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of the training the older youths get at the main farm. "It's a good thing for the kids and for the community," says well-known Wai'anae elder Unele William Aila Sr., who was a cofounder of the farm and works there as a manager and mentor. "When they leave here, they ean get a better job, have better eommuniealion skills and be a community leader." As for the interns themselves, they say the farm work ean be hard, but the experience is worth it. "Sometimes you might not feel like doing it, but we have a lot of fun, too," says 19-year-old intern Mahina Medeiros. "We're all from the community we're working in, and the project helps us not get into trouble. And I guess we help make the community better in the process." ■