The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Campus Center Student Leadership Program recently presented Ka Lama Ku Student Leadership Recognition awards and certificates to individuals and student organizations for their contributions to UH Hilo and the community during the 2016-17 school year.
The Ka Lama Ku Umeke Awards and a Ka Lama Ku Plaque Award were
presented to:
• Alaka`i Award–Leadership: Rebekah Loving (Mathematics)
• `Ike Pāpālua Award-To Have the Gift of Vision: Elise Inouye
(Communication and Gender and Women’s Studies)
• Laulima Award - No Task is Too Big When Done by All: Justin Araki-Kwee (Computer Science and Japanese Studies)
• Ka Lama Ku Koa Plaque Award: Alexandra Huizar (Business Administration)
Two student organizations were recognized with a Ka Lama Ku Leadership
Plaque for their contributions to UH Hilo and Hawai’i Island communities:
• `Ike Pāpālua Award Plaque- To Have the Gift of Vision: Colleges Against Cancer
(Alexandra Huizar, Brittney Luna, Ashley Maldonado, Sarah Kapalihiwa Bilyeu, Kash
Laeda, Ali Nakata, Brooke Higa, Kimi Taguchi, Norie Anne Rosal Calit, Jade Wong,
Misty Figuera, Jualin Sable Guting, Ruby Ann Sales, Ellie-Jean Kalawe, James Drescher,
Sheryl Cariaga, Jayahmie Drio, Shaylyn Fujii, Erin McClure and Stacy Mae Gelacio)
• Ka Lama Ku Hui Koa Award Plaque- Exemplifies the five values of Ka Lama Ku: Nā
Haumāna Huaka`i i Kaho`olawe (Sarah Kapalihiwa Bilyeu, Sophie Kaleimomi Dolera,
Joshua No`eau Kalima, Alana Kanahele, Sheena Kau`i Lopes, Aaron Kahea Morton,
Isaac Ku`uiponohea Pang, Ulupuamahinamaikalani Peleiholani-Blankenfeld and Kiliona
Young)
The Ka Lama Ku Certificate of Leadership was presented to individual students
and organizations in the following categories:
• Alaka`i Certificate - Leadership: Kalaiakea Blakemore (Art)
• Kuleana Certificate - We are Accountable and Responsible: Bennjamin P Siemers
(Kinesiology Education) and the 2016-17 Psychology and Kinesiology and Exercise
Science Peer Advising Team (Alia Alvarez, Cheyrub Cabarloc, Zach Gorski, Keian Shon, Julie Tom, Leahi Akao, Chelsea Mitsuda, Froile Queja, Kaylee Rapoza, Bennjamin Siemers, Roget Chan, Jamie Ouye and Gabriella Sanchez)
• `Ike Pāpālua Certificate - To Have the Gift of Vision: Lara Hughes (Business Administration)
• Mālama `Āina Certificate - Taking Care of the Land and Environment: Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (Erin Busch, Keolohilani H Lopes Jr., Kailey Pascoe, Rose Hart and Jessica Kirkpatrick)
• Mālama `Ohana Certificate - Taking Care of Our Families: Kanani Daley (Art)
The Ka Lama Ku Student Leadership Recognition Awards are sponsored by the UH Hilo Campus Center Fee Board, the Ka Lama Ku Student Advisory Council, the Student Activities Council, University Radio Hilo and Vulcan Video Productions, Ke Kalahea, and the Division of Student Affairs.