2015 Takitani Scholarship Winners
Honoring Excellence, Service, and Legacy
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. awarded $104,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Hawaiʻi in 2015. 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:
Christopher Kim of Maui High School was awarded the Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Mary Economy of Waiākea High School was awarded the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000.
Elisa Liu of Punahou School was awarded the Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award of $5,000.
Recipients of $3,000 scholarships are as follows:
Therese Boter of Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High School.
Yueqing Lin of President William McKinley High School.
Jessica Kim of Moanalua High School.
Hanh Pham of Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School.
Alicia Lau of James Campbell High School.
Shelby Nakata of Pearl City High School.
Iris Kawada of James B. Castle High School.
Wylie Barker of Kapaʻa High School.
Jaysha Alonzo-Estrada of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi.
Victoria Lee of Sacred Hearts Academy.
Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are as follows:
Honolulu District: Ha Nguyen of Kaimukī High School; Stephanie Spear of Henry J. Kaiser High School; Angela Ortiz of Kalani High School; Johnny Zhu of President Theodore Roosevelt High School; and Shannon Raisa Bautista of University Laboratory School.
Central Oʻahu District: Emily White of ʻAiea High School; Brianna Pasoquen-Rabago of Leilehua High School; Janelle Lau of Mililani High School; and Maria Lausterer of Waialua High & Intermediate School.
Leeward Oʻahu District: Dominique Cortez-Montiho of Kapolei High School; Laica Mae Arcibal of Waiʻanae High School; and Leanna Marie Truong of Waipahu High School.
Windward Oʻahu District: Kayla Hooker of Kailua High School and Yun Ji Jin of Kalāheo High School.
Hawaiʻi District: KaMele Sanchez of Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School; Daysha Alameda of Keaʻau High School; Cory Yamagata of Kealakehe High School; Kassandra Kometani of Kohala High School; Nikki Kunitomo of Konawaena High School; and Madison Kizanis of Pāhoa High & Intermediate School.
Kauaʻi District: Ryan Owan of Kauaʻi High School and Quiana Duarte of Waimea High School.
Maui District: Justine Rosemond of Hana High School; Giovanni Inouye of Henry P. Baldwin High School; Rosemary Kulhavy-Sutherland of King Kekaulike High School; Kerek Franz of Lahainaluna High School; Robert de Brum of Lānaʻi High & Elementary School; and Kaylie Tanaka of Molokaʻi High School.
Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS): Adam Kofsky of Assets School; Kristi Mukk of Hanalani Schools; Joyce Lee of Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy; Gabrielle Ewing of Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy; Lisselle Rulona of ʻIolani School; Candice Loo of Island Pacific Academy; Autumn Warnock of Island School; Juliana Alden of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama; Jaye Orikasa of Kamehameha Schools Maui; Nikki Nguyen of La Pietra – Hawaiʻi School for Girls; Maria Mesina of Le Jardin Academy; Gina Marzo of Maui Preparatory Academy; Emily Erika Acoba of Mid-Pacific Institute; Mia Scibelli of Parker School; Rip Pahukoa of Seabury Hall; and Casie Kubota of St. Andrew’s Priory School.
Hawaiʻi Catholic Schools (HCS): Isaiah Nakamura of Damien Memorial School; Travis Baguio of Maryknoll School; Jonathan Ibanez of Saint Anthony Junior-Senior High School; Odessa Tolentino of Saint Francis School; and Cody Shishido of Saint Louis School.