Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 3, 1 Malaki 1993 — OHA gives out $50,000 in scholarships [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA gives out $50,000 in scholarships

by Jeff Clark Thirty-nine college students recently shared in $50,000 in scholarship money given by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The program is administered by the financial aid office at Kamehameha Schools, whieh acts as a clearinghouse for a number of financial aid resources, including scholarships given by Hawaiian civic clubs, the federal governm'ent, private entities and other donors. To

receive an OHA scholarship, the student must not have received any other money through Kamehameha Schools. "Our scholarships are specifically for gap group students - kids either not rich enough to do it on their own or poor enough to qualify for existing scholarships," said Rona Rodenhurst, OHA education officer. There were 200 applicants for this year's scholarship money. Of those, 73 received money from other sources through Kamehameha Schools, so aid

went to 112 of the students who applied. Many of the recipients are older students who have just one or two years of college left to eomplete. These scholajs were rewarded because they have put in the hard work necessary for academic success. "They've shown the initiative, and we know they're going to graduate," Rodenhurst said. Half of the $50,000 in scholarship money eame from special funds and half eame from general funds via the Legislature.

Trustee Moses Keale, vice chairman (and former chairman) of the OHA education committee, said providing scholarships is important because the Hawaiian community has defined education to be its first priority. "To me, that amount we gave out was not enough for the need that is there," he said. "But hopefully that will help until the Education Foundation is in plaee." Keale added that OHA is asking the Legislature to continue scholarship funding. If lawmakers deny the request, Keale said,

OHA will have to use special funds only, from whieh only Hawaiians of 50 percent or more blood ean benefit. To apply for an OHA scholarship, students should submit the standard Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate financial aid application, and write "OHA" in the upper right-hand corner. Applications are available through OHA's neighbor island offices or by calling the OHA education division at 586-3751 or • 586-3722.

Student Baron Ah Moo Duke Ah Moo William Ahuna Shannon Akau Eva Andrus Edrian Apo Christine Chu Aaron Eberhardt Kathleen Emerson Leona Hamano Melvin Holi Jay-R Kaawa Tanya Kalakau Danica Kaniho Kaui Kelly Mahinaonapua Kelly Faye Kenui Dione Kobayashi Shannon Ladd Paul Lyman

College Cornell University Cornell University Univ. of Washington Hawai'i Pacific Univ Westminster College UH Mānoa Willamette Univ. Cornell University U of San Francisco U of Washington U of Colorado, Boulder Ricks College UH Mānoa U of North Colorado BYU-Hawai'i BYU-Hawai'i Hawai'i Pacific Univ. M1T Colorado State Univ. Embry-Riddle Univ.

Major Business Travel Mgmt. Liberal Arts Liberal Arts Nursing Education Liberal Arts Liberal Arts Business Archeology Communications Education Social Work Int'l Business Management Liberal Arts Accounting Architecture Business Aviation

Student Noelle Makakoa Vanessa Mane Stephanie Marn Leslie Martins Roger McKeague Samuel Moku Christian Morgado Iris Nakahara Thomas Naki Lyla Nawahine Kylee Omo Daniel Ornellas Benton Pang Edwina Pieo Marissa Soo Marla Sugai Cherisse Thomas Kaiulani Worsham Beatrice Yoshida

College BYU-Provo Seattle Pacific Univ. Stanford Law School UC Santa Barbara Lewis & Clark College UH Mānoa Colorado State U Pacific Lutheran U UH Mānoa BYU-Provo UH Mānoa UH Mānoa UH Mānoa Westminster College Scripps College U of North Colorado UH Mānoa UH Mānoa UH Mānoa

Major Education, Math Liberal Arts Law English Law Business Recreation Liberal Arts Public Health Communication Education Urban Planning Botany Business Education Pre-Pharmacy Liberal Arts Liberal Arts Business

B. Ah Moo

W. Ahuna

E. Andrus

E. Apo

C. Chu

A. Eberhardt

K. Emerson

L. Hamano

D. Kaniho

K. Kelly

M. Kelly

F. Kenui

D. Kobayashi

P. Lyman

N. Makakoa

V. Mane

S. Marn

L. Martins

C. Morgado

I. Nakahara

T. Naki

L. Nawahine

D. Ornel!as

M. Soo

M. Sugai

C. Thomas

K. Worsham

B. Yoshida