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Charlene H. Masuhara, Counselor, Hilo High School Charlene H. Masuhara is an educator who has been on the faculty of Hilo High School for 39 years. As a Social Studies teacher for 13 years and as a counselor for the past 26 years, Charlene has worked with hundreds of young people. Her work in post -high school planning includes, counseling students on their career choices and assisting them with their college applications and scholarships. She has facilitated a number of workshops for both students and parents on successfully navigating the college application process and has taught a number of classes during the summer. Charlene is also a counselor for the National College Horizons Program which provides college assistance to Native Americans including Indians, Eskimos and Hawaiians. This summer she will assist with the program at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Charlene is a member of the Hawaii Association of College Admissions Counselors, Na Leo Na' Opio (a youth civic action group sponsored by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney), a HUI Advisor for GEAR UP Hawai'i (a federally- funded college awareness program) and the faculty advisor for the Hilo High Key Club (a youth service organization sponsored by the East Hawaii Kiwanis). Through these associations, she has spent countless hours working with Hawaii's youth and developed strong relationships with the youth of our community. She has also volunteered hundreds of hours of service to our Hilo community. Charlene grew up in Hilo and attended Riverside Elementary School and Hilo Intermediate School before moving to Oahu and graduating from Kaimuki High School. Her Bachelors of Education and Masters of Educational Communications degrees are from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and her Masters in School Counseling is from The Ohio State University. She is married to Dr. John Masuhara, a former DOE principal and her daughter Janel, is a counselor at Keaukaha Elementary School. Jane E. Horike, Economic Development Specialist of the County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development Jane E. Horike was born and raised in Hilo and grew up in Kaumana during the time when there were no shopping centers and all of the stores were located in Downtown Hilo. Kress was where one went for candy, fabric, household needs, and there were grocery stores that sold food and the Beamer store sold hardware items. She attended Hilo Union, Hilo Intermediate, Hilo High School, University of Hawai'i at Hilo (2 years) and has a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from University of Hawai'i Manoa's College of Business Administration. Jane worked in private industry in Honolulu before returning to Hawai'i County. She worked with Hawai'i County Economic Opportunity for 22 years as a Program Specialist before coming to the County. For the last 9 years she has been an Economic Development Specialist with Hawai'i County Dept. of Research and Development is the Business and Community Development Specialist who assists existing business in expansion and diversification efforts as well as encourages the development of new industries in Hawai'i County. Jane is an alternative healing practitioner, and interested in the ways of the Hawaiian Culture. She spends her spare time reading, attending workshops, and enjoying her daughter, Mari Horike.