2012 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $97,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2012. 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:
Makanaaloha Agcaoili of Pāhoa High & Intermediate School was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Peter St. Michael of King Kekaulike High School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Maggie Kwock of President William McKinley High School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Sheena Choy of Mid-Pacific Institute.
Nicole Isoda of Kapaʻa High School.
Travis Lefrandt of Moanalua High School.
Claire Munguia of Saint Francis School.
Sharmaine Sibayan of James Campbell High School.
Kelsey Wemple of Kalāheo High School.
Zhaotong Xu of ʻIolani School.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Rhena Singh of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School; Trisha Ishikawa of Kaimuki High School; Shay Chun of Henry J. Kaiser High School; Lysette Tagawa of Kalani High School; and Diane Yang of President Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Central Oʻahu District: Yui Chi Lo of ʻAiea High School; Maegan Tupinio of Leilehua High School; Jessica Kawana of Mililani High School; Danny Nguyen of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School; and Charee Wong of Waialua High & Intermediate School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Penina Lima of Kapolei High School; Ronald Ramones of Nānākuli High & Intermediate School; Kara Lynne Ogawa of Pearl City High School; Jocy-Anna Chevalier of Waianae High School; and Hannah Claire Beltran of Waipahu High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: Shonelle Swarens of James B. Castle High School; Cheyenne Fonoimoana-Lessary of Kahuku High & Intermediate School; and Caitlin Hooker of Kailua High School.
Hawaiʻi District: Britney Talbot of Hilo High School; Justin Araki-Kwee of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Annie Mae Flores of Kaʻū High School; Deann Nishimura-Thornton of Keaʻau High School; Caitlin Howard-Gomez of Kealakehe High School; Casey Utemei of Kohala High School; Kayla Uemura of Konawaena High School; and Katherine Torigoe of Waiakea High School.
Kauaʻi District: Travis Navarro of Kauaʻi High School and Annalissa Hartsell of Waimea High School.
Maui District: Nina Thorne of Hana High School; Kristine Felix of Henry P. Baldwin High School; Kiara Galicinao of Lahainaluna High School; Catherine Stuck of Lānaʻi High & Elementary School; Jamal Garcia of Maui High School; and Charisse Manley of Molokaʻi High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Nicole Chong of Hanalani Schools; Christopher Akatsuka of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; Tori Campbell of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy; Russel Manalo of Island Pacific Academy; Kawehi Lopez of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi; Taylor-Mari Shodahl of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama; Ashley Wendt of Kamehameha Schools Maui; Bobbijo Katagiri of La Pietra Hawaiʻi School for Girls; Sara Kahanamoku-Snelling of Punahou School; Ashley Cooper of Seabury Hall; Jasmine Ryon of St. Andrew’s Priory School; and Serena Motelewski of Maui Preparatory Academy.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Ryan Michael Nillo of Damien Memorial School; Kristin Rabago of Maryknoll School; Britny Ching of Sacred Hearts Academy; Shea Rodriguez of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School; and Eric Agluba of Saint Louis High School.