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(From left) Skye Antonio, Francisco Mawae, Zoey Corpuz, Victoria Zembik, Alora Amina, Joshua Takara, Mahealani Sims-Tulba, Jonah Zembik, Jarren Corpuz, Lilynoe Mawae, Vincent Takara, Kiana Lambot, Natalie Abrigado and Sophia Bertram. PHOTO BY LAWRENCE TABUDLO<\/p><\/div>\n

Some people discover their life\u2019s calling in early adulthood. Others, try as they might, never really find their path. And every now and then, a few realize their mission while still in their adolescence.<\/p>\n

Mahealani Sims-Tulba belongs in the latter group. As the daughter of a local politician and celebrity (her father is Honolulu City Councilman Augusto \u201cAugie T\u201d Tulba, who burst on the scene as a comedian and radio personality in the \u201990s), she found her purpose early on \u2014 age 13, to be exact \u2014 believing that her life was to be lived in service to others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew even back then that I wanted to do good things for people,\u201d says Sims-Tulba, now 23. \u201cI saw my dad do it as he put smiles on people\u2019s faces, and they would always say, \u2018Thank you so much for everything you do for our community.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Mahealani Sims-Tulba took a negative experience in pageantry and turned it into a positive anti-bullying movement. PHOTO COURTESY MAHEALANI SIMS-TULBA<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI wanted to be just like that.\u201d So, the very determined youngster with the organically sunny disposition put on her game face and got started. After writing and illustrating a children\u2019s book called It\u2019s Okay To Be Different<\/em> in 2012, Sims-Tulba launched B.R.A.V.E. Hawai\u2018i the following year, a nonprofit dedicated to helping youth combat bullying. From the get-go, the organization with the acronym that stands for \u201cBe Respectful And Value Everyone,\u201d has resonated with thousands of youth across the state by promoting \u201ckindness and respectfulness, goal-setting, personal development and motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helped that I was still a child and I could connect with them,\u201d says the nonprofit\u2019s founder and CEO when recalling her early days of winning over crowds of youth. \u201cGrowing up at school, we\u2019d have speakers come and talk to us all the time, but a lot of the kids wouldn\u2019t listen because it was boring, and they didn\u2019t really care what the adults were saying.<\/p>\n

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Mahealani Sims-Tulba reads excerpts from her children\u2019s book It\u2019s Okay To Be Different to a youngster PHOTO COURTESY MAHEALANI SIMS-TULBA<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBut when you\u2019re a kid listening to another kid talk, you listen. You listen to your friends, you listen to your peers \u2014 because you\u2019re equal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe most importantly, the messages had an impact because they were coming from someone who was a victim of bullying herself. (More on this later.)<\/p>\n

In its 10th year, B.R.A.V.E. Hawai\u2018i remains a force in bringing greater anti-bullying awareness to students through its state Department of Education-certified school programs, and beyond. Last month, for example, the nonprofit received good news when Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed Bill 52 \u2014 which makes bullying illegal on city property and within city programs \u2014 into law.<\/p>\n

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Appearing with Grace Kennedy, at left, at the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards PHOTO COURTESY MAHEALANI SIMS-TULBA<\/p><\/div>\n

The government\u2019s action is \u201ca big deal\u201d for Sims-Tulba and her organization, in part because it validates what she and her supporters have been fighting for over the last decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started B.R.A.V.E., we were told that bullying would not even be considered for a law for at least 10 years \u2014 and that was in 2013. Back then, we were like, \u2018Man, that\u2019s so long from now!\u2019\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we get it. It\u2019s been 10 years and here we are, and now we understand that it takes time to advocate; it takes time for people to see that bullying is an issue, and that it needs to be addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Holding court with Miss American Scholar queens at a B.R.A.V.E. Hawai\u2018i community activity. PHOTO COURTESY MAHEALANI SIMS-TULBA<\/p><\/div>\n

