Creating a personalized sticker is one of the ways mentors at Vivistop Honolulu can find out if a child is interested in creating and exploring expression through art, fashion, dance, or business. Yes!

When you listen to music, do you want to sing...pick up an instrument, maybe learn how to read sheet music, or be someone who manages an artist?

Our Guest Seiya Yoshida, Executive Director and Co-Founder of non-profit Vivistop Honolulu, and his team discover along with the kids who take part in their various classes what kind of creative mode each participant enjoys. Which kind of activity appeals most and what part of the process gets that individual invested into learning more for themselves...

Kids aged 10 to 17 years of age explore different courses or modules...what clicks creatively. If there is an interest not yet available, they workshop it and find a way to start it or incorporate the idea.

The general approach is to offer a safe and nurturing space to use the Arts - be it with fabric, choreography, turntables, or crunching numbers! - and get excited about what they are discovering in the world. Kathy With a K is your host.

(Recorded on July 10, 2025 via Zoom)

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