Maui Students Awarded for Mentorship with Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Sister Kai’a with Little Sister Ayanna.

Big Brother Ryan with Little Brother Kalema.

By Wendy Osher

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui announced the 2014 Maui School-Based Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year: Kai’a Hill and Ryan Foree.

The mentors were credited for making a significant positive impact on their littles during the 2013-2014 school year. 

Both mentors are seniors at the Kamehameha School Maui Campus, and have been paired with their littles for two years.

Under the school-based mentoring program bigs and littles meet one-on-one in a classroom setting once per week with other mentors and children.

Hill is credited with helping little sister Ayana in focusing her energetic personality; and Foree is credited with helping his little brother Kalema to become more outgoing and talkative.