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Hoala Greevy
Here is the current state of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship:
- Starting with a single recipient in 2019, Nick Wong, the scholarship has expanded to 62 recipients.
- $163,000 in scholarships have been awarded
- Of the 62 recipients, 14 have graduated from college, including Nick.
- The scholarship is now a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the scholarship fund are tax-deductible.
My ambition now is to 10X the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship. This post explains how I arrived at this goal.
Inspired by Mufi Hannemann
Earlier this year I attended a Pacific Century Fellows gala at the ʻAlohilani Hotel in Waikiki. It was a sold out event, with well over 500 people in attendance.
The PCF program is a leadership training program founded by former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann. He based it on the White House Fellows Program, which he participated in during the 1980s.
Listening to opening remarks, I learned that since its creation in 1996, PCF now has an alumni network of 500 people.
As I looked out across the crowded ballroom, I thought to myself, "That's it! We'll do that for the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship. We'll 10X it and do an event like this."
What does 10Xing the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship look like?
Here's what 10Xing the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship looks like to me:
- As of today, we have 62 scholarship recipients. Let's get that to 620.
How long will it take? Unknown.
How much money will it take? Also unknown.
We will find out =)
The Paubox Kahikina Scholarship
The mission of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship is to encourage Native Hawaiians to pursue careers in STEM or technology in general.
The scholarship is recurring in nature. In other words, recipients receive $1,000 per year until they graduate.
The Paubox Kahikina Scholarship is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the scholarship fund are tax-deductible.