Before Sims-Tulba chose her path in life, all she wanted was a piece of the pageantry world. At the time, her best friend in elementary school was involved in a contest and the allure of wearing a dress and tiara began to pique her interest, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy friend looked really pretty and I thought, \u2018Oh, I want to try that! I want to stand on the stage and look pretty!\u2019\u201d she explains. \u201cThat sounds really bad now, but at the time I really didn\u2019t know anything about pageantry other than I wanted to try it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet what should have been a joyous decision soon turned into a nightmare. According to Sims-Tulba, her best friend immediately unleashed a campaign of put-downs against her with the intent of driving the then 10-year-old from an upcoming competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a lot of mean words said directly to me and also said indirectly \u2026 and rumors were spread,\u201d explains Sims-Tulba. \u201cThey\u2019d tell me, \u2018You\u2019re not pretty enough to be in a pageant. You\u2019re not smart enough to be in a pageant. You\u2019re too fat to be in a pageant.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot harder as a child because you don\u2019t really expect your best friend to do that to you, let alone gather up all her other friends and have them all gang up on you over something that has nothing to do with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The insults had a noticeable impact on Sims-Tulba. Her smile disappeared. Her grades dropped. She stopped participating in activities she once loved to do. She even withdrew from loved ones while sinking deeper into despair.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was that kid who was afraid to speak up. I didn\u2019t tell my parents when I got bullied; I kept it quiet from them for a long time,\u201d she remembers. \u201cBut I\u2019m really fortunate that my mom (Kimberly) was able to catch it and notice that things were not right with me. She was insistent and persistent enough to keep pestering me about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s said that time heals all wounds, but in Sims-Tulba\u2019s case, the emotional trauma and resulting scars still seem fresh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose things, yeah, they were said to me when I was 10 years old, but they don\u2019t just go away. It sticks with you,\u201d she explains. \u201cSometimes you look in the mirror and you hear those things that were said to you \u2026 that creeping voice in your head that\u2019s telling you, \u2018Well, maybe they were right,\u2019 and it just puts you in a bad mood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the less-than-auspicious start to her pageantry career, Sims-Tulba has actually found success within the community over the years. Aside from creating the community-service based organization Miss American Scholar, the highly decorated young adult has walked off with her share of crowns, including being named 2020 Miss Aloha Latina, 2016 Miss Hawai\u2018i US Jr. Teen and 2014 Miss Jr. T.E.E.N. Hawai\u2018i.<\/p>\n

Along the way, she\u2019s also been honored with The Diana Award, named after Princess Diana and given to an outstanding youth who helps improve the lives of others. This recognition was undoubtedly based in part on her previous work with the homeless in Kaka\u2018ako. She says that providing such service afforded her greater perspective on how others cope each day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to private school my whole life and I come from a pretty fortunate family, so I\u2019ve never seen people living like that before,\u201d she says about her first experience of feeding and interacting with the homeless. \u201cI mean this is kind of embarrassing, but I didn\u2019t even know public school was free until I was like 12. I grew up very fortunate and seeing people (struggle) really affected me, and made me want to dedicate my life to helping.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the pageants, Sims-Tulba finds time to dabble in another passion of hers: music. Several years ago, the gifted singer dropped the single Let Me Down Easy<\/em>, and promises to release an EP in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will either be out later this year or by the beginning of next year,\u201d she notes. \u201cWe\u2019re still working on it. We\u2019re trying to go in a more K-pop-inspired direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just as thrilling will be where she leads her organization in the months ahead. On the horizon is the creation of B.R.A.V.E. Hawai\u2018i Leadership Academy, an after-school mentoring program \u201cwhere we help build the leaders of tomorrow,\u201d as well as the launch of the B.R.A.V.E. Hawai\u2018i Kids Award, a monthly honor that recognizes and rewards an individual or organization with a cash scholarship for exemplary work performed in the community.<\/p>\n

For Sims-Tulba, the opportunity to continue growing her nonprofit while staying true to her life\u2019s calling is all rather satisfying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started off really small, so there\u2019s a lot to be proud of. A lot of it has been just me, my mom and my dad. We\u2019re the backbone of B.R.A.V.E.,\u201d she mentions. \u201cBut there\u2019s been so many other people who have come along the way and we\u2019ve been able to really have great supporters that we\u2019re really thankful for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really proud of the family we\u2019ve been able to create. All of us have one goal, and our goal is to give back and make a difference. I\u2019m proud to say we\u2019ve been able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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