How Might We” design a pilot program for
public schools engaging students so learning feels like playing.
SHYLI youth embody the principles of Design Thinking. They
possess the “beginner’s mind” and “out-of-the-box” thinking
DT teaches adults. They exude the empathy and are taking the
initiative to envision projects and engage people. The Design
Sustainable Hawaii Forum could be a differentiator and catalyst.
In 2014 SHYLI partnered with Design Thinking Hawaii to bring leaders
from business, government, and civic groups together with talented
Hawaii youth to see how we might design a sustainable future for
Hawaii and build a green workforce. At the Design Sustainable Hawaii
Forum teams of youth and adults (educators/’ohana) applied DT tools to
solve a real-world problem, a sustainable Hawaii. We honored Hawaiian
culture, ‘aina and kuleana. We built bridges between decision-makers
and action-oriented youth; seasoned wisdom with youthful curiosity.We
opened minds, doors and resources to harness the power of youth,
capture their imagination and fast track innovative sustainability projects.
Leaders of today pass the torch to our leaders for tomorrow. School
teams: Castle High School’s Po’okela Academy, Hakipu’u Learning Center,
AIM for Youth Hawaii,‘Iolani School, Kamaile Academy, Lana’i High &
Elementary School,Waipahu High School,Windward Community College

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