Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 10, 1 October 1990 — ALU LIKE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALU LIKE

(presented by Ka Wai Ola O OHA and Alu Like as a public service)

Summer Youth program "Ho'ala" (Restore) was the theme this year of Alu Like's Summer Youth Employment Training Program. It was devised by Anona Napoleon, a SYETP counselor. According to Ben Aema, employment program assistant and O'ahu Island Summer Youth Employment and Training Program Coordinator, mueh of this year's success ean be attributed to excellent youth counselors and staff. The counselors and staff included counselors Lee Cashman, Sandy Clarke, Jeno Enoeeneio, Lani Gohier, Arviella Kelii, Frances Labuguen, Gina Lee, Charmaine Mokiao, Anona Napoleon, Chad Parker; Nelli Keheaku-Kalamau, electrical technician supervisor; Liz Mossman and Alexis Puaa. summer youth technicians. Six hundred seventy youths participated in formats of classroom training (CRT) and work experience ( WEX) at approximately 67 work sites. "I was extremely proud that there was a 400 percent increase in the CRT activity for this year," said Ben Aema. NaneaSai, employmentand training coordinator at the O'ahu lsland Center said "This has been the best summer youth employment training program yet. It was virtually eom-plaint-free from start to end, surpassing our target goal of 650 participants in the program, hecause it was managed effectively and professionally."