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KĀKOU: Hawai‘i’s Town Hall

KĀKOU: Hawaiʻi’s Town Hall
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Thousands of Hawaiʻi high school graduates head out of state every year for an education and opportunity beyond school. Many do not come back. The reasons are varied but they include issues that have been talked about for decades including the lack of affordable housing and the high cost of living compared to other communities on the mainland. Itʻs a stressful decision too many of our state’s best and brightest have to make.
Air Date: Thu, May 25, 2023 7:30 PM

 

Moderator, Yunji de Nies

Co-moderators:

  • Reece Lapas, 2023 graduate of McKinley High School in Honolulu
  • Mina Suzuki, 2023 graduate of Baldwin High School in Kahului, Maui

Kākou Panelists:

  • Jacob Chong, 2023 graduate of Waiākea High School in Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island
  • Chanel Matsumoto, 2023 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, Honolulu
  • Kate Nakamura, 2023 graduate of Kauaʻi High School, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi
  • Ethan Morse, 2012 gradaute of Farrington High School, Honolulu
  • Seth Okumura, 2021 graduate of Punahou School, Makiki, Honolulu
  • Eleyne Fia, College and Career counselor Campbell High School, ʻEwa Beach, West Oʻahu
  • Sterling Higa, Executive Director, Housing Hawaiʻi’s Future
  • Sumner La Croix, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization Fellow, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Hawaiʻi
  • David Lassner, President, University of Hawaiʻi