Announcing the 2025 class of Paubox Kahikina Scholarship 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.

See related: The big ideas behind the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship