A Gathering Of Exceptional Students Where Grades Take A Back Seat

June 5, 2018 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—The idea sprang from a lunchtime meal over hamburger steak and saimin at a Zippy’s restaurant in 2014.

Why, wondered Alapaki Nahale-a and Andrew Aoki — community members who are deeply involved in social and civic causes — do only kids who excel academically or on achievement tests get recognized within the education system?

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