Camp Paumalu Haleiwa, HI
Open to: Entering 6th Grade Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl
Scouts and Adult Volunteers
This is our annual in-person required training to lead programs
for our 2025 & 2026 Membership year.
Learn to lead the Girl Scout way! At this overnight camp you and
a group of your peers from Hawaii Island, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai,
and Kauai will explore different ideas about how to be a role model
and mentor to younger Girl Scouts. By the end of the week, you'll walk
away with all the tools you need to earn your Program Aide, Counselor
in Training I/II, -OR-Volunteer in Training Award.
Teen Mentors are campers in grades 8-12 who support
younger girls in partnership with adult staff. These teen mentors help
lead activities and guide younger campers.
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Grades 8-12 (TMs): Help campers with crafts,
games and songs. Learn about leadership from CITs and staff.
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Grades 9-12 (CITs): As a seasoned older girl,
mentor TMs as well as younger girls, and take additional
leadership opportunities such as planning or leading activities on
your own.
Adult Camp Staff are volunteers who complete this
annual training and take on leadership roles at council programs or
camps.
Unless otherwise specified all positions require:
- Minimum age 21
- Current or Lifetime Girl Scout
Membership
- Ability to pass a Criminal Background Check
(with no restrictions)
- Current Driver's License
- Department of Health Food Handler Certification: Register for
online class here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/keegan-asato-42885541003
Physical requirements of all camp staff positions include
prolonged standing, some bending, stooping, walking long distances,
hiking, climbing, and stretching; requires hand-eye coordination and
manual dexterity to utilize camp equipment. Willing to live in a
camp setting and work extended hours; and with daily exposure to the
sun, heat, and animals and insects.
- Must be able to
lift 50lbs.
- Must be able to work in outside temperatures
and potentially extreme conditions.
- Visual and auditory
ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards
related to the activity.
- Ability to physically assist
campers with mobility impairment.
- Physical ability to
respond appropriately to situations requiring first aid.
- Must be able to assist campers in an emergency (fire,
evacuation, illness, or injury).
- Possess strength and
endurance required to maintain constant supervision of
campers.
Adult Camp Staff Volunteer Roles:
- Camp Director
- Program Director
- Camp
Nurse
- Cook
- Teen Mentor Director
- Lifeguard
Registration Fee
ZOOM MEETING
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Girls must attend a mandatory Zoom meeting on
September 24, 2025 from 6PM-7PM. You will receive zoom link after
registration closes and we finalize camp details.
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Must attend in-person to complete training
requirement
Neighbor Island Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts from Kauai, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Hawaii Island
are welcome to join our annual training.
Airfare will be covered by scholarship for a limited number of
Girl Scouts that complete registration on time.
Complete your event registration fee first, then contact your
island manager to reserve a scholarship spot.
Missed flights will result in out-of-pocket expenses that will
not be reimbursed by council.
Travel information will be emailed after registration closes.
FORM DUE
To expedite check in, email a copy of the completed form to
csilva@gshawaii.org by 5PM on 8/29/25.
CHECK IN/OUT
Girl Scouts must remain in their vehicle until we are ready for
check-in. For the safety and welfare of everyone, family members
are not allowed to exit vehicles
.
*Additional procedures will be addressed in our mandatory zoom
meeting prior to arriving at camp.
ATTIRE / WHAT TO BRING