On a liquid sunshine morning in Manoa, two of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bright young talents offered tips and fielded questions from eager youths.

Established big leaguers, Corey Seager and Joc Pederson could still relate to being part of the group staring back at them.

“It’s awesome. It’s a little weird though,” said Seager, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year. “You’re used to being on the other side looking up to the guys talking, so it’s a different experience. It’s a lot of fun though. It’s fun interacting with the kids. It’s fun teaching them baseball.”

Amid intermittent showers that muddied Mid-Pacific Institute’s Damon Field, Seager and Pederson offered their knowledge to campers ages 7-14 at a two-day clinic, devoting part of an offseason trip to Hawaii to a dual-pronged effort to benefit local kids.

With Seager and Pederson headlining the Home Run Derby Camp, the clinic drew a group of about 225 players, with part of the proceeds going to the Kemoeatu Brothers Foundation, which assists underprivileged youth in the state.

“That’s what the Dodgers are about, giving back and getting into the community and helping raise money for charities and the right causes,” Pederson said. “It’s part of being a professional athlete and it’s something the Dodgers are about.”

Although Maake and Chris Kemoeatu are best known for football careers that carried them from Kahuku to the NFL, they partnered with MPI graduate Donny Kadokawa to branch out to baseball and give the campers a chance to learn from the Dodgers duo.

“For the kids to hang out with them and see them, they get to believe in their dreams,” Maake Kemoeatu said. “The kids at this age, this is when they dream. This is when we support their dreams.”

Kadokawa, captain of MPI’s first two state championship teams (1990 and ’91) and now based in Northern California, organized the camp, which opened Wednesday and closes today with a home run derby at Hans L’Orange Park in Waipahu with Seager and Pederson serving as coaches.

Kadokawa coached Pederson at Palo Alto High School and “from back then I told him, ‘You’re going to be in the big leagues one day.’ Just because he did everything right, he worked hard and just put the time in.”

Pederson, 24, fulfilled that prediction when he was called up late in 2014. He hit 26 home runs in his first full season and hammered 25 more this year while hitting .246 and holding down center field for the Dodgers.

While mixing the clinic with a holiday vacation, the process of preparing for another pennant run continues as well.

“A lot of work trying to stay ready and get in shape and continue to grow and mature as a player to continue to improve in the big leagues,” Pederson said. “Not satisfied with where I’m at and there’s still a lot of room for growth.”

Seager, 22, made his MLB debut late in 2015 then hit .308 with 26 home runs and 72 RBIs this season while taking over at shortstop. He was named National League Rookie of the Year and finished third in MVP voting after helping Los Angeles claim a fourth straight National League West title.

“It’s a surreal moment for me — it still is,” Seager said of the award. “It was exciting for my family, for the team, everybody.”

The Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series before falling in six games to the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs.

Seager said he watched the last two innings of Game 7 of the World Series “and that was about it. I was still hurting from losing.”

“Losing drives you, it’s always in the back of your head,” Seager said. “It drives you during the year, it drives you during the offseason and just makes you want to get better.”

For this week, though, their work centered on helping younger players improve and perhaps providing inspiration.

“It’s still a game. All the fundamentals and all that other stuff’s important, but if you don’t enjoy it there’s no reason to be out here,” Seager said. “You can never lose the kid side, the pure enjoyment out of it.”