Nineteen students from public and private high schools in Hawaiʻi have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor Scholarship by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
The award, valued in excess of $23,000, covers four years of tuition for students graduating from a Hawaiʻi high school who earn either a GPA of at least 3.5, a combined 1800 SAT (reading, writing, math) or a composite score of 27 on the ACT while demonstrating leadership and/or community service.
All Chancellor Scholars are required to enroll as full-time students, remain enrolled continuously, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and participate in leadership activities and/or community services with other Chancellor Scholars.
The 2013 Chancellor Scholarship recipients and their respective high schools include:
• David Arakawa, Roosevelt High School
• Stacy Mae Gelacio, Maui High School
• Ashley Maldonado, Kamehameha Schools
• Kayla Smallwood, Campbell High School
• Justin Allagonez, Keaau High School
• Keani Shirai, Waiakea High School
• Landon Ballesteros, Kamehameha Schools Maui
• Joel Pascua, Pearl City High School
• Brock Honda, Pearl City High School
• Elsie Inouye, Kaimuki High School
• Crystal Rances, Waiakea High School
• Brooke Higa, Baldwin High School
• Jeffrey Tarinay, Leilehua High School
• Benjamin Wada, Christian Liberty
• Brittany Luna, Moanalua High School
• Jenna Aiwohi, Kamehameha Schools
• Carlie Ann DeSilva, Kapa`a High School
• Aeshalani Palomares, Leilehua High School
• Bishop Akao, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi