WHIS In-House Scholarships


School Year 2023/24 

WHIS In-House Scholarship Season


Season 2 WHIS In-House Scholarship


The following scholarship will open on Friday, February 2, 2024, and close on Monday, April 1, 2024-end of the first recess.


Waialua Bandstand “Rock Your World” Scholarship


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These Season 2 WHIS In House Scholarships are now closed.


The following scholarships will open on Friday, February 2, 2024, and close on Wednesday, February 21, 2024-end of the first recess.

Late and/or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.

Click on the name of the scholarship to access the announcement and application.


Lucky & Marilyn Cole Family Scholarship


Guava Shop Scholarship


Haleiwa Elementary School Scholarship


Gerald Niimi Memorial Scholarship


Waialua Elementary School G.R.I.T.  Scholarship


Waialua High School Foundation Scholarship



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Season 1-now closed


The following scholarships will open on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, and close on Thursday, February 1, 2024-end of the first recess. 

Late and/or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.


Defend Oahu Coalition Scholarship


Friends for Gil Riviere Scholarships


John M. Fujioka DDS Scholarship


Honoring Our Past Experiences: H.O.P.E. Scholarship


Gordon Kuwada Memorial Scholarship


Kakimoto Family Scholarship


North Shore Lifeguard Assoc. For Aquatic Sports Scholarships


Mun Seek Pai Scholarship


Sophie Un Joo Pai Scholarship 


Juanita K. Sakamoto Memorial Scholarship


WHIS Community Scholarship


Masae & Yoshiji Yamada Memorial Scholarship




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ARCHIVED SY 2022/23

WHIS In-House Scholarships


Marian Masae Kawamura Scholarship SY 22/23

Sponsored by: Haleiwa Jodo Mission 

Harry Kawamura – a lifelong resident of the Haleiwa/Waialua community – generously provided funding for and established The Marian Masae Kawamura Scholarship, in memory of his beloved wife. Mr. Kawamura has since passed, but the scholarship has continued because of his generosity to the Haleiwa Jodo Mission.

The scholarship was initially offered only to the children of members of the Haleiwa Jodo Mission. It has since been expanded to include members’ grandchildren and/or WHIS Graduates.

Applicant requirements (0nly one required)

Amount: 1 award of $1,000.00

Deadline:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 28, 2023 (Post Marked)

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Waialua Health Club Scholarship SY 22/23

The Waialua Health Club (WHC) Scholarship Program promotes the pursuit of higher education by awarding scholarship grants to a deserving high school student from Waialua High and Intermediate School


Applicant requirements

Applicant must also possess at least one of the following:


Award Amount: 

The WHC Scholarship Program is funded by donations and club dues from members of WHC.  Scholarship awards are based on available funds, application’s academic records, supporting documents, financial need and essay.  The decision to award any funds to an applicant, including the amount of any scholarship, is subject to the discretion of the WHC Board of Directors.


Deadlines

Completed application and all supporting documents must be POSTMARKED by April 20, 2023 and RECEIVED in hand by April 22, 2023

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FRIENDS FOR GIL RIVIERE SCHOLARSHIPS SY 22/23

Gil Riviere has devoted much of his adult life to community service and he encourages students to think about how they might contribute to their communities in years to come. Senator Riviere represented the North and Windward Shore in the Hawaii State Legislature between 2010 and 2022, is a founding director and the President of Keep the North Shore Country, served as President of Waialua Little League and Let’s Surf Coalition, and remains active in various community service projects today.


Award:  Four $1000 scholarships are available to students in the WHIS Class of 2023.  

Requirements:


Essay Categories: 


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens:  March 20, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:    April 10, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted*


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Mun Seek Pai Memorial Scholarship (Trade Programs) SY 22/23

Mun Seek Pai was born on a sugar plantation in Kealia, Kauai on February 20, 1923, the second of six children. When World War II broke out he moved to Oahu to work at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Life and other responsibilities had stopped his formal education at 8th grade, so it was not until Pearl Harbor that he took and aced his GED. It was there in Shop 02 that he would work for the next 40 years, except for two years in the U.S. Army after World War II and 2 years with the U.S Naval Constructin Battlalion, better knkow as the Navy Seabees during the Korean War.  Although he never graduated high school, he worked overtime and night shifts to ensure that every one of his six children would graduate from college. In honor of his years at Pearl Harbor, his exceptional trade skills, and his life-long love of learning this scholarship is for a graduate of Waialua High School (where his wife of sixty years graduated in 1960) seeking a certification or degree in one of the applied trades that can lead to a career at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.


Applicant requirements:


Award Amount/number Awarded:

1 award of $2000.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 10, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 10, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Sophie Un Joo Pai Memorial Scholarship (Certified Nursing Assistant programs) SY 22/23

Sophie Un Joo Pai was born in Seoul, Korea on July 24, 1935. She emigrated to Hawaii with her younger brother Joe in 1954 after the Korean War ended.. Settling with family in Waialua, she entered Waialua High School at aged nineteen speaking very little English. A determined and lifelong learner, by the time she died in June 2022, she spoke nearly perfect, slightly pidgin-accented, English. At her funeral, a Waialua High School classmate shared with her children how she remembers everyone bursting into applause when Sophie finished her first speech completely in English in front of the whole class.


