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OUR SCHOLARSHIPS

For Wai'anae Coast Nontraditional Students

Our yearly goal is to provide 10 or more scholarships to nontraditional students on the Wai'anae Coast.  Depending on the amount of money the organization raises throughout the year, the scholarships vary in number and amount.  Special awards are listed below.

A diploma and graduate cap

Grand Winner

Lori Van Sky Award

Holomua Award

Pearlena Stone
2018 WOW Scholar
Bachelor's in Psychology Dec 2019 West Oahu

Photo: Master's in Educational Administration Dec 2022

UH Manoa

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Pearlena Stone, an awardee
Tammy Aiwohi, an awardee

Tammy Aiwohi

2020 Grand Winner

 2022 and 2023

Graduate School Scholar

"Aloha, my name is Tammy Aiwohi, I am a nontraditional student of Hawaiian descent.  I am a four-time recipient of a WOW scholarship. My passion is to use my education and personal experience to help others in my community.  Why?  Because I know the struggle, I lived it.  I am a survivor of domestic violence, homelessness, addiction and incarceration.  My life was not too far from those that you see living in make-shift encampments along the coast.

In the spring of 2019, I graduated with my Associates degree in Social Science and certificate in Hawaiian Studies.  I moved onto UH-West Oahu to pursue my Bachelor’s in Psychology.  And in the spring of 2021, I graduated.  I am currently finishing my first semester in the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work."

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  • Paper application forms are available at Wai'anae Library, and at LCC/Wai'anae (reception area).  Download your fillable form now by clicking:  GET YOUR APPLICATION NOW!

  • Applicant must have originated from and live in Wai'anae, and be a nontraditional college or trade school student

  • Further requirements and deadline will be found on the application.

  • Must be completed and received by March 17, 2024.

 

**Only 2024 Application Forms will be accepted.**

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