2013 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $99,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2013. 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:
Gina McGuire of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Isaac Han of Kealakehe High School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Sylvia Koo of Kalani High School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Jazmine Emerson of Kahuku High & Intermediate School.
Savanah Frisk of Kapaʻa High School.
Mark Galiza of Maui High School.
Kathryn Kelly of James Campbell High School.
Bhillie Luciani of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy.
Holly Merrell of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School.
Kelly Zheng of Sacred Hearts Academy.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Jamie Ko of President Theodore Roosevelt High School; Nadege Lum of Henry J. Kaiser High School; Tani Nakashima of Kaimuki High School; U Hang Sio of President William McKinley High School; Natalie Subia of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School; and Macy Yue of The Education Laboratory Hawaiʻi New Century PCS.
Central Oʻahu District: Kayla Carroll of Waialua High & Intermediate School; Anita Cheung of Moanalua High School; Jaime Fujino of ʻAiea High School; Robert McCarthy of Leilehua High School; and Adam Waite of Mililani High School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Kelsey Crabbe-DeSoto of Waianae High School; Connie Kim of Waipahu High School; Lauren Ku-Young of Nānākuli High & Intermediate School; and Renee Lum of Pearl City High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: Pauline Gachalian of Kalāheo High School; Randy Ines Jr. of James B. Castle High School; and Sheanae Tam of Kailua High School.
Hawaiʻi District: Amanda Agdeppa of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Maria D’Angelo of Hilo High School; Leilani Desmond of Kaʻū High School; Lori Doctor of Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts and Sciences; Quentin Ikeno of Konawaena High School; Michelle Sahagun of Kohala High School; Owen Sandstrom of Waiakea High School; and Cherese Shelton of Keaʻau High School.
Kauaʻi District: Tia Morishige of Kauaʻi High School and Wendi Tokuuke of Waimea High School.
Maui District: Sarah Abe of Henry P. Baldwin High School; Melissa Ann Agcaoili of Lānaʻi High & Intermediate School; Michael Kikukawa of Molokaʻi High School; Bailey Pendergast of Lahainaluna High School; and Michaela Thompson of King Kekaulike High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Bianca Batten of La Pietra Hawaiʻi School for Girls; Haley Briggles of Hanalani Schools; Mikayla Carias of Mid-Pacific Institute; Sai Furukawa of Kamehameha Schools Maui; Maile Greenhill of ʻIolani School; Ariella Kainrath of Seabury Hall; Katy Kingery of Assets School; Zhengyuan Ma of Punahou School; Brachelle Nueku of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama; Nicolette Smith of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; Grace Qiu of Le Jardin Academy; Jennifer Takahashi of St. Andrew’s Priory School; Jack Uesugi of Island Pacific Academy; Kawaiola Wendt of Maui Preparatory Academy; and Ava Zebzda of Island School.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Madeline Dixon of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School; Germaine Kabutaulaka of Saint Francis School; Lealofi Mauga of Damien Memorial School; Blaine Nahale of Saint Louis School; and Andrew Wu of Maryknoll School.