Students meet Olympic reading challenge
Figure skating Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, who founded the nonprofit Always Dream Foundation, read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and presented completion certificates to participating students. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing families with preschool and kindergarten children with tablets, access to a digital library and coaching. In the 2024-25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members statewide.
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Puuhale Elementary kindergartner Nathan Moises, left, smiles after receiving his Rainbow Drive-In slush float from David Torigoe, right, of Rainbow Drive-In and former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, second from right, during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, middle, celebrates with Puuhale Elementary kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Puuhale Elementary kindergartners Sion Naket, left, Kiden Aisek, middle , and Daeneri Domanico, right, celebrate with former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, middle, during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi talks with kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi talks with kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi reads to kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi greets kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Puuhale Elementary kindergartners listen as former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi reads to them during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi reads to kindergartners during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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Puuhale Elementary kindergartner Clyde Mamis, middle, reacts with his classmates during a celebration for the completion of the Always Reading program at Puuhale Elementary School on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu. Yamaguchi, whose nonprofit “Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream,” read her children’s book “Cara’s Kindness” and present completion certificates to participating Kindergarten students. Each student also received a set of new hard-copy books to keep for their home libraries. The program promotes family engagement and at-home reading by providing pre-K and kindergarten families with tablets, access to a digital library, and coaching. In the 2024–25 school year, the program has served nearly 2,500 students and family members across the state.
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