A man is in police custody after he allegedly kidnapped a four year girl from her family's backyard.
The incident happened around 5:30 pm Monday afternoon in Ewa Beach. The girl and her 5-year-old brother were playing in their backyard when a stranger that lived nearby came to the backyard's chain linked fence. Witness say that 37-year-old Ian K. Coen took the little girl and brought her to a nearby 7-eleven store on Fort Weaver road to buy her candy. The girl's 5-year-old brother told their father what happened. The father then called on family and friends to help find his daughter.
Family and friends set out to find the girl who had been gone for about 20 minutes. Family friend, Puna Timas heard what had happened and went looking to find his hanai-niece.
"One of our other friends caught them in the store...he grabbed the baby, took the baby home and then the dude ran away...it was a matter of finding him before he did that to somebody else's baby," said Timas.
Coen then went to Ewa Mart down the street when Timas and another family friend tried to confront Coen. "I stopped the car and we started to approach him to tell him to stop..wait until cops came and what not. He backed up into the car over there where he tripped and fell down and so I grabbed him and waited for the cops to come by."
Neighbor and mother of three, Melinda Seward says that something like this is rare around the Ewa Beach neighborhood and that this incident makes her more cautious as a parent.
"We all watch out each other but I don't know where this guy came from, out of no where," she said. "It's kind of weird now, cannot even trust our own neighborhood, you know what I mean...that's sad."
Coen was arrested for first degree kidnapping. He remains in police custody and has not yet been charged.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Cali Runaround
You can find more of my work at Hawaii's premiere lifestyle website, Nonstop Honolulu. My California adventure started in the Bay and then I worked my way down south. I hit these three cities:
check them out. :)
♥ much love.
♥ much love.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Business
I've been meaning to create a website for my business but never got around to it. However, since my friend Kevin and I have been meaning to do this project 365 for for months now and have been personally wanting to do it for years...I got to it. So with my project in effect, I decided to start my website layout. I've started it on wordpress and will eventually turn it into a domain. So when you have the time, go and check it out. :)
Monday, August 9, 2010
Lawmakers Talk One On One With Hawaii’s Homeless
Lawmakers were in downtown Honolulu Monday morning, talking with some of Hawaii’s homeless to find viable solutions to reduce homeless numbers in Hawaii. They are suggesting several ways to help Hawaii’s homeless get back on their feet.
Some lawmakers believe that a designated safe zone for the homeless would provide a safe supervised night area. Representative Rida Cabanilla believes that the Aala Park should be considered as one of the safe zones since it previously used as one during the Fasi administration.
Cabanilla thinks that homeless that are mentally ill or battling drug problems are at the most risk. She and other lawmakers are looking to adopt other successful programs from cities like New York and Chicago to help chronic homelessness.
“Just because they are saying no or they have this attitude the first time, that doesn’t mean that you abandon them. You put out more social workers and you give more resources so that you can eventually get to them because some of them have mental issues or drug addictions and they are not going to be convinced overnight,” said Senator Wil Espero.
Lisa Beth Roberts has been homeless for a couple of years. She has tried to get back on her feet several times. She said that she has experienced corruption in shelters and thinks that there aren’t enough government resources to turn to.
“You can’t box anyone into a single you know form or format. Everybody is different. Everybody comes from different walks of life but we are all the same. We are all human beings and we just need help. Sometimes it’s hard to ask for help and sometimes you have to humble yourself but then a lot of times when you do ask, nobody hears and that’s what’s frustrating,” said Roberts.
Espero said that not only are lawmakers looking at safe zones but are also looking at other innovative ways to help house the homeless.
“We are still going to be pushing for tent cities and safe zones…If a land owner has a rental for example and we identify a working homeless family...if they can rent that to the working homeless family, we may be able to give a tax break where they don't have to pay the general excise tax on that rental,” said Espero.
Representative Cabanilla said that lawmakers have suggested affordable housing to be built in places such as Mililani and Hawaii Kai but have received negative community feedback. Another option that lawmakers have considered is reuniting homeless people with family members on the mainland. Many of these options will be proposed and discussed at the next legislative session.
