What's happening: 15 Native Hawaiians were selected for the 2024 cohort of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship.
Our scholarship: The primary objective of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship is to encourage Native Hawaiians to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) or Tech in general.
The scholarship is recurring in nature. In other words, recipients receive $1,000 per year until they graduate.
Scholarship requirements:
- Native Hawaiian
- Pursuing a STEM-related major or Tech in general
- Enrolled in an accredited college or university
- Annually publish content on your college journey
Meet this year's class (alpha order):
- Cashel Akana
- High school: University Laboratory School
- College: Oregon State University
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- High school: University Laboratory School
- Emele Blackmon
- High school: Moanalua High School
- College: Seattle University
- Major: Biology
- High school: Moanalua High School
- Gabbie Gonzales
- High school: Punahou School
- College: Santa Clara University
- Major: Biology
- High school: Punahou School
- Makamaenani Kaili-Kramer
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Maui
- College: Pacific University
- Major: Kinesiology
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Maui
- Noah Kalehuawehe
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Maui
- College: Santa Clara University
- Major: Engineering – Undeclared
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Maui
- Noah Kanahele
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- College: Dartmouth College
- Major: Computer Science
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- Dustin Kealoha
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- College: Dartmouth College
- Double-Major: Economics and Environmental Studies
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- Colton Mills
- High school: Kauaʻi High School
- College: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Major: Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aeronautics
- High school: Kauaʻi High School
- Brayden Morioka
- High school: ʻIolani School
- College: University of Michigan
- Major: Civil Engineering
- High school: ʻIolani School
- Bronson Morioka
- High school: ʻIolani School
- College: University of Michigan
- Major: Civil Engineering
- High school: ʻIolani School
- Kawika Naweli
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- College: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Major: Computer Science
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- Katelyn Onzuka
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- College: Hawaii Pacific University
- Major: Doctor of Physical Therapy (Doctorates degree)
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- Alika Rigaud
- High school: Kealakehe High School
- College: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Major: Exploratory Health Sciences (Pre-Nursing)
- High school: Kealakehe High School
- Luana Sproat
- High school: Grand Oaks High School
- College: University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Psychology
- High school: Grand Oaks High School
- Chloe Sylva
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
- College: UCLA (waitlisted)
- Major: Cognitive Science
- High school: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
By the numbers: Now in its sixth year, the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship has 40 active recipients and six graduates.
Notable metrics: For the first time in the scholarship's history, we now have a recipient, Luana Sproat, who did not attend high school in Hawaiʻi.
In addition:
- University Lab School, Kealakehe High School, Kauaʻi High School, and Moanalua High School graduates are, for the first time, represented in the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship.
- The scholarship now has its first pair of twins, Brayden and Bronson Morioka. They join their older sister, Taysia Morioka, as Paubox Kahikina recipients.
- We still await a recipient from my alma mater, McKinley High School.
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See also: The big ideas behind the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship
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