LAHAINA, Hawaii — Brittany Zaborowski lives in paradise and she’s making the most of it.

The 2006 Mars High School graduate moved to Hawaii two years ago. The same outgoing spirit that helped her star athletically in high school — she will be one of three individuals inducted into the Mars Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 16 — now fosters a lifestyle that turns each day into an adventure.

During her free time, you may catch Zaborowski atop her skateboard with surfboard under one arm, covering the two blocks between her apartment and the beach.

She also enjoys exploring lava tubes, natural tunnels formed following the eruption of a volcano.

Or she could be out jumping off an 80-foot cliff into the ocean below. Then again, she may already be in the water checking out the marine life while snorkeling.

If you’re not in a hurry, maybe she can catch you dinner — she’s been deep-sea fishing on several occasions.

This is Zaborowski’s life and she’s loving every minute of it.

“I moved here because I wanted to learn how to surf,” she said. “I go every day, either in the morning or in the evening, depending on my work schedule. I enjoy coming home to the Mars area to visit my family, but if I was going to live anywhere else but here, it would have to be close to the mountains or the ocean. I feel like I’m on a permanent vacation.

“I’ve always been outgoing,” she said. “I really enjoy doing things that challenge or even scare you a little.”

Since graduating from Gannon University in 2010, Zaborowski has lived in New York City, Colorado and briefly in Oregon before relocating to Hawaii.

Some people wait for experiences to find them. Zaborowski goes looking for them.

Case in point: while living in Colorado, she tried out for and made the roster of the Denver Roller Dolls, a roller derby team.

“I was a jammer. My goal was to get around the track and not get beat up by the other team,” said Zaborowski, 28. “Jammers are the smaller and more agile girls. I have a running background and it was a lot like running, except on skates.”

At the time, Zaborowski was living in Breckenridge, Colo. During the two years she was on the team, she would make the 3-hour roundtrip drive to Denver three times per week for practices and matches.

“I surprisingly never got injured in roller derby despite being laid out and knocked around on a daily basis,” she said. “I’ve always been smaller than most girls and I learned how to fall correctly from my days of getting taken out in soccer.”

Each player had a pseudonym and Zaborowski was known as “Dolly Dagger.”

“Like the Jimi Hendrix song,” she said, laughing.

Leading an active lifestyle has always come naturally for Zaborowski.

While in high school, she collected 11 combined letters in three different sports — soccer, cross country and track.

Her name still dots the Planet record book in several track events as well as the school’s cross country annals.

“I started playing soccer when I was 5-years old,” said Zaborowski. “It was actually my favorite sport, but I ended up accomplishing more in cross country and track.

“I didn’t run cross country my freshman year. Already playing soccer, I didn’t know I could do a second sport in the fall. After the season, (cross country coach) Bill Donovan said I could and he urged me to join.”

Zaborowski qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA championship meets in both cross country and track. She was Team MVP in cross country three times. When she graduated, she held Mars’ home course record and in track, was tops in Planet history in the 1,600- and 800-meter runs.

As a sophomore, she turned in a time of 2 minutes, 17.25 seconds in the 800, which was at that point the 6th-best time in Butler County-area girls history.

“I’ve always been a competitive person,” Zaborowski said. “I can remember collapsing after races in high school because I pushed myself so hard.”

And she also was a reliable teammate.

“She would do everything we asked of her,” said former Mars track coach Tim Tyler. “She was a great kid, never complained and it was a pleasure to coach her.”

Zaborowski’s desire to be her best served her well in college. After earning a scholarship to attend Gannon University, she held the Golden Knights’ women’s cross country course record and was named a NCAA Division II Academic All-American two straight years when she placed in the top third at regionals and maintained a 3.7 grade point average.

“I know the main reason you go to college is to get an education, but when I think back to my college days, running for the cross country team is what sticks out for me. I had great coaches, great teammates and I really enjoyed it.”

Zaborowski’s love of running has remained with her. In recent years, she has competed in the Buffalo, Cincinnati and New York City marathons.

While living in Oregon, she participated in the Hood to Coast event, a 198-mile relay race in which teams of 12 race from Mt. Hood to the Pacific Ocean.

Zaborowski’s portion was 28 miles.

“I had never run at 2 o’clock in the morning under the stars. That was really unique,” she said.

Last year, she competed in the Xterra World Championship 5K Trail Run in Kapalua, Hawaii. The event attracts runners from all over the world and Zaborowski placed second in the female 25-29 age group.

As for making the Mars Hall of Fame, Zaborowski was surprised when she learned of her induction.

“It came out of nowhere for me,” she said. “It’s a really big honor, but I always thought I could’ve done better in high school.”

Zaborowski works at a restaurant and as a photographer.