Entrepreneurship
Discover your passion and turn it into a path with hands-on career programs.
What We Offer
Explore your future with programs that blend creativity, entrepreneurship, and life skills. Our Entrepreneurship offerings support you in building confidence, discovering passions, and preparing for what’s next.
Build it Bootcamp: Skate/Surf
Design your own skate or surf line and learn what it takes to launch a brand. Connect with young entrepreneurs who built swimwear businesses before 25. Build skills, gain resources, and grow your vision. All levels welcome, bring your ideas and energy. Ages: 16-24
Entrepreneurʻs Toolkit: AI
Turn ideas into action. You’ll learn how to use AI tools to build business assets faster and with less cost. Explore real-world scenarios, past and present, and gain skills to scale your vision. No tech background? We’ll help you get started. Ages: 16-24
Life Readiness Team
Todd Wilson
Director, Life Readiness
Todd Wilson
Director, Life Readiness
Todd Wilson is the Director of Life Readiness at Liliʻuokalani Center and has worked his entire career in education design and program management.
Most recently at the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, he advised on federal grant projects transitioning from COVID-19 restrictions to developing school and student health networks. Previously, as a consultant, Todd designed professional development systems to transition the Department of Defense Education Agency and Hawaiʻi Department of Education to the Common Core Standards, supporting agency-wide changes focused on performance data and instructional design. Before these large projects, he led youth-focused environmental programs in California and New Mexico, along with summer programs focused on wilderness, sustainability, and global dialogue. He has worked at public, independent, and charter schools and started as a writing teacher in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, a placement through Teach For America.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Grand Valley State University and his Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Education from St. John’s College.
Shaaroni Wong
Manager, Learning Design
Shaaroni Wong
Manager, Learning Design
Born and raised in the ua tuahine of Mānoa Valley, Shaaroni has lived and traveled around the world, learning from and with educators and youth on five continents in roles ranging from teacher to humanitarian clown.
Shaaroni joins the Trust after finishing her PhD in Sociology at the University of Cambridge in England, where she focused on Indigenous women’s stories. She has 10 years of experience teaching, with a specialty of working with the Deaf and students with learning disabilities. Shaaroni deeply believes that all kamaliʻi have the ability and kuleana to tell their own stories and define what success looks like to them. She is committed to supporting kamaliʻi on their journeys with the knowledge that the path to finding ourselves is rarely simple or straight.
In her spare time, Shaaroni enjoys horseback riding, traveling, dancing, writing, getting muddy in the loʻi, and creating chaos with her family.
Kiani Akina
Work and Life Skills Coordinator
Kiani Akina
Work and Life Skills Coordinator
Kiani Akina is the Work and Life Skills Coordinator at Liliʻuokalani Center.
Moana Cho
Youth Engagement Specialist – GED/Early College
Moana Cho
Youth Engagement Specialist – GED/Early College
Moana Cho is the Youth Engagement Specialist (GED/Early College) at Liliʻuokalani Center.
Chelsey Sagon
Youth Engagement Specialist – Learning Lab
Chelsey Sagon
Youth Engagement Specialist – Learning Lab
Chelsey Sagon is the Learning Lab Youth Engagement Specialist for Liliʻuoklanai Trust based out of Liliʻuokalani Center. Born and raised in Makakilo, Oʻahu, she holds a B.A. in Clinical Counseling from Seattle Pacific University. Chelsey is grateful to serve with Liliʻuokalani Trust and is dedicated to uplifting Hawaiʻi’s youth.
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