My name is Sinai-Taheed Kamanaalaka’I Robello. Sinai originates from the book of exodus in the bible. Given to me by my mother. It was and still is a daunting mountain. Taheed is king in some sort of African tongue. Given to me by my grandma. Kamanaalaka’I is in Hawaiian language and means somewhere in the area of “the power of the leader”. That name was given to me by my family in a whole. Also, not but not least Robello the last name of the only grandparents I knew. I am from the leeward coast of Oahu. Me as well as my twin brother adopted by my grandparents at the age of two. Biological father was nowhere to be found. Biological mother was in and out of my life due to life’s challenges. Growing up I attended Leihoku elementary school In Lualualei
An in-depth story on my 18-year-old life. Filled with experiences I can’t believe I went through and came out on top. On my road to Success!
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valley from kindergarten to sixth grade. Then for middle school I came to Nanakuli valley and attend Ka Waihona public charter school for my seventh and eighth grade years. There I really learned my Hawaiian culture and found pride in myself. This was monumental because I never really knew what I was growing up a different color from everybody else (hence my African American side). My high school years were spent all over starting with Kapolei High School in ninth grade, to Wai’anae High School in tenth grade, to Nanakuli High and Intermediate School in eleventh grade, then back to Kapolei High for my senior year of high school. I would say the
reason for transferring so much was to sought out the best opportunity to gain an athletic scholarship from football. That never came to pass unfortunately. Although, It only made me the person I am today and I thank the good lord for all the experiences he has sent my way. I know his plan for my life is just beginning. I enjoy fishing, diving, and riding/fixing mopeds. I am ambitions in the ways I carry myself and how enjoy the challenge. All in all just bless I have the opportunity now to pursue a higher education right here in my scenic hometown of Wai’anae.
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