“If we properly address the homeless situation in our state, everyone wins,” said Representative John Mizuno. “This will reduce the costs to our taxpayers and reduce the number of homeless in our state.”
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
Some lawmakers believe that a designated safe zone for the homeless would provide a safe supervised night area. Representative Rida Cabanilla believes that the Aala Park should be considered as one of the safe zones since it previously used as one during the Fasi administration.
Cabanilla thinks that homeless that are mentally ill or battling drug problems are at the most risk. She and other lawmakers are looking to adopt other successful programs from cities like New York and Chicago to help chronic homelessness.
“Just because they are saying no or they have this attitude the first time, that doesn’t mean that you abandon them. You put out more social workers and you give more resources so that you can eventually get to them because some of them have mental issues or drug addictions and they are not going to be convinced overnight,” said Senator Wil Espero.
Lisa Beth Roberts has been homeless for a couple of years. She has tried to get back on her feet several times. She said that she has experienced corruption in shelters and thinks that there aren’t enough government resources to turn to.
“You can’t box anyone into a single you know form or format. Everybody is different. Everybody comes from different walks of life but we are all the same. We are all human beings and we just need help. Sometimes it’s hard to ask for help and sometimes you have to humble yourself but then a lot of times when you do ask, nobody hears and that’s what’s frustrating,” said Roberts.
Espero said that not only are lawmakers looking at safe zones but are also looking at other innovative ways to help house the homeless.
“We are still going to be pushing for tent cities and safe zones…If a land owner has a rental for example and we identify a working homeless family...if they can rent that to the working homeless family, we may be able to give a tax break where they don't have to pay the general excise tax on that rental,” said Espero.
Representative Cabanilla said that lawmakers have suggested affordable housing to be built in places such as Mililani and Hawaii Kai but have received negative community feedback. Another option that lawmakers have considered is reuniting homeless people with family members on the mainland. Many of these options will be proposed and discussed at the next legislative session.
“If we properly address the homeless situation in our state, everyone wins,” said Representative John Mizuno. “This will reduce the costs to our taxpayers and reduce the number of homeless in our state.”
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Freshman Mentoring Program Launches At Roosevelt High
Over 300 incoming freshmen at Roosevelt High School were greeted with a special program on their first day of school. The high school started a mentoring program called Ignition. It's used to help incoming freshmen into high school.
Roosevelt High School counselor, Terry Malterre says the program has been used in other states and has shown a high success rate. It not only helps with the high school transition but has also increased a school's overall academic performance.
"We really want them to make a connection with somebody at school and usually if they come to high school, they don't know anybody. So if we can hook them up with one upperclassman through the year then at least they'll have one connection and if they have any other referrals they have to go to, mentors can tell them go to the counselor, go talk to so and so. So it's making a connection with the school and being a part of Roosevelt instead of just being one person," said Malterre
An upperclassman voluntarily signs up to be a mentor and is assigned to a freshmen homeroom class. This group meets twice a week throughout the school year discussing issues ranging from academics to social conflicts. The mentor earns half a credit while being in the program. Knowing how it feels be a freshman, Roosevelt High School senior, Ruth Taketa signed up for the mentorship program to learn leadership skills.
"I hope to teach them you know to get involved in school activities. Don't be shy. Just do a lot of extra-curricular. Don't just be nothing in high school. Do a lot of sports, clubs because that's what's really fun you know. High school's really short. The more activities you do, the more fun you'll have," said Taketa.
The first day of the program kicked off with a ropes course, school tour, and scavenger hunt. As a way to engage the entire high school, the obstacle course was created by Roosevelt's building and construction academy. Incoming freshman, Jordan Montalbo said that one of the things that she was scared of was not being able to fit in.
"All of these activities have to do with diversity, respect, working together, teamwork. As a freshman, I really think that [the program] really does help. This program will help all the students to know that there are a lot of different students and everything…how to get along with each other no matter how different everyone is," said Taketa
Montalbo said that being shy, walking into the wrong classroom and having other students not liking her would be one of the many things that she would have to encounter as a new student on campus. Thanks to her mentor, she is looking forward to her first year of high school.
