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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, February 20, 2002

Ambrose was in college, had sights on career in art

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By Scott Ishikawa
Advertiser Staff Writer

Dana Ambrose, a 19-year-old Hale'iwa resident and a waitress at the Brew Moon Restaurant & Micro Brewery, was on her way home after working the evening shift when she was killed in the October 2000 collision.

Dana Ambrose was a 19-year-old working her way through college as a waitress when she was killed in the 2000 auto crash.

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The following month, her family filed a lawsuit against Arakawa and two liquor establishments that allegedly served Arakawa alcohol the night of the fatal crash.

Ambrose was a 1999 honors graduate of San Clemente High School in California.

At 15, Ambrose became one of the youngest female state lifeguards in California, earning Rookie of the Year honors, according to mother Susan Ambrose.

The week before the accident, Ambrose, who attended Leeward Community College, had secured a $5,000 scholarship to attend the University of Hawai'i.

Ambrose had wanted to pursue an art career.

Her design was posthumously used as the logo for the women's 2000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing competition.

Ambrose is survived by parents, Rod and Susan, and brother, Nik. Her ashes were scattered off Sunset Beach on O'ahu's North Shore and the California coast.