Category: Civic Engagement

FREE Teen Disaster Prep Training on Maui

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Flyer advertising Teen Disaster Prep Training in Kihei June 18-20. Registration link in text

Free Teen Disaster Preparedness training is being offered June 18-20 with final disaster simulation on June 28 in Kihei. Register at: go.hawaii.edu/Vra or contact Nancy Ooki at ooki@hawaii.edu for more information. PONO is a FREE Disaster Preparedness Training program for Teens that provides hands-on training following the Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The training has been adapted for teens but still includes all of the knowledge and skills provided in the adult training including Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety, Search and Rescue, Triage, and…

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Congratulations to the 2024 Congress Delegation

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Nine 4-Hers from Maui and Oahu have been invited to represent Hawaii 4-H at this year’s National 4-H Congress in November 29 – December 3, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations go out to Lyla Ka’ili, Sophia Kato, Violet Kato, Capriana Nozaki, Sara Stupplebeen, Skylar Watanabe, and Sophie Maeda from the Maui Wolves 4-H Club and Kilinoe Gouvea and Cara Egami from Oahu Happy Honu 4-H Club. National 4-H Congress is a prestigious national youth leadership and recognition event attended by about 1,000 outstanding 4-Hers from across that national and U.S.…

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Mahalo Creeks 4-H Club!!

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Activities for youth impacted by Maui wildfire

The volunteers, leaders, members, and faculty of the Maui County 4-H program greatly appreciate the extremely generous donations from the Creeks 4-H club. Youth members from the clubs voted to donate proceeds from their fundraising projects to support the youth displaced by the wildfire disasters on Maui in August 2023. The Maui County 4-H Leaders Organization is currently planning on how to use the funds for the greatest impact. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! The clubs also created button to support and cheer the youth. They also donated tic tac toe…

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Operation Christmas Shoebox

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11/2023 Operation Christmas Shoebox Project 12

Members from several 4-H clubs and other youth groups met on November 7, 2023 to pack Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes & 100 keiki bags with toys, toiletries, & school supplies for youth impacted by the wildfires in Lahaina in August. The Maui group packed 1,868 boxes! Their efforts were combined with groups from other locations around the state. Hawaii’s contribution of 44,866 Operation Christmas shoeboxes will be heading to Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Ukraine, El Salvador, Madagascar, and Uruguay.

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