Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 11, 1 November 1991 — Teen heads to D.C. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Teen heads to D.C.

Karen Leleiwi of Kailua and a Kamehameha Schools student has been selected to attend The National Young Leaders Conference from Nov. 5 - 10 in Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated academic achievement, leadership and citizenship, Leleiwi will be among 350 outstanding high school students from across the nation at the conference sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council.

The theme of the Nahonal Young Leaders Conference s "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today. " Throughout the six-day conference, Leleiwi will meet with key leaders and newsmakers from the three branches of government, the media and the diplomatic corps.

Highlights of Leleiwi's week in Washington will include welcoming remarks from a member of congress on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and a panel discussion led by journalists at the National Press Club. Founded in 1985, the eouneil is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization committed to recognizing outstanding youth and providing them with a "hands-on" civic learning experience in the nation's capital.

-r -i ^tms, Karen Leleiwi