"The activities and the mentors, they are like really sweet and they helped me get through a lot of things today…they just made me feel normal," said Montalbo
Malterre hopes that this program will increase the school's attendance, graduation rate and will also encourage more students to attend college.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
Roosevelt High School counselor, Terry Malterre says the program has been used in other states and has shown a high success rate. It not only helps with the high school transition but has also increased a school's overall academic performance.
"We really want them to make a connection with somebody at school and usually if they come to high school, they don't know anybody. So if we can hook them up with one upperclassman through the year then at least they'll have one connection and if they have any other referrals they have to go to, mentors can tell them go to the counselor, go talk to so and so. So it's making a connection with the school and being a part of Roosevelt instead of just being one person," said Malterre
An upperclassman voluntarily signs up to be a mentor and is assigned to a freshmen homeroom class. This group meets twice a week throughout the school year discussing issues ranging from academics to social conflicts. The mentor earns half a credit while being in the program. Knowing how it feels be a freshman, Roosevelt High School senior, Ruth Taketa signed up for the mentorship program to learn leadership skills.
"I hope to teach them you know to get involved in school activities. Don't be shy. Just do a lot of extra-curricular. Don't just be nothing in high school. Do a lot of sports, clubs because that's what's really fun you know. High school's really short. The more activities you do, the more fun you'll have," said Taketa.
The first day of the program kicked off with a ropes course, school tour, and scavenger hunt. As a way to engage the entire high school, the obstacle course was created by Roosevelt's building and construction academy. Incoming freshman, Jordan Montalbo said that one of the things that she was scared of was not being able to fit in.
"All of these activities have to do with diversity, respect, working together, teamwork. As a freshman, I really think that [the program] really does help. This program will help all the students to know that there are a lot of different students and everything…how to get along with each other no matter how different everyone is," said Taketa
Montalbo said that being shy, walking into the wrong classroom and having other students not liking her would be one of the many things that she would have to encounter as a new student on campus. Thanks to her mentor, she is looking forward to her first year of high school.
"The activities and the mentors, they are like really sweet and they helped me get through a lot of things today…they just made me feel normal," said Montalbo
Malterre hopes that this program will increase the school's attendance, graduation rate and will also encourage more students to attend college.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Championship Swimmer’s Recovery Makes Strides
A high-school champion swimmer is sitting up and smiling after his horrific fall in June. Hawaii News Now caught up with the swimmer of what he could remember when he was injured in Samoa and about his rehabilitation progress.
16-year-old Daren Choi flew to Western Samoa to compete in the 8th annual Oceania Swimming Championships. He earned three medals and was the most decorated individual Hawaii swimmer among competitors from 13 different countries. He and the rest of the Kamehameha Swim Club wanted to enjoy the rest of their stay in Samoa and sailed to Savaii Island on a sightseeing tour.
Choi remembers climbing among rocks with some of his team members to reach a freshwater cave. Just when they knew that they were too high up from the ground and were going the wrong way, he placed all of his weight on a dead tree trunk, giving way to his 15-foot fall.
“I saw the water when I flipped so I immediately knew that I had to cover my head, because I knew there was coral down there. I thought that I covered my head and then when I was in the water, I like tried to move but I couldn’t move my whole body so I was like freaking out. I thought that I was going to die right there and drown but luckily my friends were there to help me and pull me back out,” said Choi.
Tired from all of the transporting and scared that he could not move his body, Choi’s heart dropped and was devastated when he found out that the daily boat that travels from Savaii to Samoa had already left for the day, leaving Choi overnight on the island without a proper medical facility.
Back at home Daren’s father, Derrick, remembers when he heard that Daren had fractured sections of his spine. Doctors told Derrick that his son may have to stay in New Zealand for a month or two, forcing him and his wife to relentlessly think of ways to travel overseas. In tremendous pain, Daren yearned to talk to his family for some support.
“I think the first time I talked to my dad was when they transported me back to Western Samoa and I got on the phone with him and immediately, I broke out in tears because I couldn't hold it in,” he said.
Derrick remembers saying hello and hearing his son cry. Since Daren was advised not to move, Derrick remembers trying to comfort his son while being thousands of miles away. The news about the accident spread to family and friends the Chois were overwhelmed by the love and support.
