Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa

Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa
Hayakawa in 2023
Born
Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationWilliams College
Exeter College, University of Oxford
Gimnazija Orce Nikolov (North Macedonia)
Columbia High School (New Jersey)
Occupation(s)Climate justice activist, social entrepreneur
Known forExecutive Director of Climate Cardinals
Awards
  • Grist 50 (2024)
  • Global Student Prize Finalist (2024)
  • Williams Bradford Turner Citizenship Prize (2024)
  • American Councils for International Education: 50 Alumni for 50 Years (2024)

Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa is a Guyanese and Japanese American climate justice activist, social entrepreneur, and the executive director of Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making climate information accessible to non-English speakers through global translation and dissemination efforts.[1]

His work focuses on expanding access to climate education, empowering youth, and advocating for environmental justice and community-driven decision-making.[2]

  1. ^ "Climate Cardinals names Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa as first full-time Executive Director". Climate Cardinals. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ "Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa". Climate Cardinals. Retrieved 2024-10-14.