WEST MAUI – For the past five years, the Ignite A Life (IAI) nonprofit dba Hawaii Leaders Core (HLC) has been opening doors for the youth of our island community, sponsoring attendance at various renowned youth leadership summits across the globe, including San Diego, United Kingdom and Australia Their success rate with the students of the HLC has been stellar, so practiced, that the beneficial organization is hosting the first-ever Alaka’i Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA) this summer on June 18-24 at the Maui Beach Hotel.

NAPILI – Last summer, 17-year-old Maui Preparatory Academy student Alex Muto attended the Anthony Robbins Foundation Global Youth Leadership Summit (GLYS). At the annual conference, participants are encouraged to identify personal goals, pledge a commitment to community service and make a difference.