2014 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $98,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2014. 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:
Max Hsing-Huo Vinci of James B. Castle High School was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Erica Shin of Kalani High School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Kelly Merrell of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Maria Andrea Jurado of Waipahu High School.
Sullivan Schuster of West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy.
Maile Naito of King Kekaulike High School.
Lani-Rae Green of Waimea High School.
Damien Farrant of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama.
Santana Huck of Maui Preparatory Academy.
Darren Zhao of Damien Memorial School.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Jake Martin of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School; Wenmin He of Kaimuki High School; Ryanne Hawkins of Henry J. Kaiser High School; Anna Cheng of President William McKinley High School; and Tori Nakagawa of President Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Central Oʻahu District: Alexis Ray of ʻAiea High School; Karam Yang of Leilehua High School; Sharyse Nadamoto of Mililani High School; Jamie Hwang of Moanalua High School; and William Blaser, III of Waialua High & Intermediate School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Tiffany-Joy Calaro of James Campbell High School; Cheyenne Fields of Kapolei High School; Jenny Rose Anacan of Pearl City High School; and Renee Neves of Waiʻanae High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: Jennifer Nacapuy of Kahuku High & Intermediate School; Georgienne Murray of Kailua High School; and Tatianna Schenk-Lee of Kalāheo High School.
Hawaiʻi District: Anthony Connors of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Siena Okimoto of Kaʻū High School; Charlie Belmes of Keaʻau High School; Sarah Pike of Kealakehe High School; Jocelyn Campollo of Kohala High School; Shon Inouye of Konawaena High School; Chrisovolandou Gronowski of Pāhoa High & Intermediate School; and Vanessa Ignacio of Waiakea High School.
Kauaʻi District: Kalani Murakami of Kapaʻa High School.
Maui District: Seanna Yoshioka of Henry P. Baldwin High School; Kirsten Gilchrist of Lahainaluna High School; Tyler Pascua of Lānaʻi High & Intermediate School; Alexandra Jeanel Pardico of Maui High School; and Kiloaulani Kaawa-Gonzales of Molokaʻi High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Rebecca Shimabukuro of Assets School; Angusina Campbell of Hanalani Schools; Elise Uyehara of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; Scott Fetz of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy; Austyn Lee of ʻIolani School; Salus Kim of Island Pacific Academy; Quinn Hannah-White of Island School; Sara Kim of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi; Ryan Foree of Kamehameha Schools Maui; Sierra Schmitz of La Pietra Hawaiʻi School for Girls; Madeline St. John of Le Jardin Academy; Brittnee Yee of Mid-Pacific Institute; Maddison Nelson of Parker School; Noemaikealohaikuʻulei Lum of Punahou School; Rowan Mulligan of Seabury Hall; and Nicole Heafner of St. Andrew’s Priory School.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Lorelei Blossom Zabanal of Maryknoll School; Nadia Busekrus of Sacred Hearts Academy; Lucas Broadbent of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School; Stephanie Balais of Saint Francis School; and Koaliʻi Ladao of Saint Louis School.