Honolulu Civil Beat | #HIStorytellers: Creating Community by Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd @civilbeat | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
When she arrived in Hilo, Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd was front-page news. She was Hilo’s first adoptee from Japan. Her life in Hawai’i has been full of wonderful experiences she credits to being part of a dynamic community.

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