Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 9, 1 September 2013 — College-bound students to win scholarships from OHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

College-bound students to win scholarships from OHA

Exactly 333 college-bound students stand to benefit this year from $790,000 in scholarship money from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The average Native Hawaiian student from this year's class of scholars will earn about $2,000 from OHA to cover such expenses as courses, housing and books. Their OHA scholarships will help foot the bills for a variety of colleges, including premier national universities as Harvard, Stanford and Princeton. Their hnaneial aid from OHA comes at a time when families are

leaning more heavily on scholarships to help pay college bills. For example, the total number of applications for OHA scholarships this

year more than tripled to 1,520, whieh is up from about 536 a year ago. "We remain focused on finding ways to help more Native Hawaiians realize the dream of college in the 21st century," said OHA Ka Pouhana, Chief Executive Officer Kamana'opono Crabbe. "It's one of the best investments we ean make in the Hawaiian community's future, as we help prepare students for new opportunities and better jobs." For more information about OHA scholarships, eall (808) 5940243. — HaroldNeddW

OHA is focused on finding ways to help more Native Hawaiians realize the dream of college. In January, hundreds of students statewide attended 0HA's Scholarship 'kha,- KW0file