Senior Gabrielle Higgins had only three requirements when looking at colleges.  One: somewhere with a beach to tan and go shelling. Two: to be as far away as possible from Kansas City. So she decided on Hawaii Pacific University after a summer of touring schools in Hawaii, such as the University of Hawaii Manoa — 3,894 miles away from Kansas City. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybyreesedunham #socialmediabyevelynbagley #pagedesignbysophiabrockmeier