Still wearing a steel halo, Daren says that he could not have made it this far without his support system of family, friends, coaches and swim team family. Hawaii’s state swimming championships were in June and the entire team wore a special cap in spirit of their recovering team mate. In Japanese tradition, it is said that by folding a thousand origami cranes it helps a person’s recovery process. His team mates folded and framed a thousand cranes, arranging the cranes to form the swim clubs symbol. Daren sees it every day in his rehabilitation room as a reminder to keep pushing.
One doctor told Daren that he may never walk again and Daren says he has used the doctor’s scary diagnosis as motivation.
“I try not to think of him because it kind of brings me down but I always keep it as motivation, you know like to prove him wrong. I want to go back [to him] and like shake his hand and say what now.”
As hard as it is to continue his rehab exercises, Daren says that he is continuing to keep his head up in order to get back in the water to swim.
“It’s pretty much my life you know. I love it. I love the sport. I love to race, you know just getting back out there with my friends. Racing against the big dogs and everything, I love it.”
Daren’s medical bills has exceeded more than $100,000. Choi’s family and friends have organized fundraiser benefits to help alleviate the costs. A Zippy’s fundraiser on behalf of Daren will start on August 15th. Several swimmers will be out in front of Don Quijote selling $7 tickets. To reserve to tickets, you can email Dane Kawamoto at swimmersfordarenchoi@yahoo.com. A family fun day will be held on August 21st at the Momilani Community Center from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Kamehameha Swim Club have also set up an account, “KSC Friends of Daren Choi” at First Hawaiian Bank.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
16-year-old Daren Choi flew to Western Samoa to compete in the 8th annual Oceania Swimming Championships. He earned three medals and was the most decorated individual Hawaii swimmer among competitors from 13 different countries. He and the rest of the Kamehameha Swim Club wanted to enjoy the rest of their stay in Samoa and sailed to Savaii Island on a sightseeing tour.
Choi remembers climbing among rocks with some of his team members to reach a freshwater cave. Just when they knew that they were too high up from the ground and were going the wrong way, he placed all of his weight on a dead tree trunk, giving way to his 15-foot fall.
“I saw the water when I flipped so I immediately knew that I had to cover my head, because I knew there was coral down there. I thought that I covered my head and then when I was in the water, I like tried to move but I couldn’t move my whole body so I was like freaking out. I thought that I was going to die right there and drown but luckily my friends were there to help me and pull me back out,” said Choi.
Tired from all of the transporting and scared that he could not move his body, Choi’s heart dropped and was devastated when he found out that the daily boat that travels from Savaii to Samoa had already left for the day, leaving Choi overnight on the island without a proper medical facility.
Back at home Daren’s father, Derrick, remembers when he heard that Daren had fractured sections of his spine. Doctors told Derrick that his son may have to stay in New Zealand for a month or two, forcing him and his wife to relentlessly think of ways to travel overseas. In tremendous pain, Daren yearned to talk to his family for some support.
“I think the first time I talked to my dad was when they transported me back to Western Samoa and I got on the phone with him and immediately, I broke out in tears because I couldn't hold it in,” he said.
Derrick remembers saying hello and hearing his son cry. Since Daren was advised not to move, Derrick remembers trying to comfort his son while being thousands of miles away. The news about the accident spread to family and friends the Chois were overwhelmed by the love and support.
Still wearing a steel halo, Daren says that he could not have made it this far without his support system of family, friends, coaches and swim team family. Hawaii’s state swimming championships were in June and the entire team wore a special cap in spirit of their recovering team mate. In Japanese tradition, it is said that by folding a thousand origami cranes it helps a person’s recovery process. His team mates folded and framed a thousand cranes, arranging the cranes to form the swim clubs symbol. Daren sees it every day in his rehabilitation room as a reminder to keep pushing.
One doctor told Daren that he may never walk again and Daren says he has used the doctor’s scary diagnosis as motivation.
“I try not to think of him because it kind of brings me down but I always keep it as motivation, you know like to prove him wrong. I want to go back [to him] and like shake his hand and say what now.”
As hard as it is to continue his rehab exercises, Daren says that he is continuing to keep his head up in order to get back in the water to swim.
