2011 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $101,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2011. 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:
Michael Flynn of Maui High School was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Rachel Lee of Punahou School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Tiffany Cheung of ʻIolani School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Cindy Le of President William McKinley High School.
Kimberly Pugliese of Mililani High School.
Nicole Long of Kapolei High School.
Angela Kent of Kalāheo High School.
Andi Ushijima of Hilo High School.
Lyle Nemeth of Kauaʻi High School.
Eric Angle of Saint Louis School.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Ryan Mandado of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School; Vivica Nguyen of Kaimuki High School; Quinton Wong of Kaiser High School; Michelle Shiraki of Kalani High School; and Mandy Chen of President Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Central Oʻahu District: Heather Schulz of ʻAiea High School; Shannon Amuro of Leilehua High School; Eva Long of Moanalua High School; Sanoe Tuitele of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School; and Kylie De Wilde of Waialua High & Intermediate School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Zerald Lopez of James Campbell High School; Stephanie Kalili of Nānākuli High & Intermediate School; Matthew Taira of Pearl City High School; Angelica Guerrero of Waianae High School; and Erika Bareng of Waipahu High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: David Miyamoto of James B. Castle High School; Trayson Medeiros of Kahuku High & Intermediate School; and Cheyenne Kadooka of Kailua High School.
Hawaiʻi District: Carola Geitner of Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts and Sciences PCS; Amber Alvarez of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Dakota Walker of Kaʻū High School; Micah Ramos of Keaʻau High School; Tuscany Lemons of Kealakehe High School; Brooke Kise of Kohala High School; Melanie Wheeler of Konawaena High School; Ariana Nussbaum of Laupahoehoe High School; Charles Tolentino of Pāhoa High & Intermediate School; Morgan Rapozo of Waiakea High School; and Kyra Boyle of West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy PCS.
Kauaʻi District: Taylor Langstaff of Kapaʻa High School and Clianne Mancia of Waimea High School.
Maui District: Kasey Munetake of Henry P. Baldwin High School; Hana Valle of Kihei Charter School; Reyn Yoshiura of King Kekaulike High School; Kaila Nip of Lahainaluna High School; Nishae-Marie Niimi of Lānaʻi High & Elementary School; and Crystalene Antonio of Molokaʻi High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Nathan Chun of Hanalani Schools; Aimee Uyehara of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; HanaSara Ito of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy; Canaan Higa of Island School; Makaiwa Tong of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi; Brittney Like of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama; Kelly Luis of Kamehameha Schools Maui; Victoria Borengasser of La Pietra Hawaiʻi School for Girls; Bryant Larsen of Le Jardin Academy; Kelsey Kasumi of Mid-Pacific Institute; Lea Lundblad of Seabury Hall; Carly Doi of St. Andrew’s Priory School; and Sarafina Huck of Maui Preparatory Academy.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Zachary Sousa of Damien Memorial School; Nicole Koochi of Maryknoll School; Pilar Mendez of Sacred Hearts Academy; Kyle Orth of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School; and Siarrah Llarinas of Saint Francis School.