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Campbell student wins scholarship
Campbell High School student Marlon Gomez won a $20,000 scholarship to California State University at Bakersfield at the recent 2001 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, Calif.
Gomez, 18, represented the Leeward District and was the only Hawai'i public school student to win an award at the fair. He was awarded $5,000 for four years for his project, "Growth of Micropropagated Papaya with or without Sucrose."
HC&S offering tours of factory
PU'UNENE, Maui — Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. is offering Maui educators free summer tours of its field and factory operations.
Tour dates are July 10 and Aug. 4, with slots for 20 teachers per day. The daylong tours are open to private or public school faculty and staff at all grade levels, including college. Participants will get a close-up view of planting and harvesting methods and the Pu'un«n« Mill and power plant.
HC&S, a division of Alexander & Baldwin, produces more than 60 percent of Hawai'i's sugar. For more information or to apply for the tour, call toll-free (877) 864-4400, fax to (808) 525-6677, or e-mail kokutani@abinc.com.
UH nursing study gets accreditation
The baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa have been accredited by two nursing education accrediting agencies.
Accreditation has been granted by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for a period of 10 years, extending to June 30, 2011, and by the National League for Nursing through fall 2008.
Waipahu students invited to Japan
A group of Waipahu High School students has been invited to attend a cultural festival in Japan from July 31 to Aug. 8 and is seeking contributions to help pay for the trip.
The Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education selected Waipahu High to represent Hawai'i and the United States at the event, which brings together fine arts students from several Asian counties.
Fifteen Waipahu students will attend the 25th annual cultural festival and perform traditional Polynesian songs and dances.
For more information or to offer support, call school principal Patricia Pedersen at 675-0222.