“It’s pretty much my life you know. I love it. I love the sport. I love to race, you know just getting back out there with my friends. Racing against the big dogs and everything, I love it.”
Photo Courtesy of Daren Choi
Daren’s medical bills has exceeded more than $100,000. Choi’s family and friends have organized fundraiser benefits to help alleviate the costs. A Zippy’s fundraiser on behalf of Daren will start on August 15th. Several swimmers will be out in front of Don Quijote selling $7 tickets. To reserve to tickets, you can email Dane Kawamoto at swimmersfordarenchoi@yahoo.com. A family fun day will be held on August 21st at the Momilani Community Center from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Kamehameha Swim Club have also set up an account, “KSC Friends of Daren Choi” at First Hawaiian Bank.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Judge Temporarily Halts Oahu Trash Shipments to WA State
U.S District Court judge Edward Shea issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday, denying Hawaiian Waste Systems to ship trash to Washington state.
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation are suing because they believe that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not adequately analyze the environmental impacts that Hawaii’s garbage may have on Washington.
Hawaiian Waste Systems plans on shipping thousands of garbage bales to Washington’s Roosevelt Landfill as a solution to avoid the need of expansion of the Waimanalo landfill on Oahu’s Leeward side. The waste company has said that they have developed a process where each garbage bail is checked carefully and that a 8-layer wrapping seal creates a toxic situation where all living organisms eventually die within days.
According to court documents, an environmental analysis that was conducted in May failed to engage any specifics regarding the impacts that the trash shipments would have on Washington’s ports, road travel and the Roosevelt Landfill.
Roosevelt Landfill is located near the tribes hunting, gathering and fishing grounds. The Yakama Nation argue that without thorough analysis, invasive species from Hawaii will contaminate the tribes environmental resources and logging industry.
Thousands of garbage bales remain at Campbell Industrial Park and have been there for the past nine months. The issue will taken up again in a hearing on August 30th in Yakama, Washington.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation are suing because they believe that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not adequately analyze the environmental impacts that Hawaii’s garbage may have on Washington.
Hawaiian Waste Systems plans on shipping thousands of garbage bales to Washington’s Roosevelt Landfill as a solution to avoid the need of expansion of the Waimanalo landfill on Oahu’s Leeward side. The waste company has said that they have developed a process where each garbage bail is checked carefully and that a 8-layer wrapping seal creates a toxic situation where all living organisms eventually die within days.
According to court documents, an environmental analysis that was conducted in May failed to engage any specifics regarding the impacts that the trash shipments would have on Washington’s ports, road travel and the Roosevelt Landfill.
Roosevelt Landfill is located near the tribes hunting, gathering and fishing grounds. The Yakama Nation argue that without thorough analysis, invasive species from Hawaii will contaminate the tribes environmental resources and logging industry.
Thousands of garbage bales remain at Campbell Industrial Park and have been there for the past nine months. The issue will taken up again in a hearing on August 30th in Yakama, Washington.
This is my work and you can see additional coverage of this story at Hawaii News Now
Friday, July 16, 2010
Hawaii Dancer Shares His Janet Jackson Journey
18-year-old Lake Smits is in the islands soaking up as much Hawaiian sun as he can get before dance rehearsals in LA. He stopped by Hawaii News Now on Friday to share his journey dancing with one of the world’s biggest pop stars, Janet Jackson.
Smits started dancing as a kid, trying to impersonate Janet’s brother Michael by trying to impersonate his famous moon walk. He started performing by doing musicals through a school music program. Smits sister started to audition for musical parts when she was in high school and he was encouraged to audition as well.
Smits wanted to join one of Hawaii’s prestigious dance companies, 24/7 Danceforce, but the cost to take classes at the company was just too expensive. During one of Smits musical performances, 24/7 Danceforce director, Marcelo Pacleb noticed potential and approached him with a dance scholarship when he was 12.
Fresh out of high school, Smits auditioned for Hawaii’s dance show, Destination Groove Dance Hawaii and he took it as a booster to audition for a bigger show. He planned on auditioning for So You Think You Can Dance in California but also heard that Christina Aguilera was auditioning dancers as well. Smits flew to the mainland early to make Aguilera’s audition and was spotted by Janet Jackson’s choreographer Gil Dildilao, who is also from Hawaii. He still remembers the call that launched his dance career.
