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Honolulu City Council honors GOALS Hawaii founder for work on addiction prevention and youth programs
Summary
The council presented an honorary certificate to Kekoa (Kekoa Pioloa Kaivalio/Keikoa Pioloa Kaivalio in transcript) of GOALS Hawaii for his work addressing addiction, bullying and violence and for youth programming.
The Honolulu City Council presented an honorary certificate recognizing Kekoa Pioloa Kaivalio (identified in remarks with variant spellings) for his leadership of GOALS Hawaii and his work supporting youth through mentoring and programs on addiction recovery and violence prevention.
Council remarks said Kaivalio overcame a personal history of substance use and now leads community outreach and school-based programming through GOALS Hawaii. Speakers described his work as mentoring, speaking engagements and social-media outreach that reaches schools and youth programs across Oʻahu.
A formal resolution recognizing Kaivalio’s contributions was read in the chamber. The transcript includes variant spellings of the honoree’s name; the council’s remarks emphasized his role as GOALS Hawaii’s founder and executive director and his impact on anti-bullying and substance-use awareness programming.
