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Tragedy Leads To ‘Choose Aloha’
“R By Dawn O’Brien, aloha ambassador with the “Choose Aloha” social emotional learning program
un!” Those were It started in 2014 and now im- How is “choose love” so ef- daily habits for choosing their the last words of pacts 120 nations, all 50 U.S. fective? It addresses this root best life no matter what. 6-year-old Jesse states, and more than 3 million principle: We cannot teach “We cannot choose what
Lewis, who saved nine of his children and 10,000 schools. the mind until we reach the happens to us, but we can
first-grade friends who were able to dash out the door. Jesse didn’t. He and 19 classmates, six teachers and the gunman died in what became known as the Sandy Hook Elementa- ry massacre.
“Choose love” and “choose aloha” can be recognized all over Hawai‘i, from the la- va-dotted countryside of South Point (Ka‘ū High School and Pāhala Elementary School) to the humble classrooms of Hanalei Bay on Kaua‘i. The message is simple and vital: Choosing love is good for students’ health, and for their grades and test scores. That’s good for schools, ‘ohana and our community.
heart, especially after 2020’s lockdown. Since then, schools are suffering from higher ab- senteeism and lower scores, and “diseases of despair” like vaping, drinking, drugging and self-harm are on the rise. Choose Love teaches resil- ience and overcoming.
always choose our response, and we can always choose love!” says Lewis.
“Healing, nurturing and love” were the three words Jesse left on his mother’s fridge that fateful morning. Scarlett Lewis found them, and they inspired her to launch the Choose Love Movement.
That may seem lofty, but look closely and you’ ll see something so familiar to Ha- wai‘i’s heart: Aloha.
Choose Aloha’s SEL (social emotional learning) program is for individuals of all ages, from pre-kindergarten to se- niors. Youth learn practical
For more information about Choose Aloha in your school, visit chooselovemovement. org, and for free services, contact dawn@jesselewis- chooselove.org.
To support our local non- profit, you may purchase our children’s book, Aloha Allova: A Sacred Secret to Save the Day. Aloha always wins!
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