The Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club is dedicated to uplifting community and family through service, advocacy, and learning. The Club has been awarding aid through our Scholarship Program for more than 50 years. We offer annual scholarships once a year to deserving students living in the ahupuaʻa from Kāneʻohe-Kualoa (96744). Students chosen demonstrate a commitment to the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture, have an acceptable grade point average, are pursuing a career that will benefit the club’s communities, and have recently completed or are currently carrying out volunteer service.
Scholarship applications and supporting documents must be submitted by April 15th. If this date has passed for the current year, the next application due date is April of the following year. It is best to submit your application & supporting documents between Feb-March. Awards are announced in July/August.
Detailed eligibility and other requirements can be viewed by downloading the application & service report forms from the .pdf links below.
How to fill & sign .pdfs
-The .pdfs are fillable. You must download the files to your desktop & open it using Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free software.
-Applicants can e-sign the application. Please make sure you save and submit a signed version.
-Applicants can fill information electronically on the service report form. Save the form and send it to whomever will confirm your service (sign off on your form). Electronically signed forms can be returned to you to be submitted with your application & other supporting documents.
Submission
1. Email – Please make sure all files you are submitting are .pdf. To help lessen any confusion, please bundle your application, service report form(s), & supporting documents (not including transcripts & letters of recommendation) together in one email to:
koolaupokohcc@gmail.com
subject line: ATTN Scholarship Committee-Your Name.
Letters of Recommendation must be emailed or mailed directly from recommenders & transcripts directly from your institution.
2. Mail – Print the application and service report form(s) to fill out & sign, then postmark all materials (not including transcripts and letters of recommendation) by April 15th to:
Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 664, Kāneʻohe, HI, 96744.
Other Things to Know…
-The scholarship consist of a monetary award to be used toward educational endeavors, a 1 yr. membership to the club, & a complimentary ticket to the club’s annual celebration. All funds for the scholarship program are generated through community donations & fundraising events organized by volunteer club members. Much work is put towards replenishing the scholarship fund & we encourage awardees to participate in club activities as much as possible to help award other students from Koʻolaupoko.
-Awardees will be asked to attend a club membership meeting to receive their award (July or August).
-Awardees will be asked to attend the club’s annual fundraising celebration (Kū I Ke Kamaʻāina) to be officially recognized (September).
-Awardees are asked to contribute at least 12 hrs of volunteer service to the club within the year following their award.
KPHCC Scholarship Application
KPHCC Service Report Form
Donations to the club scholarship program
Proceeds for the this scholarship program are generated through volunteer work by club members and community contributions. The membership welcomes donations so we may continue to provide financial support for students in our communities of kūleana. If you would like to kōkua, we happily accept donations online through PayPal.
Past Scholarship Recipients
2024-2025
2023-2024
Eassie Soares-Haae
B.A. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language)
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Uncle Ace says, “being of Hawaiian Ancestry I would like to be able to teach and continue to perpetuate the Hawaiian Language. After learning that our language was banned in 1896 I now know why my dad never spoke to us in Hawaiian which has inspired me to perpetuate the Hawaiian language. “.
Iyiana-Alyissa Ogo
A.A. Liberal Arts
Windward Community College
Iyiana says, “college has shown me that what you do with your education is just as important as acquiring it”.
Beatrice Eschenberg
B.A. Environmental Studies
University of California Santa Cruz
Beatrice says, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors, the warriors who came before me, whose legacy lives on through me“.
2022-2023
Johnson-Kuhao Nuuanu Hookano Pelekai, “Nuʻu” (L)
B.A. Civil Engineering
Trine University, Indiana
Nuʻu says, “I would like to then start my own civil engineering company that gives back to the community and non profits because service has had a great effect on my perspectives of the world”.
Abigail Maluhialani Naipo Wright, “Malu” (R)
B.A. Marine Transportation
California State Maritime Academy
Malu says, “My dream is to inspire and support young Hawaiians to enter the maritime industry so we can fill our ports with Hawaiians once more”.
2021-2022
Jolei Akima (L)
B.A. Business Administration w/ emphasis in Non-Profit Management
Boise State University
Jolei says, “My ultimate goal is to serve rural communities like the farming community I grew up in and continue to live in. I consider myself a servant of my people”
“Love” Kupalokekuupualeihiwaokekau Kamohalii (center)
A.A. Hawaiian Studies
Windward Community College
Love says, “I prove my love and gratitude in my actions because I feel that it speaks volumes”.
Kainoa Azama (R)
B.A. Political Science w/ concentration in Indigenous Politics
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kainoa says, “‘I want to become’ a type of leader that focuses on serving others rather than one’s self”.
2020-2021
Kainoa Azama (L)
B.A. Political Science & Communications
University of Hawaii at Manoa
In one of Kainoa’s recommendation letters, he is described as “the epitome of the ability to interact with others positively and influence others for good”.
Hiilaniwai DeCosta (center)
B.A. Environmental Science
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hiilaniwai’s dedication to wahi kapu of the Kaneohe area is commendable and she has demonstrated exemplary personal character of compassion, honor, integrity and cultural sensitivity.
Tehina Letson (R)
Nursing
Chaminade University
Tehina says, “Its not hardship that defines you. You are defined by how you get through it”.
2019-2020
Ginger Moratin (L)
A.A. w/ Hawaiian Studies focus
Windward Community College
Ginger says, “College is a place where a student ought to learn not so much how to make a living, but how to live”
Tehina Letson (R)
Nursing
Windward Community College.
Tehina has thrived through a challenged life, dedicating herself to the care of her family and to the kupuna of Ann Pearl.
2018-2019
Kristal Brown (L)
Masters Criminal Justice Admin Chaminade University.
Kristal says, “humility, courage, and selflessness are ingredients to help anyone that crosses your path. I believe in these values. These are my values.”
Ian Jenns (R)
B.A. Creative Media
University of Hawaii at Manoa
In one of Ian’s recommendation letters he is described as a “generous man full of aloha for others. He gives what he can and always from the heart.”
Celeste Akana (bottom)
A.A. Hawaiian Studies
Windward Community College
Celeste’s college counselor described her as having a “caring attitude and vibrant personality” and that there is no doubt she will “become a valued Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner and educator”.
