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Announcing the 2025 class of Paubox Kahikina Scholarship recipients

Paubox Kahikina Scholarship 2025 recipients

We're pleased to announce the 2025 class of Paubox Kahikina Scholarship recipients.

What's happening: 

  • 17 Native Hawaiians were selected for the 2025 cohort of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship.

The 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.

Scholarship requirements: 

  • Native Hawaiian
  • Pursuing a STEM-related major or technology in general
  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university
  • Annually publish content on your college journey

Meet this year's class (alpha order): 

  • Austin Cataluna. Hawaii Technology Academy graduate, attending University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Aysha Berry. Kauaʻi High School graduate, attending college on the mainland
  • Brandon Diggs. Mililani High School, attending University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Caleb Takiguchi. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending Cornell University
  • Chancen Law. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending Harvard University
  • Grant Lau. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending Stanford University
  • Halia Sniffen. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending UCLA
  • Kalei Sproat. Grand Oaks High School graduate, attending Brigham Young University
  • Kayla-Marie Torres. Saint Francis High School graduate, attending University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Logan Lee. ʻIolani School graduate, attending Yale University
  • Maming Bacxa. Kealakehe High School graduate, attending Tulane University
  • Ryan Lagon. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stacy Cambra. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending UC Berkeley
  • Tatum Thompson. Bishop Gorman High School graduate, attending Rice University
  • Travis Kuo. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama graduate, attending Washington University in St. Louis
  • Trust Tinai. Nanakuli High and Intermediate graduate, attending Loyola Marymount University
  • Violet Mossman. Kamehameha Schools Maui graduate, attending college in California

By the numbers: 

  • Now in its seventh year, the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship has awarded scholarships to 62 recipients, totaling over $100,000 to date.

Notable metrics: 

  •  This year’s class of 17 recipients is the largest to date. 
  • Awardees graduated from high schools in Hawaiʻi, Nevada, and Texas.

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