KELI’I AKINA
Keli'i Akina - President and Chief Executive Officer of YFC Hawaii
First published
09/06/2008
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Five years ago, Keli’i Akina and his wife, Patty, recognized the need to open brighter prospects for young people who would become Hawaii’s future leaders. In 2002, the couple founded the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders to help identify some of the top future leaders and give them the best available training that they could get. Keli’i believes that most social problems can be alleviated through leadership. And this has been his mission – to hone the skills and capabilities of the youth to become effective administrators of the community. “If you take a look at all the problems that society is facing, the answer is always leadership,” Keli’i said. “Sometimes the cause of the problem is leadership – but the solution to our problems is leadership.” “We see a desperate need for leaders who are founded on character, who have confidence, and who care about the islands,” he added. In this Greater Good Radio interview, Keli’i talks about Hawaii Youth For Christ and his pet project, the Center For Tomorrow’s Leaders, and how the latter is fast becoming a source of pride for many of Hawaii’s people. Listen now and find out more about Keli’i’s mission to uplift the community through the education and mentorship of tomorrow’s leaders. BIO: Ministry and Professional Background Keli’i Akina is president and C.E.O. of Youth for Christ Hawaii, the largest and longest running inter-denominational Christian youth ministry in the state of Hawaii. Keli’i oversees the four core organizations in YFC Hawaii, which are: (1) Campus Life – the largest extra-curricular club movement in local high schools; (2) Fellowship of Christian Athletes – a national brand outreach to athletes and coaches; (3) Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders – one of the premiere youth leadership development organizations in the country; and (4) YFC for Parents – a ministry which provides resources and conferences to equip parents to raise their teenagers. For nearly 27 years, Keli’i has served in nearly every capacity in Youth for Christ Hawaii and has represented the organization on a national level. Keli’i served as volunteer Chairman and C.E.O. of the Jesus Hawaii Project, an historic inter-denominational coalition of churches in Hawaii, for which he led a successful $1.7 million fund-raising effort immediately following the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Additionally, he directed the uniting of 191 churches in the work of the Jesus Hawaii Project, which mailed nearly a half million copies of the award winning Jesus Video to virtually every residential mailbox in the state. In 2002, Keli’i was appointed to the Pacific Century Fellows, a leading public and business leadership program in Hawaii, based upon the White House Fellows program. Keli’i preaches often in churches and at conferences locally and outside of Hawaii. He also does consultation and public speaking in the areas of leadership, motivation, and management, for which he draws upon his training as a Certified Human Behavior Consultant from the Leadership Institute of America and Certified Facilitator from the Chemical Awareness Training Institute. In 2003, Keli’i completed training with the Gallup Organization to become a StrengthsQuest Facilitator, enabling him to provide state of the art consultation in the area of helping leaders and organizations discover and develop their talents. In 1996, the Hawaii State Legislature’s House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing Keli’i for “…unselfish commitment of leadership, involvement, and effort” in the cause of serving the community. Academic Background Keli’i is currently on the faculty of Hawaii Pacific University as an adjunct professor of Humanities and Philosophy. He has also taught philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Keli’i graduated from the Kamehameha Schools and holds degrees in the History and Literature of Religions and in Philosophy f...
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