{"id":588,"date":"2026-05-26T09:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:35:57","slug":"young-hilo-girl-advances-to-semi-finals-of-junior-ranger-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"Young Hilo girl advances to semi-finals of Junior Ranger Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; An aspiring conservation biologist has a chance to win $20,000 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=586\">\u2018We honor you every day\u2019: Thousands expected at Shinnyo lantern floating ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kaile\u02bba Keawe advanced to the semi-final of the nationwide Junior Ranger Competition. The competition spotlights young leaders who are passionate about nature and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Keawe\u2019s favorite animal is koalas and remembers when she was even younger, she wanted to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure that I\u2019m able to create an ecosystem for them where there\u2019s no eucalyptus trees burning down in the forest and they\u2019re not dying from wildfires,\u201d said Keawe.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Keawe\u2019s mother, grandmother, and conservation biologist uncle Colton are her biggest supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would just be very proud of Kaile\u2019a,\u201d said Colton. \u201cShe definitely cares a lot about nature. She\u2019s very empathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=584\">\u2018We need a miracle\u2019: Maui man hospitalized in Mexico, family asks for help<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colton said Keawe\u2019s passion grew after the two began recording Instagram videos about plants and animals around Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>When Keawe\u2019s mother found an Instagram account posting about the competition, it sparked the family\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen it just kind of snowballed from there,\u201d said Colton.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p>A post shared by The Botanist (@thebotanisthawaii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She is currently in 11th place in the semi-final competition. If Keawe wins, she\u2019ll also appear in Ranger Rick magazine and go on a wildlife experience with Jeff Corwin, an American biologist, wildlife conservationist, and television host.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone can vote for Keawe on the Junior Ranger organization\u2019s website. Each vote costs $1, with funds supporting the National Wildlife Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=582\">Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Waianae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voting closes Thursday, May 28, at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaile\u02bba Keawe advanced to the semi-final of the nationwide Junior Ranger Competition. 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