Outstanding Youth Consumer Advocate
Sanoelani Lanias is a 4.0 GPA senior at Kamehameha Schools Maui who, in dealing with her own mental health, has emerged as a fierce mental health advocate for her fellow students. Sanoe’s senior project is a presentation entitled “Creating Supportive Environments for Students with Mental Health Disorders,” and she is using it to educate the school community and breakdown discrimination and stigma related to mental illness.