Kupaʻa Scholarship Program

Information on the 2025 Kupaʻa Scholarship will be posted in Spring ’25.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 SCHOLARS

2023 SCHOLARS

  • Aidan Blanco
  • Puamakamae Desoto
  • Tycen Hanawahine Hines
  • Aaliyah Farley
  • Taejah Telles-Kuwahara
  • Torrance Satta-Ellis
  • Benicio Sobrino
  • Kaiehu Ahuna
  • Bentley Satele
  • Summer Shook
  • Blessing Kamai
  • ’Aina Kanoa Wong
  • Zachariah Leoiki

OUR PREVIOUS SCHOLARS

2022 SCHOLARS

  • Makani Sua
  • Alexander Alfonzo
  • Sophia Malia Bennett
  • Ocean Shook
  • Levi Maafala
  • Arayah Soriano
  • Aliyah Farley

2022 Host: Miss California, Tiffany Johnson

2021 SCHOLARS

  • Kyler Halvorsen
  • Irie Farley
  • Max Curran
  • Kambraey-Jharee Young
  • Jacob Su’e
  • Zion Ah You (not pictured)

Also pictured: Rich Miano, HSQ President; Kupa’a Miano

Anuenue DeSoto

2021 Kupa’a Athletic Scholar

2020-21 SCHOLARS

  • Trinity Seguritan
  • TJ Seguritan
  • Liko Soares
  • Chloe Yuen
  • Leiolani Faurot
  • Kamana Depina

Also pictured: Rich Miano, HSQ President; Kupa’a Miano, Program Director and Justice Sabrina McKenna, Supreme Court and Key speaker

Summer Shook

2020-2021 Kupa’a Athletic Scholar

2019-20 SCHOLARS

In 2019 HSQ awarded 12,  $1000.00 College scholarships

  • Jessica Thompson  – The Aston Military College Scholarship
  • Isabel Bennett –
  • Duke Kubota
  • Tasia Gentry-Balding
  • Kupono Blake
  • Nicole Colby Naone
  • Kalen Halverson
  • Naya Dong
  • Rocket Kaikea Ahuna
  • Les Tamatoa Falatea
  • Puamakamae DeSoto ** Jamba Young Leader Award
  • Summer Shook **Jamba Young Leader Award

Pua Makamae Desoto

2018-2019 Kupa’a Athletic Scholar

2018 SCHOLARS

In 2018 HSQ awarded 7,  $1000.00 College scholarships

  • Kaile Halvorsen
  • La’amea Frank
  • Hannah Hollenbeck
  • Byrce Nishida
  • Sydney Walker
  • Chris Suehisa
  • Reyn Nakagawa

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