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Kalani High adviser is named Hero Next Door

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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COMBryan Silver teaches an engineering robotics class at Kalani High School. Kailer Okura, left, Sara Nakagaki, Silver and Vance Takiguchi work on a robot project. Silver devotes many hours outside of his work schedule to his students.

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Bryan Silver, left, with students Hunter Kaleopaa, Shane Hirata and Yongqi Lin are in a trailer that is outfitted with solar panels to provide electricity. The storage batteries just went out, so they are waiting for money to get replacements so they can use solar power. Silver and Lin are holding up a piece of plywood that they used to cut out snowflakes for another school’s Christmas project.