Hawaiʻi Leadership Forum welcomes new Omidyar Fellows cohort
Fourteen leaders from across Hawaiʻi have been selected for Cohort X of the Omidyar Fellows, an 18-month program grounded in ʻāina, relationships, and applied learning.
Honolulu, Oʻahu
Source: Omidyar Fellows
The Hawaiʻi Leadership Forum has announced 14 leaders chosen for Cohort X of the Omidyar Fellows, which begins in October 2025. The fellowship is designed to cultivate leaders who act boldly, collaborate deeply, and create long-term positive change across Hawaiʻi.
The 18-month curriculum includes orientation, monthly sessions, three retreats, talk story with community and government leaders, and a new immersive huakaʻi, where each fellow designs a personal learning journey grounded in ʻāina. Fellows then co-create a practicum in early 2027 before joining the Forum of Fellows, a network of more than 130 alumni.
This year’s cohort includes educators, nonprofit leaders, business executives, and government officials, among them, most with strong ties to Native Hawaiian scholarship and community.
Cohort X Fellows include:
- Kimo Carvalho, CEO, HomeAid Hawai‘i
- Noe Goodyear-Ka‘ōpua, Professor, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Trustee, Kamehameha Schools
- Michelle Jaime, President, The Vanguard Theory
- Ryan Kanaka‘ole, First Deputy, State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources
- Ku‘ulani Keohokalole, CEO, People Strategies Hawai‘i
- Olin Lagon, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Shifted Energy
- Kelly Miyamura, Senior Program Officer, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
- Autumn Ness, Executive Director, Lahaina Community Land Trust
- No‘eau Peralto, Executive Director, Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili (huiMAU)
- Kaipo Perez III, Senior Advisor for DoD Land Use and Strategic Engagement, ANSER (DoD Contractor) / Hawai‘i Coordination Cell, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
- Liza Ryan Gill, Refounder and Executive Director, Hawai‘i Coalition for Immigrant Rights
- Rebecca Soon, COO, Solutions Pacific; President, Ward Research
- Babā Yim, Po‘okumu (Principal), Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻO Ānuenue (Hawai‘i State Department of Education)
- Terence Young, EVP of O‘ahu Operations and CEO of Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, and Straub Benioff Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health
💭 What does it mean for Hawaiʻi’s future when leadership training is rooted in ʻāina, kuleana, and collective responsibility?
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