Young expatriates hold key to building a better Hawaii

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 26, 2011

~~<p>The future belongs to the young, and I'm always encouraged to see them grab for it in our island society in which the old jealously cling to most of the power.</p>
<p>Which is why I was happy to get an email from Nicole Velasco, a Kalihi product and 2008 Princeton graduate, trying to rekindle a discussion about Hawaii's brain drain -- the exodus of some of our brightest young talent to the mainland for better career opportunities and a higher standard of living.</p>
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The future belongs to the young, and I'm always encouraged to see them grab for it in our island society in which the old jealously cling to most of the power.

Which is why I was happy to get an email from Nicole Velasco, a Kalihi product and 2008 Princeton graduate, trying to rekindle a discussion about Hawaii's brain drain -- the exodus of some of our brightest young talent to the mainland for better career opportunities and a higher standard of living. Login for more...