Celebrating the 2009 Scholarship Season
Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation’s 2009 Ko‘olua event, a special gathering for our donors and scholarship recipients.
[Goldman Sachs / Matsuo Takabuki Commemorative Scholarship recipients]
From left, front row: Janeen Ahuna & David Ahuna (recipient), Ryan Wong (recipient) & Pohai Wong, Tracie Takatani (recipient) & Max Sandoval, Malia Schneider (recipient). From left, back row: Calvin Higa, Sr. & Calvin Higa, Jr. (recipient) and Trustee Corbett Kalama.
From left, front row: Janeen Ahuna & David Ahuna (recipient), Ryan Wong (recipient) & Pohai Wong, Tracie Takatani (recipient) & Max Sandoval, Malia Schneider (recipient). From left, back row: Calvin Higa, Sr. & Calvin Higa, Jr. (recipient) and Trustee Corbett Kalama.
In 2009, Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation awarded nearly $390,000 in scholarships to 305 students in a broad spectrum of academic disciplines including Hawaiian language and studies, visual arts, social work and law. The awards were made possible, thanks to generous donors who established endowed scholarship funds.
“Our award recipients continue to exemplify what Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation is striving to achieve – making a meaningful impact on the greater Hawai‘i community,” said scholarship administrator Mavis Shiraishi-Nagao.
A stellar example of the integrity of our scholars is Joseph Nāwahī scholarship recipient Troy J.H. Andrade, a juris doctorate degree candidate at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law. Troy is deeply involved in the school’s Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law programs and community meetings which enables emerging leaders to research issues critical to the advancement of Native Hawaiian rights.
“This scholarship means more to me than financial assistance,” said Andrade in a note to the Foundation. “Your support and recognition motivates me to tackle this upcoming year. I have never felt more passion to help others, especially the Native Hawaiian community.”
Applying for a scholarship
Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation will accept post-high scholarship applications
online from February 17 through April 1, 2010. Applicants must be classified, degree-seeking students at accredited educational institutions enrolled in two- to four-year degree programs. Full- and part-time students may apply.
For additional information regarding the nearly 60 public scholarships offered, how to apply, as well as how to start a scholarship fund, visit www.pauahi.org or call the Foundation at (808) 534-3966.
To view our photo gallery of this year’s Ko'olua event, a celebration for our recent scholarship recipients, click here.
