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Shelsi Candaroma, 16, poses with her award for winning the 2016 Youth of the Year Finalist award presented by the Boys and Girls Club of Big Island. The Hilo High School sophomore grew up in Kailua-Kona through the second grade. Judy Elich/Special to West Hawaii Today
Shelsi Candaroma, 16, poses with her award for winning the 2016 Youth of the Year Finalist award presented by the Boys and Girls Club of Big Island. The Hilo High School sophomore grew up in Kailua-Kona through the second grade. Judy Elich/Special to West Hawaii Today