Hawaii

The Young Activists Guide to Making Change

After three years of hard work led by youth activists and local organizations, Hawai'i students will have access to something new to meet their essential needs: free period products in school.

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

Leah Nichols

Animator

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Joel Serin-Christ

Director of Studio Production & Impact

Hawai‘i Students Fought for Free Menstrual Products in Schools and Won

Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law requiring public schools to provide free period products. Meet the educator and students who made that happen.

Georgia Davis

Associate Editor

Episode 3: Culture, Community, and Care

Hear how students at DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach in Hawai‘i are finding their voice as leaders, and building strong connections within their community.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

‘Ohana and ‘Āina: Connecting Family, Farming, and Freedom

Join 16-year-old high school student Jade Onaka in this animated video as she explores her family’s history to learn about the farming practices and Indigenous food systems that sustained Hawaiians for generations.

Joel Serin-Christ

Author

Jade Onaka

Director

Leah Nichols

Animator

Love Story: Summer (Institute) Lovin’, Happened So Fast

It was a crush turned epic love story between two alums, but an ocean and two years apart in two different regions – New Mexico and Hawaiʻi – tested their love. Through time and distance, their flame remained lit. Now they have their happily ever after.

Paula Ann Solis

Creating A Path Toward Healing in the Classroom

How schools have adapted their social-emotional supports to help students cope with the emotional toll of the pandemic.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

Seniors of 2020 Get Their Moment

The last months of high school are packed with culminating moments, celebrations and heartfelt goodbyes, usually. Thirteen seniors recreate the moments they were most looking forward to before the world changed.

Joel Serin-Christ

Author

Making Social-Emotional Learning Work for Everyone

As school districts expand social-emotional learning in the classroom, experts are working to create the right assessments to support systemwide growth.

Leah Fabel

What Makes a State Teacher of the Year?

Mathieu Williams, the 2019 Hawai’i State Teacher of the Year, discusses his year as State Teacher of the Year and how he uses this role to amplify the voices of his students, his school, and his community. 

The TFA Editorial Team

Special Education Allyship In Action

Four corps members serving as special education teachers share how they promote advocacy, agency, and positive disability identity building in their classrooms.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day