These are the stories of the people designing solutions.

Wesley Adkins

Talking about bulls is not the same as being in the bullring.

Smart Sustainable Communities

Olga Dolgopolova and Lauren Tanner

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.- Albert Einstein

Smart Sustainable Communities

Zachary Morita

Education inspires learners for life

Equitable Access to Education

Riley Blaber

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Transformational Learning & Educational Attainment

Emma Tilitile

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” -Jane Goodall

Waste Reduction



Sayles Day

“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” –J.K. Rowling

Green Workforce and Education

Devin Takahashi

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Smart Sustainable Communities

Madeline Mckinnon

"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." – Margaret J. Wheatley

Green Workforce and Education

Karina Hernandez

ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike

There is no end to knowledge

Green Workforce and Education

Billy Rosencrans

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around every once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller

Green Workforce & Education

Hoku-Lani Mustafaa

Girls should learn history and make it.

Increasing Local Food

Pi'ikea Kalakau-Baarde

‘Ike aku, ‘ike mai. Kōkua aku, kōkua mai. Pēlā ka nohona ‘ohana.

"Watch, observe. Help others and accept help. That is the family way."

Green Workforce and Education