About Rizalian Youth Council-Hawaii
The Rizalian Youth Council of Hawaii was formed on January 29, 2015 at Waipahu High School by Dr. Raymund Liongson, Philippine Studies professor at UH-Leeward CC and Area Commander of the Knights of Rizal (Western USA-Hawaii). The youth group is also known in its Filipino name as Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal (KAPARIZ). The charter members were students in the Early College Program, a joint educational program of the U.S. and Hawaii Department of Education and the University of Hawaii, where secondary school students have the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school. Organizing the students into this association was to ensure continuing learning, collaboration, youth development and leadership training among the students even beyond the academic calendar.
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The Rizalian Youth Council has the following objectives:
Members of the organization stand proud of their history and heritage, inspired by a verse from Dr, Jose P. Rizal's poem, "To The Filipino Youth" -- “Hold high the brow serene, O youth, where now you stand.”
The Rizalian Youth Council-Hawaii has adopted the motto "Non Mihi Solum" -- Not for Myself Alone. The organization is committed to the promotion of self-respect, social responsibility and empowerment among its members.
The Rizalian Youth Council (or KAPARIZ) is a youth group affiliated with the Order of the Knights of Rizal, a global, non-profit, not-partisan, civic organization founded in the Philippines on December 30, 1911 under Republic Act 646.
- to promote among the youth the ideals, principles and virtues of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal;
- to instill among the youth the appreciation of Philippine history, heritage, culture and arts;
- to develop leadership, civic mindedness and social responsibility among the youth; and
- to create avenues for the expression and development of youth creativity, talents and skills.
Members of the organization stand proud of their history and heritage, inspired by a verse from Dr, Jose P. Rizal's poem, "To The Filipino Youth" -- “Hold high the brow serene, O youth, where now you stand.”
The Rizalian Youth Council-Hawaii has adopted the motto "Non Mihi Solum" -- Not for Myself Alone. The organization is committed to the promotion of self-respect, social responsibility and empowerment among its members.
The Rizalian Youth Council (or KAPARIZ) is a youth group affiliated with the Order of the Knights of Rizal, a global, non-profit, not-partisan, civic organization founded in the Philippines on December 30, 1911 under Republic Act 646.