Trauma-informed  ·  Privacy-first  ·  Hawaii Pilot Ready

PACE WORLD gives every child in Hawaii a safe, private space to explore resilience — and a clear path to a trusted adult when they need one.

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Meet Maya

A child who needed someone to notice.
Now she knows how to ask.

Maya is eight years old. She attends a City Heights school in San Diego. Some mornings she arrives hungry. PACE WORLD gave her a story that felt like her own — and showed her what asking for help looks like.

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Maya arrives at school

Her stomach is growling. She didn't have breakfast. Mr. Okafor notices she's quieter than usual — and sits beside her.

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She finds the words

Through the story, Maya practices telling a trusted adult she's hungry. The AI companion listens and gently guides her toward her own choice.

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Something shifts

That night there's dinner for everyone. Maya feels proud she asked. She knows that asking for help is brave — not weak.

Stories of resilience across Hawaii

Every island. Every child.
Every story matters.

The eight islands of Hawaii each carry their own color and spirit. PACE WORLD is built to honor every child across every island.

Hawaiʻi Island · Red · ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
"I asked for help today."
Malia, age 8
Oʻahu · Gold · Ilima
"Someone noticed I was sad."
Kai, age 9
Kauaʻi · Purple · Mokihana
"I know who to talk to now."
Leilani, age 7
Molokaʻi · Green · White Kukui
"Asking for help is brave."
Keoni, age 10
Hawaii Pilot Opportunity

Governor Green's vision for trauma-informed schools deserves a platform built for it.

Hawaii's 2022 Executive Order on trauma-informed care created a mandate that few technology platforms are designed to fulfill. PACE WORLD was built specifically for this environment — privacy-first, school-supervised, and grounded in ACEs research.

We are ready to pilot with Hawaiian schools this year. The platform requires no special hardware, runs on standard school devices, and keeps all sensitive interactions on-device.

1 in 3
Hawaii children have experienced 2+ adverse childhood experiences
0
Child data stored or transmitted by PACE WORLD
100%
Human-authored, trauma-informed story content
Let's talk about a Hawaii pilot →

We are available for a live demonstration walkthrough at a time that works for Governor Green's office.

How PACE WORLD sees learning

A child's emotional journey — mapped in real time.

As children move through the PACE WORLD story, their engagement is mapped into a living landscape — aggregate, anonymous, and designed for educators.

Teachers see where children are most engaged and where momentum builds — without ever seeing individual child data.

🔒   No child data stored or transmitted. All visualizations are aggregate and anonymous.
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Emotional momentum
Hawaiʻi Island
Oʻahu
Kauaʻi
Molokaʻi
The team behind PACE WORLD
Dr. Nile El Wardani
Founder & Research Lead
Adjunct Professor, Global Health Institute, UC San Diego. ACEs researcher and trauma-informed education specialist leading the PACE WORLD initiative.
UC San DiegoGlobal Health InstituteACEs Research
Chhavi Jain
Co-Founder · Product Strategy & Technology
Founder, Live AI Dream LLC. Driving product concept, platform strategy, AI architecture, and privacy-by-design for PACE WORLD.
Live AI Dream LLCNVIDIA InceptionIEEE SPS Vice Chair
Star
Founding Member & Lived Experience Lead
UC San Diego student and founding member of PACE WORLD. Star brings firsthand experience with the PACEs program and ensures the platform reflects what children actually need.
UC San DiegoLived ExperienceFounding Member
Dana Brown
Community & Network Lead
Interim Executive Director, PACEsConnection. Connecting PACE WORLD to a national network of 170,000+ practitioners working on adverse childhood experiences.
PACEsConnectionNational ACEs Network
Godwin Higa
Hawaii Outreach & Community Liaison
Supporting community engagement and stakeholder relationships for the Hawaii pilot, connecting PACE WORLD to local educators and families.
HawaiiCommunity Engagement
🔒 No child data is ever stored or transmitted. All AI interactions are on-device where possible. The AI companion never stores identifiable information. PACE WORLD is not a diagnostic, therapy, or emergency service.