A first-generation college student with a passion for the environment, Shayla Kiyota from Pearl City High School on O‘ahu, wanted to stay in Hawai‘i and chose UH Hilo. Her Marine Science major with a minor in Hawaiian Studies, allows her to combine traditional Hawaiian culture with her love of the ocean. Discover what “Connecting Learning, Life and Aloha” means to her, in this special edition of the “My Journey” Vulcan V.I.B.E. series.
Video by: David Zachary Ramos