“One day after college, I’m driving home and I got the call and he literally just told me. [he said] I got two jobs for you. I knew who it was and I was like oh don’t even tell me Janet Jackson and then he says, so Janet and right when I heard those two words, I was like ahhh. I knew already and I was so stoked,” said Smits.
The Hawaii dancer admits that he was star struck when he met the multi-platiunum artist and it became all too real to be dancing for the sister of the man that inspired him to dance. Smits says that although Janet Jackson is an international star, to him and the other dancers she is one the sweetest people.
“She really took us in. She is very motherly. She took us out to eat, she talks to us, she doesn’t keep her distance.”
Some of his fondest memories throughout his dancing career surrounds the Jackson legacy. As a 24/7 dancer he remembers gliding across the stage in front of thousands at the Pro Bowl’s half time show. His fondest memory as professional dancer was dancing with Janet by himself and ending the dance routine by kissing her cheek.
The Kaneohe boy says that he has learned so much being away from the islands and is grateful to have met hard working people with great work ethics.
“Before I did this, I wasn’t sure if dancing was something that I could do, to make it. So once I got this it kind of reminded me what I love to do and how I have so much passion for it.”
Being a young kid from Hawaii, he hopes that his peers continue to strive for their dreams.
“Do whatever you have to do to be inspired. Don’t give up. Even if you have to throw yourself in a situation that is uncomfortable like leaving home...just the experience is worth it because you are only learning more about yourself as a person.”
This is my work and you can see additional coverage on this story at HawaiiNewsNow.
Smits started dancing as a kid, trying to impersonate Janet’s brother Michael by trying to impersonate his famous moon walk. He started performing by doing musicals through a school music program. Smits sister started to audition for musical parts when she was in high school and he was encouraged to audition as well.
Smits wanted to join one of Hawaii’s prestigious dance companies, 24/7 Danceforce, but the cost to take classes at the company was just too expensive. During one of Smits musical performances, 24/7 Danceforce director, Marcelo Pacleb noticed potential and approached him with a dance scholarship when he was 12.
Fresh out of high school, Smits auditioned for Hawaii’s dance show, Destination Groove Dance Hawaii and he took it as a booster to audition for a bigger show. He planned on auditioning for So You Think You Can Dance in California but also heard that Christina Aguilera was auditioning dancers as well. Smits flew to the mainland early to make Aguilera’s audition and was spotted by Janet Jackson’s choreographer Gil Dildilao, who is also from Hawaii. He still remembers the call that launched his dance career.
“One day after college, I’m driving home and I got the call and he literally just told me. [he said] I got two jobs for you. I knew who it was and I was like oh don’t even tell me Janet Jackson and then he says, so Janet and right when I heard those two words, I was like ahhh. I knew already and I was so stoked,” said Smits.
The Hawaii dancer admits that he was star struck when he met the multi-platiunum artist and it became all too real to be dancing for the sister of the man that inspired him to dance. Smits says that although Janet Jackson is an international star, to him and the other dancers she is one the sweetest people.
“She really took us in. She is very motherly. She took us out to eat, she talks to us, she doesn’t keep her distance.”
Some of his fondest memories throughout his dancing career surrounds the Jackson legacy. As a 24/7 dancer he remembers gliding across the stage in front of thousands at the Pro Bowl’s half time show. His fondest memory as professional dancer was dancing with Janet by himself and ending the dance routine by kissing her cheek.
The Kaneohe boy says that he has learned so much being away from the islands and is grateful to have met hard working people with great work ethics.
“Before I did this, I wasn’t sure if dancing was something that I could do, to make it. So once I got this it kind of reminded me what I love to do and how I have so much passion for it.”
Being a young kid from Hawaii, he hopes that his peers continue to strive for their dreams.
“Do whatever you have to do to be inspired. Don’t give up. Even if you have to throw yourself in a situation that is uncomfortable like leaving home...just the experience is worth it because you are only learning more about yourself as a person.”
Lake Smits & Janet Jackson
(Courtesy of Lake Smith)
This is my work and you can see additional coverage on this story at HawaiiNewsNow.
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