Kahakuhailoa Poepoe
Scholarship:- Vaughn G.A. Vasconcellos KS ‘71 Scholarship
- UH Hilo
Mahalo a nui to the donors of the Vaugn G. A. Vasconcellos, KS '71 scholarships for your generosity in supporting my educational journey. I come from the island of Molokaʻi, and my ʻohana is less-resourced, so being a first-generation college student it means a lot for my educational journey to be funded by you folks. It also means a lot to us as my career goal is seeking the revitalization of Hawaiian ways of living, and our sovereignty as a people, and for the people of Molokaʻi it is something we aspire to see on all of the islands. Your folk's donation will help fund my education this upcoming school year as a senior at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo studying Hawaiian Studies, with a focus in Continuing the Culture, in hopes of promoting the Hawaiian language across the island chain, but especially back on my home island. I hope to maintain or even possibly raise my current GPA of 3.89 this semester, and to graduate on the dean's list! Mahalo again for your this gift which means so much to me and my ʻohana."He ʻōpū aliʻi"
