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Photo courtesy Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i<\/p><\/div>\n

B<\/span>efore John Fink ever became a prominent local TV executive and well before he began sharing his \u201cThink About It\u201d musings as a MidWeek<\/i> columnist, he was a mentor for the nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u02bbi.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, Fink was still in his young adult years \u2014 specifically his early 20s \u2014 and yet he was already convinced that children and teenagers required positive role models to succeed in life. As he recalls thinking, \u201cThe youth gains a friend, a mentor and possibly a tutor on life, a friendly reminder each week that someone cares about me, sees me as important enough to spend some time with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was during those years that he formed a connection with an O\u2018ahu youngster named Josh, who served as a batboy for Fink\u2019s adult softball team on weekends. When the squad wasn\u2019t playing, they would hang out and do other fun things together, including catching movies on the big screen, like the just-released sequel in the Star Wars<\/i> series, The Empire Strikes Back<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But after many get-togethers and numerous conversations, Fink\u2019s relationship with the youngster ended when the boy\u2019s mother remarried. Although parting ways was difficult, Fink believes their two years of bonding allowed both to \u201cmake a difference in each other\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a responsible friend who spent four hours weekly with him \u2014 on time and dependable,\u201d Fink says, \u201cand he helped prepare me for fatherhood and forced me out of my comfort zone (by) giving back at a grassroots level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

These days, Fink serves as an emeritus board member for BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi, which he applauds for creating professionally supported environments where at-risk youth are able to develop a sense of self-worth, build their self-confidence and ultimately achieve success.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBig Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u02bbi is a proven preventive program. Sometimes all a kid needs is a dependable and older friend to guide them along, to help them focus, to provide a boost,\u201d he explains. \u201cThis can have immediate benefits in school, at home, in social circles and invariably in college, in the job market and with significant others along the way. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes a big brother can just be the gentle wind to help a child move his sailboat along the way as he grows up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Like the many who\u2019ve passed through its mentoring programs, BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi has grown much since it began operations in 1963. In the coming days, the organization will unveil its latest growth spurt \u2014 one that directly challenges the men of these islands to be difference-makers in the lives of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s keiki.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>eginning next month and continuing through September, BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi is initiating its statewide project Aloha 100: A Challenge to Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s Men \u2014 a campaign that seeks to recruit 100 male mentors in 100 days. Guided by Native Hawaiian principles such as \u2018ohana, k\u014dkua and kuleana, the nonprofit hopes to match a long waitlist of youth \u2014 some whom the organization claims have been in the queue for months, if not years \u2014 with caring adults willing to serve as life guides and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi, 75% of those on its current waiting list are boys in dire need of male mentors. Many are looking for life-changing results when it comes to improvement in academics, development of interpersonal relationships and reduction in risky behaviors.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization contends that once paired with a mentor, these youth will have a greater than 90% percent chance of feeling like they belong and have self-worth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis campaign will help provide some much-need urgency and support to help shrink the waitlist of little brother aspirants,\u201d Fink says. \u201cWhat could be a better tribute and legacy than to have helped mentor a child? There are undoubtedly thousands of civic-minded potential mentors out there locally who can find the time to make this venture a win-win-win for our community, our youth and our mentors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler Kurashige, president and CEO of BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi, says Aloha 100 is based on California\u2019s Men\u2019s Service Challenge, where thousands of men are being encouraged to mentor, coach, serve and lead their communities in the Golden State.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot with the California initiative that resonated with us here locally,\u201d says Kurashige of the program BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi hopes to duplicate. \u201cWe\u2019ve never done this type of initiative here before, but we\u2019re seeing the positive results they\u2019re having in California. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have Big Brothers Big Sisters\u2019 agencies across the nation, over 200 in the network, and we have many of the same challenges when it comes to mentoring: fewer men who volunteer, and more boys that are waiting for mentorship.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut one of the things that some agencies have done with great success is run these campaigns where they\u2019ll talk about these needs and the fact that every Big Brothers Big Sisters has had some type of waitlist for male youths.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He adds that while BBBS-Hawai\u2018i\u2019s stated goal remains to recruit 100 men, the more adult male leaders the campaign attracts, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d definitely love it if we were able to eclipse that mark and do better than 100,\u201d Kurashige says. \u201cThat would be amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To increase excitement around the initiative, BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi has scheduled a number of upcoming celebrations. Key events include Aloha 100: Future Mentors Express Enrollment Day on June 6 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Opportunity Center, where registrants will receive a free copy of the book Superior<\/i> by Rusty Komori; HI Fit Expo 2026 on June 27-28 at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; and KCCN FM-100\u2019s eighth annual Ice Cream Eating Contest on July 18 at Wet \u2019n\u2019 Wild. (For a complete list of events, visit bbbshawaii.org.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kurashige says the key to the campaign will be convincing enough men that they share in the responsibility of building stronger youth, families and communities. That kuleana, he adds, requires commitment and begins with developing powerful bonds with mentees.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPart of this initiative is getting people who are prominent in our community to be able to share their own mentoring stories, why they believe in mentoring and how they currently are mentoring the future generation,\u201d Kurashige explains. \u201cWe strongly believe that a lot of men do want to volunteer, but they just don\u2019t know how to do it. So what we do as an organization is provide a lot of support for our volunteers. We provide free activities. We provide gatherings for those we match \u2014 mentor and mentee. We also provide group outings for these matches to get together, where there\u2019s kind of that sense of camaraderie and community that happens. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, all of this makes it a little less scary for men to get involved as mentors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>ennis Francis, president and publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/i>, is among the staunchest supporters of BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s mission and its upcoming Aloha 100 challenge. He says that youth need positive role models to help them learn \u201cthe importance of life-skills development \u2014 both personally and professionally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi mentor can provide that,\u201d says Francis, who also serves as an emeritus board member for the nonprofit. \u201cIt\u2019s also possible for many to build lifelong friendships.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The daily newspaper\u2019s commitment to BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi will be reflected in how it backs current and future campaigns, he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/i>\u2019s support of BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi encompasses awareness campaigns, sponsorship of events, content contributions\u00a0and help to support fundraising efforts,\u201d Francis says. \u201cThrough these efforts, we hope to help foster community involvement in mentoring youths.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another emeritus board member, Neill Char, insists BBBS-Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s mentorship programs have a profound and long-lasting effect on participants\u2019 lives. For men, it gives them a greater sense of connection and purpose. For youth, it provides necessary guidance and support.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am a strong believer in mentorship and have benefited from several mentors who were pivotal in my life and career,\u201d says Char, who is vice chairman and group manager of retail banking and consumer products group at First Hawaiian Bank. \u201cThey have given me guidance, love and support to shape me into who I am today and also to strive to be even more going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have personally witnessed the power of its programs, the quality of the staff and mentors, and the impact it can have on children and young adults in Hawai\u02bbi.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Then, as if sounding the clarion call to all, Char adds:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMen of Hawai\u02bbi \u2014 you can make a difference!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about the Aloha 100 campaign and\/or to sign up, visit bbbshawaii.org.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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