YMCA Mill Hollow
- Coed
- Specialty, Traditional
Winners’ Camp – Hawai’i Leadership Academy
- Coed
- Ages 13-17
- Specialty
Overview
At Winners Camp, we create a transformational week-long sleepaway experience that empowers teens with leadership skills, self-confidence, and a positive mindset. Set in a scenic, distraction-free environment, our camp blends outdoor adventure, team-building activities, and personal development workshops. Our trained facilitators and mentors are passionate about guiding campers toward growth, resilience, and a strong sense of responsibility.
We focus on giving teens the essential life skills they need during the crucial transition between childhood and adulthood. Through hands-on challenges and meaningful connections, they learn to communicate effectively, set goals, and believe in themselves. At Winners Camp, were not just building leaders were helping young people discover who they are and who they want to become.
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Specialty camp focus: Leadership, Life Skills, Relationship Building
Unique Features
- Leadership & Academic Growth: Our curriculum blends leadership training with study skills, public speaking, and strategies to boost academic confidence and performance.
- Life Skills for Teens: We equip campers with real-world tools for goal-setting, decision-making, and navigating the challenges between childhood and adulthood.
- Mentorship That Matters: Campers are guided by positive role models—many of them alumni—who lead with authenticity, encouragement, and integrity.
- Supportive, Lasting Community for Campers and Families: Winners’ Camp offers more than just a week—it’s a lifelong network that inspires growth long after camp ends.
- Secluded, Tech-Free, Nature-Based Setting: Located at the top of Kamehame Ridge, teens unplug, build friendships, and connect deeply with themselves and others.
Activities
Dates & Rates
2025 Season:
- Camp Season July 20 - July 26
- Session Lengths 1 week or less
- Cost $980 /week
Financial Offers:
- Tiered/sliding scale tutition: No
- Financial assistance: No
- Special discounts: No
Accommodations
Bunks
- Type: Dorm Or Hotel
- Not open air
- Electricity/lights
- No air conditioning
- No separate bathhouse
- Showers not attached
- Toilets not attached
Health
- Staff certified in First Aid / CPR
- No doctor onsite
- No nurse onsite
- No 24/7 medical staff
- No onsite health center
Dietary Needs
- Food Allergies
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Peanut-free
- Tree nut-free
- Vegan friendly
- Vegetarian friendly
International Campers
- Enrolls non-US campers
- 5 countries have attended
Welcome Message
Jeannette, Executive Director, Former leader & mom of two current leaders!
Jeannette first attended Winners' Camp as a camper in 2000 and realized, "This is my place." She returned throughout high school and college as a leader and facilitator, and in 2022, her children attended and haven't left. Now the Executive Director, Jeannette works alongside her family to continue building the camps legacy as a place where teens grow and develop as leaders, families also build lasting friendships, and gain life-changing skills.
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