Achievers
Winners of the 11th Celebration of Hula O Na Keiki, a competition of dancers ages 5 to 17, at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, were:
- Keiki Wahine Oli — Kirsten Ah Nee-Salvador of Kano'eau Dance Academy
- Keiki Kane Oli — Kawaiola Yaris of Halau Hula O Hali'ileo
- Keiki Hula-Wahine — Ah Nee-Salvador
- Keiki Hula-Kane — Yaris
- 'Opio Wahine Oli — Melody Canto of Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka
- 'Opio Kane Oli— Travis Kea of Halau Hula O Lilinoe
- 'Opio Hula-Wahine — Jolie Brehm of Kano'eau Dance Academy
- 'Opio Hula-Kane — Makuakeiki Figueroa of Kano'eau Dance Academy
- Keiki Palua — Peter and Kirsten Ah Nee-Salvador of Kano'eau Dance Academy
- 'Opio Palua — Figueroa and Brehm
- Overall Oli Award — Ah Nee-Salvador
- Music Award — Halau Hula O Hali'ileo
- Interview and fact sheet — Kea
- Costume and adornments — Manalani English of Halau Na lei Kaumaka O Uka.
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Hawai'i Pacific University has awarded 22 Phi Theta Kappa scholarships — each a one-year, 50 percent tuition-waiver scholarship valued at $4,680 or $6,880, depending on the degree pursued — to the following community college transfer students: Robin C. Bond Jr., Honolulu; Brian Burdick, 'Aiea; Teresa Chaffee, Kane'ohe; Emily Daniel, Kailua; Connie-Anne Holman, Kane'ohe; Amber Huff, Honolulu; Herman Hundhausen III, Honolulu; Yuko Ishimura, Honolulu; Matthew Koanui, Waipahu; Shaoli Gu Lau, 'Aiea; Sherilyne Len, Mililani; Michelle McCollum, Honolulu; Matthew Moroney, Honolulu; Kisha Nakanelua, Kane'ohe; Thu Huong Nguyen, Honolulu; David Ortiz, Honolulu; Samuel Pablo, 'Ewa Beach; Ellen Sabiniano, Pearl City; Eric Shimizu, Honolulu; David Siu, Honolulu; Juliet Grace Torres, Honolulu; and Susan Wigeri van Edema, Kane'ohe.
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The Hawaii Dental Service Foundation has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Sherri Lyn W.J. Chong and $500 scholarships to Naomi Rhodes and Cindy Tran, all of Honolulu.
