january • 2014 keiki cover model

Aloha and Happy New Year to Leshel Leiana Nahawanawanalanioku‘u‘uhane Aki Baybayan and her whole ‘ohana!

Mom is Speshel Baybayan, who works as a front office agent at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, and dad is Llewellyn Baybayan, who works in Recreation at the new Andaz Maui at Wailea. Her Grandma Lei works at Napili Kai Beach Resort.

Leshel is five years old, and attends kindergarten at Pu‘u Kukui Elementary School in Wailuku. She plays soccer and t-ball, and loves to play with her brothers and cousins.

Mom shares, “Leshel is always so giving and loving; she loves to help other children. Last Christmas she decided to give many of her toys to the shelter to children who did not have much. She is ‘Miss Aloha’ and always shares a smile. That encourages me to always show Aloha too.”