Kuilei Courageous Conversations

"Life is tough but we have to be tougher."
In this episode we have a recent Kapiʻolani Community College Culinary Arts graduate, Nikko Bolo. He was one of two of Kapiʻolani Community Collegeʻs 2022 Commencement Speakers who provided wonderful life advice.
https://youtu.be/USXb-OG2Fao
Please listen to his wonderful journey from Campbell HS in Ewa Beach, to becoming a student leader at Kapiʻolani CC, to starting his own business. Check him out on Instagram at Olympian_Donutz. It is so cool how he is creating a healthy alternative for his community.
"Feeding people the right way."
Please enjoy and share widely. Thank you!
Original music by Dylan and his dad

We are excited to share some interviews of former students are coming your way! In the next few weeks, we will be learning and sharing what our former students are doing in the community. It will be super cool. Some of our podcasts have made to Olelo TV as well so that is exciting too! Anyway, we appreciate you all tuning in and subscribing. Take care!

“I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. I have respect for the past, but I’m a person of the moment. I’m here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I’m at, then I go forward to the next place.” - Maya Angelou
The Hawai’i Association for College Admission Counseling (HACAC) is a group of professionals committed to assisting students to strive for their best, as written in HACAC's mission statement.
“Dedicated to helping students transition to post-secondary education through education, collaboration, and community building.”
On August 15, 2024, I had the honor to talk story with three of the originating members - Judy Hiramoto, Myron Arakawa, and Dan Feldhaus - who shared their insights and wisdom on what motivated them to start, what is now called the Hawai’i Association for College Admission Counseling. They even provided guidance on how best to stay true to the profession.
Their commitment to the college counseling profession demonstrated what it means to lead with integrity, compassion, and staying true to your core beliefs around student support services. One of the many highlights of this talk story session was a stroll down memory lane when Myron shared a group photo taken in 1987 of those who had a vision to design and execute this wonderful Association.
Thank you Judy, Myron, and Dan for taking this from a hallway in 1987 to changing hundreds of lives from students to professionals. We all appreciate you!

Yes yes, it has been a LONG LONG TIME! Thank you so much for your patience. This was an exciting episode because we were testing the College's BRAND NEW podcasting station in our Library! Huge shout out to the folks in the Library and IT for putting this together. With us was Amy Shiroma, one of the AMAZING faculty in Kapi'olani CC's Hospitality and Tourism Department as well as a co-host for INSPIRED BY ALOHA podcast - FOLLOW THEM!

We had so much fun just chatting about random stuff but this time IN PERSON. We hope you enjoy our Conversations! Please share widely.

Take care!

Thanks again for tuning in! This is a follow up to our first Podcast on Select Programs. Just a reminder that students need to apply as a Liberal Art student first, complete the Program's PREREQUISITES, and THEN apply to our Select Programs. If there are any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected].