Kaua‘i High School graduates Aaron Fujimoto and Hunter Morrison have received University of Hawai‘i Regents Scholarships to attend UHManoa this fall. Kanoa Chung, of Kilauea, received a UH Presidential Scholarship to continue his studies there. Regents Scholarships are awarded to
Kaua‘i High School graduates Aaron Fujimoto and Hunter Morrison have received University of Hawai‘i Regents Scholarships to attend UHManoa this fall. Kanoa Chung, of Kilauea, received a UH Presidential Scholarship to continue his studies there.
Regents Scholarships are awarded to 20 outstanding incoming freshman who receive at least a 1,300 combined mathematics and verbal score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average in academic subjects in high school, and whose extracurricular achievements are judged to be remarkable, according to a UH spokesperson.
Presidential Scholarships are awarded to 10 college juniors who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7 for all college-level work, a record of sustained progress in academic courses, and evidence of superior academic achievement or creative endeavor.
Regents Scholars receive full-tuition waivers for four years of undergraduate study, and Presidential Scholars receive full-tuition waivers for two years of undergraduate study. In addition, all scholars receive $4,000 a year and a one-time travel grant of $2,000. The program is administered by the Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity Office at UH-Manoa.
Fujimoto will study electrical engineering, an area that will enable him to create “things that can be faster, smaller, and less expensive to make or run,” he said. His expertise in computer technology resulted in the creation of a number of Web pages for Kaua‘i High School. He is also an accomplished athlete and musician. He was on the Red Raider cross-country team, enjoys skim boarding, and participated in both marching band and wind ensemble.
Morrison will study political science at UHManoa because, he says, he wants to “get the best education that pertains to what I care about the most — local issues and concerns.” He eventually intends to pursue political office. While at Kaua‘i High, Morrison was a member of the Key Club, the Leo Club, and the Kaua‘i High Film Society, which he helped to create last year.
Chung, a UH-Manoa student with majors in architecture and business, plans a career as an architect.
He hopes to create architecture that integrates the culture and natural elements of Hawai‘i, he said. Chung is a committed community volunteer who has spent many hours in environmental- preservation projects, including helping to restore the Waipa watershed on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. He is also an avid surfer and a member of the Hawai‘i Surfing Federation and the Surfrider Foundation, which globally addresses issues related to the ocean and the environment.
University of Hawai‘i leaders recognized the 2004 Regents and Presidential Scholars at its annual awards dinner recently on the UH-Manoa campus. The UH Board of Regents established the Regents and Presidential Scholarships to support students with records of outstanding academic achievement.
