Taneesha Asing
Recipient of the Kamehameha Schools Class of 1960 Scholarship (2019)
Taneesha Asing knows firsthand the value of a quality education.
Born and raised in Papakōlea, O‘ahu, Asing witnessed the struggles of homestead life — using the experience as motivation to work hard and excel in the public school system.
After initially planning to pursue medicine in college, she changed her major to education — a passion she developed after realizing she loved helping others by sharing her knowledge. With kōkua from the Pauahi Foundation’s Kamehameha Schools Class of 1960 Scholarship, she is on path to earn her degree by 2020, and ultimately, achieve her dream job as an elementary school teacher.
