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risk taking within each individual builds stronger 'Debate helped me to work
. ties in the community. Taking leadership not on my speaking skills. It helps
only provides an efficient way of learning, but you to think really fast and be INSPIRE THE WORLD
'# also prepares individuals for future able to draw information from WITH ALOHA!
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leadership involves taking responsible risks and scenarios."Isaac Han
being able to absorb information efficiently.
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Whether or not one is interested in studying When I first attended a conference like the Civic
politics or other global studies, these skills are Engagement and Policy Forum, I was really nervous. I
important for many career prospects. Our generally dislike arguing, so I thought going through
closely interacting society thrusts staggering debate sessions would intimidate me. When I actually went
problems and incomprehensible issues that there (a Model UN conference), the room was flooded with
need attention. What seems like an obstacle, booming speech, quick hand motions, and appealing eye
however, can be an initiative to take a contacts, and foreign delegates debated counterterrorism
courageous step towards promoting leadership issue like it's a personal problem. I then realized that just by
and learning. coming together "pretending" to solve a problem spreads ,
more awareness in the community about that issue. Then it
would not be "pretending" anymore! Mock debates
contribute greatly to solving issues, and that is what inspired
N me and Keilani to host this Forum.
-Mai Tsukamoto, Pro ram Director
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Importance of Leadership What is Civic Engagement
Conferences and Policy Forum?
Kealakehe High School students attended Model United
Nations conference in New York and San Francisco, in which
they represented UN member states to simulate a UN
meeting. Students gained valuable experience through this "Civic engagement means
leadership conference Here are some words from those working to make a
students!
"MUN, for me, was a crazy fun difference in the civic life of
adventure across the country our communities and
that opened me up to a literal 1 developing the combination\ '? /
� world of new perspectives." of knowledge, skills, values
i Gabriela Andrade and motivation to make
that difference. It means � is I :*f.
"Model UN taught me how promoting the quality of life '�
to think on my feet and how in a community, through 'T r I q
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an answer."Somer Mitchell political processes:
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The Civic Engagement and Policy Forum is aimed to
In the beginning. I was never as concerned about spread awareness of local and global issues, and
global issues. I had a very limited amount of develop leadership skills of participants. It provides
knowledge of world affairs and was unaware of some a hands-on experience for students to understand the
of the important skills I needed for the future. idea of d plomacy, by becoming a diplomat. We
Participating with organizations such as Speech & debate, negotiate, and make decisions based on fixed
Debate, the Academic World Quest, PAAC, and the
positions on various topics.
Model United Nations opened up my perspective on
many things. I understood the importance of why we r ilpt
should care for all parts of the world and try to make
a difference. I was also able to gain better speaking
skills, improve on my writing, and learn to work well
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with others for a greater good.
Keilani Smith, --.4 i-1 --,
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Program Guice
Friday
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4:OOpm Registration
5:30 Opening Ceremony & Dinner j f
7-9 County Issue Si u atio °;•endas
Saturday County Agenda:
7:30am Breakfast Geothermal Resource Management
8:30
-11 :30 State Issue State Agenda:
12pm Guest Speaker & Lunch State Budget Planning
1-4 National Issue
5-7 Innovative Design Thinking National Agenda:
8 Research Time & Dinner Universal Healthcare
Sunday Global Issue:
7:30am Breakfast Counterterrorism
8:30 Global Issue (Security Council)
-11 :30
12 Closing Ceremony & Lunch
:OOpm Assist participants to Impact Kona