2010 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $96,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2010. Through its scholarship program, the Foundation recognized outstanding students from qualifying high schools across the state, continuing its commitment to supporting educational opportunities for Hawaiʻi's youth.
Recipients of the Distinguished and Outstanding student awards are as follows:
Eugene Senda of President Theodore Roosevelt High School was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Christina Economy of Waiakea High School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Andrew Ellison of ʻIolani School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Kacie Lundy of Leilehua High School.
Robert Firme of James Campbell High School.
Julia Gomes of James B. Castle High School.
Celine Munoz of Lahainaluna High School.
Marc Jason Abundo of Kauaʻi High School.
Inanna Carter of Seabury Hall.
Suzy Cho of Sacred Hearts Academy.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Diana Chung of Kaiser High School; Alicia Fung of Kalani High School; Minh Trang Nguyen of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School; Rachel Walker of Kaimuki High School; and Jun Li Zhong of President William McKinley High School.
Central Oʻahu District: Erin Lau of ʻAiea High School; Leia Lendio of Waialua High & Intermediate School; Raymond Luo of Moanalua High School; Melissa Monette of Mililani High School; and Deashia-Lei Tungpalan-Yadao of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Genardine Arizala of Waipahu High School; Tabitha Ayala of Nānākuli High & Intermediate School; Taro Kobayashi of Pearl City High School; and Nicole Talion of Kapolei High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: Stefanie Rae Cabamongan of Kahuku High & Intermediate School; Stacie Shibano of Kailua High School; and Courtney Wemple of Kalāheo High School.
Hawaiʻi District: Anthony Baldos of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Jeong Cho of Kohala High School; Malina Fagan of Hilo High School; Chloe Frizelle of Keaʻau High School; Kayla Kipling of Kealakehe High School; Katelyn Mitchell of Konawaena High School; Jaime-Rose Tangonan of Kaʻū-Pāhoa High & Intermediate School; and Mariann Tunaitis of Kaʻū High School.
Kauaʻi District: Natasha Abadilla of Waimea High School and Kara Dastrup of Kapaʻa High School.
Maui District: Ceriann Espiritu of Molokaʻi High School; Alana Fernandez of King Kekaulike High School; Richard Gima of Lānaʻi High & Elementary School; Kelsey Kapisi of Maui High School; and Treya Smith of Hāna High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Shariyah Campbell of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi; Jonathan Davis of Island Pacific Academy; Emma de Vries of Le Jardin Academy; Angela Dominici of Lutheran High School; Maya Fegan of St. Andrew’s Priory; Darlene Fukuji of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; Samantha Hyde of Hanalani Schools; Makoa Johnson of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy; Zachary Lum of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama; Kiana Otsuka of Mid-Pacific Institute; Preston Tavares of Kamehameha Schools Maui; and Casey Tong of Punahou School.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Christina Chun of Maryknoll School; Elisa Ferreira of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School; Alyxandra Hopkins of Saint Joseph Junior-Senior High School; Alfred Prado, III of Saint Louis School; Jensen Tabil of Damien Memorial School; and Jennifer Tunoa of Saint Francis School.