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How do you think you contribute to society?<\/p>\n
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Charmaine Hacker-Sabas<\/strong><\/span> “I think I contribute to my community by being a productive member of society in general. I go to work, I pay taxes, I vote, and I buy local.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ src=”https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Charmaine.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ src=”https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Yilin.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.101″]<\/p>\n Yilin Wan<\/strong> <\/span> “I contribute to society by being warm hearted and helping others. Just in general, being kind. When I go back home I’ll probably want to be a teacher.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.101″]<\/p>\n Amar Thejas<\/strong><\/span> “I contribute to society by volunteering at my friend’s farm and helping him with farming. I don’t know if that’s contributing to society, but it provides fresh, healthy food. I support local farmers. I make art, I’m an artist, and I focus a lot of my artwork on planet pollution.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ src=”https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Amar.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ src=”https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ku-Moo-Alii-Nui-Loa-Moi-Kimg-Kamehameha-8.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.101″]<\/p>\n K\u016b Mo’o Ali’i Nui Loa Mo’i King Kamehameha VIII<\/strong><\/span> “I contribute to society by inspiring our younger generation to rebuild our lo’i kalo mahi’ai farms (taro farms) and our loko i’a mahi’ai fish ponds and all of our sacred places around the islands, our beautiful Hawaiian islands.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.101″]<\/p>\n Jaelynn Lopez<\/strong> <\/span> “A lot of my contribution comes from how I interact with people of my community. Helping people and being loving and kind goes a long way. It changes the way people choose to live around you. Not always, but love and kindness usually reciprocates itself. Another way is throwing away my trash or trash of others. I feel like I can only contribute so much to the environment but the very least I can do is to pick up trash around me. There are many other ways but these are probably the most important ones for me.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ src=”https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A0C54DCB-3DD7-497C-979C-B2886C789AFC.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Jana Julian | Staff Writer How do you think you contribute to society? Charmaine Hacker-Sabas Age: 23 Hometown: Pearl City Major: Psychology “I think I contribute to my community by being a productive member of society in general. I go to work, I pay taxes, I vote, and I buy local.” Yilin Wan Age: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":8325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Charmaine Hacker-Sabas<\/p> Age: 23<\/p> Hometown: Pearl City<\/p> Major: BA in Psychology<\/p> \u201cI think that I contribute to my community by being a productive member of society in general. I go to work, I pay taxes, I vote, and I buy local.\u201d<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Yilin Wan<\/p> Age: 20<\/p> Hometown: Wuhan, China<\/p> Major: Liberal Arts<\/p> \"I contribute to society by being warm hearted and helping others. Just in general, being kind. When I go back home I'll probably want to be a teacher.\"<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Amar Thejas<\/p> Age: 22<\/p> Hometown:<\/p> Major: Liberal Arts<\/p> \"I contribute to society by volunteering at my friends farm and helping him with farming. I don't know if that's contributing to society but it provides fresh, healthy food. I support local farmers. 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\nAge: 23
\nHometown: Pearl City
\nMajor: Psychology<\/p>\n
\nAge: 20
\nHometown: Wuhan, China
\nMajor: Liberal Arts<\/p>\n
\nAge: 22
\nHometown: Trivandrum, India
\nMajor: Liberal Arts<\/p>\n
\nAge: 63
\nHometown: Wailua
\nMajor: Hawaiian Studies<\/p>\n
\nAge: 27
\nHometown: Honolulu
\nMajor: Public Health<\/p>\n