The Paubox Kahikina Scholarship helps Native Hawaiian students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and Tech in general. Its purpose is to offer financial support and create a strong network for these students. The scholarship makes education more affordable and connects students with professionals, giving them valuable opportunities to learn and grow in their chosen STEM or Tech fields. This scholarship is about more than just money; it's about building a community and empowering Native Hawaiian students to succeed in STEM or Tech careers.
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As a recent Kamehameha Schools Kapalama graduate, 2023 scholarship recipient Koa Chang will move on to attend Stanford University to study computer science. Here is a word from Koa Chang:
“Aloha. My name is Ko Chang and I'm a 2023 Paubox Kahikina scholar. I'm a current sophomore at Sanford University studying computer science, just wrapping up my second year here. Reflecting on this year, it was a great year. I got to dive deeper into the computer science curriculum… I'm starting to see the type of subjects that I like and versus like the ones I don't really like. I also got to take a bunch of cool project-based classes where me and my team members got to build some projects from scratch, which is [a] very good learning experience to learn how to like build something from limited resources. I think it was overall a great year and I'm looking forward to the summer.
I just want to give a thank you again to everyone at Paubox who makes this scholarship happen. It goes a long way in supporting my education.
Malo.”
Watch: Paubox Kahikina Scholarship Recipient Reflection | Koa Chang
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