{"id":222377,"date":"2025-09-19T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=222377"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:14:09","slug":"uh-leaders-join-cohort-x-of-omidyar-fellows-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/19\/uh-leaders-join-cohort-x-of-omidyar-fellows-program\/","title":{"rendered":"9 UH<\/abbr> leaders join Cohort X of Omidyar Fellows program"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Fourteen local leaders have been selected for Cohort X of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Leadership Forum\u2019s Omidyar Fellows program, including nine with strong University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> ties:<\/p>\n

Noe Goodyear Kaʻ\u014dpua<\/span>—UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa professor; BA<\/abbr> Hawaiian Studies and Political Science, 1996
\nMichelle Jaime—Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College, AA<\/abbr> Liberal Arts, 1998; UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa BA<\/abbr> Psychology, 2001
\nRyan Kanakaʻole<\/span>—UH<\/abbr> Hilo BA<\/abbr> Political Science; William S. Richardson School of Law JD<\/abbr> and Certificate in Native Hawaiian Law
\nKuʻulani<\/span> Keohokalole—UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa BA<\/abbr> Ethnic Studies; BA<\/abbr> Women’s Studies
\nOlin Lagon—Honolulu CC<\/abbr>; UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa BBA<\/abbr> Multidisciplinary and International Entrepreneurship\/Accounting, 1995
\nNoʻeau<\/span> Peralto—UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa MA<\/abbr> Hawaiian Studies; PhD<\/abbr> Political Science in Indigenous Politics
\nKaipo Perez III—UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa BS<\/abbr> Marine Biology, 2009; PhD<\/abbr> Zoology, 2013
\nRebecca Soon—William S. Richardson School of Law JD<\/abbr> and Certificate in Native Hawaiian Law, 2016
\nBab\u0101 Yim—UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa BA<\/abbr> ʻ\u014clelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, 1996; MA<\/abbr> Education and Teaching, 1999<\/p>\n

Cohort X begins in October 2025 with an 18-month curriculum that includes orientation, monthly sessions, three retreats and discussions with community, business and government leaders.<\/p>\n

A new feature, the Immersive Huakaʻi<\/span>, will allow each fellow to design a personal learning experience to strengthen connections with local communities. The cohort will eventually join the Forum of Fellows, an active network of 131 leaders, to advance meaningful, long-term change in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“These leaders have answered the k\u0101hea (call) for their community,” said Cheryl Kaʻuhane<\/span> Lupenui, Omidyar Fellows Cohort X lead. “Their immersive journey now unfolds as they join together learning important practices that will guide their leadership for a thriving Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cohort will work to advance long-term, meaningful change in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":222382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,679,598,62,63,14,9,68],"class_list":["post-222377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-alumni","tag-alumni-recognition","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-william-s-richardson-school-of-law","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t