11/19/2022
Fun day at the Kroc Center!!
Welcome to the JABSOM HYPE (Hawaii Youth Program for Excellence) page.
Our activities promote personal growth and include games, skill development, and field trips. Through these activities, we hope to provide these young adults with knowledge that will empower them to make healthful decisions and contribute to their future success. Our HYPE keiki program is led by high school interns and our HYPE teens are led by JABSOM medical students.
11/19/2022
Fun day at the Kroc Center!!
HYPE outing to Aiea Bowl…nice to be in-person again!!
01/04/2018
This past December HYPE teens enjoyed a field trip to Ice Palace! They also learned some writing tips and wrote about their favorite holidays.
05/22/2017
Yesterday, our HYPE teens learned about general first-aid, took first-aid kits with them, and then had lots of fun playing miniature golf!
02/14/2017
Our HYPE teens had a great time learning about the dangers of smoking and then ending the day at iTrampoline Hawaii!
10/10/2016
HYPE teens had fun learning about college! Topics included types of colleges, advantages of going to college, and an exploration into different career options. We ended the day with a trip to Dave & Busters!
09/17/2016
This weekend HYPE teens learned about hygiene! Topics included hand hygiene, the flu season, and dental hygiene. We ended the day with a trip to Ice Palace!!
08/09/2016
HYPE keiki had fun learning about sports health with high school intern, Chloe! Important topics included concussions, hydration, muscle groups, and stretching. Thank you to Saige for volunteering!
08/09/2016
Sunday was an exciting day with high school interns, Nina, Kyle, Jaimin, and David! Nina talked to HYPE keiki about the history of maracas and drums, helped them make their own instruments, and taught them different patterns to play together. Kyle continued their musical day while teaching them how to read sheet music and how to play a real song on the recorder. Jaimin and David got our keiki active and taught them how to throw a frisbee, as well as the importance of teamwork and communication. Special thanks to our volunteers, Claire, Laurel, Brittni, and Chris!
08/09/2016
This summer our high school intern, Mia, taught HYPE keiki about the harmful effects of smoking. Thank you also to volunteers Aly, Chloe, and Kalei!
07/13/2016
HYPE keiki had a fun time learning about nutrition and the importance of healthy eating! Thank you to our high school interns, Megan and Chloe, for leading the event and to volunteers, Maya and Audrey, for all their support!
07/10/2016
Today our high school interns Laurel and Claire led an awesome summer event for our HYPE keiki! Everyone had fun as we learned about science through experiments mixing oil and water, creating slime, and making our own whipped cream to put on strawberries. Special thanks to volunteers Chloe and Michael for making the day a success.