In addition to her love for learning, Sophie loved to help others and was a doer –restless and active. After her sixth and youngest child turned ten, she took the CNA course at Leeward Community College, graduating with classmates twenty years her junior. She went on to work at the Waimano Home Training Center as a nurse’s aide and is remembered for her energy, hard work, love of God, and always, always singing. In honor of Waialua High School – where she learned English, loved music and math, and made many friends

and in memory of her deep love of people and nurturing heart, this scholarship is for a Waialua High School graduate pursuing a degree or certification as a Nursing Assistant.


Applicant requirements:


Award Amount/number Awarded:

1 award of $2000.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 10, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 10, 2023 


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*

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Lucky & Marilyn Cole Family Scholarship

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount:

One (1) award of $5000.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 6, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 6, 2023

*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*

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Masae & Yoshiji Yamada Memorial Scholarship SY 22/23

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount: 

One (1) award of $1000.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 6, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 6, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Waialua High & Intermediate School Community Scholarship

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount:

One (1) award -$5000.00

Two (2) awards-$2000.00 each


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 2, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 3, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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HOPE Scholarship: Honoring Our Past Experiences

Applicant requirements:

If selected, required to return to WHIS (“give back and contribute”) to speak to students

(in a classroom setting coordinated by CCRC) after 2 to 4 years of college (and beyond) regarding how WHIS has made a positive impact on my life and share any other motivational or encouraging advice for students per the donor’s request.


Award Amount:

Two (2) awards for $1000.00 each


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: March 2, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: April 3, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Haleiwa Elementary School Scholarship SY 2022/23

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount: varies


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Mar. 2, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: Apr. 3, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Kakimoto Family Scholarship

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount: Two-$2500.00/each


Deadline: March 2, 2023 @ 9:30am (end of 1st recess) to CCRC


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Waialua Elementary School G.R.I.T. Scholarship SY 22/23

The following four components describe the kind of traits that make up a student who overcomes hardship.

Guts* Relentlessness* Initiative *Tenacity


Applicant requirements:

as part of the WES’s Broadcast to be shown to staff and students.


Award Amount/number Awarded: Varies


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Feb. 2, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: March 2, 2023

*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Waialua Bandstand "Rock Your World" Scholarship

Applicant requirements:


Award Amount/number Awarded:

Three(3) awards for:

One(1) for $1000.00

Two (2) for $500.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Feb. 2, 2023

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: March 2, 2023

*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Chester M. & Sakiko Shigeoka Memorial Scholarship

Mr. Shigeoka, an alumus of WHIS, was dedicated to seeing the Truth in this life and

and doing the best to live it right and help others along the way.

Both he and his wife could see that higher education made a huge difference in the lives of individuals.

This is why throughtout his life, he would always say to young people, "

“Go!!! Get educated!!! Come smart!!! Go make something of yourself!!!”


Applicant requirements:


Award Amount:

Two (2) awards for $1000.00 each


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Dec. 13, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: Jan. 13, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*



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Waialua High & Intermediate School Foundation Scholarship

Applicant requirements:

If selected as a recipient, the WHIS Foundation will contact you regarding the requirements to obtain your award.


Award Amount:

One (1) award of $1500.00

One (1) award of $1000.00

Two (2) awards of $500.00 each


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Dec. 13, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: Jan. 13, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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North Shore Lifeguard Association Scholarship for Aquatic Sports

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize outstanding student-athletes who participated in at least one aquatic sport in high school.


Applicant requirements:


Award Amount:

Two (2) awards for $800 each;

One (1) female and one (1) male recipient


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Dec. 13, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess: Jan. 13, 2023


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Gordon Kuwada Memorial Scholarship 

Applicant requirements:

Message from the donor-

This scholarship is to be presented to a student that has financial need, is deserving and motivated, and who chooses to pursue some form of post-secondary education.  In your journey in life, please forever perpetuate the priceless and precious Bulldog Pride and Spirit!



Award Amount: 

One (1) award of $500.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Nov. 10, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:   Dec. 12, 2022 


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Guava Shop 

Applicant requirements:

 an institute of higher learning outside of Oahu

 

Award Amount:

  One (1) award of $500.00 

Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Nov. 10, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:   Dec. 12, 2022


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.* 


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Gerald Niimi Memorial Scholarship

The Gerald Niimi Memorial Scholarship is a private scholarship for graduating seniors at Waialua High and Intermediate School (WHIS), who will be attending a college on the mainland.  After growing up in Haleiwa, Mr. Niimi attended Purdue University and graduated with an electrical engineering degree.  Mr. Niimi had a successful career working in the oil and geothermal energy fields and currently resides on the mainland.  Through this scholarship, he wants WHIS students to know that someone outside of Hawaii believes in them and knows that they can be successful in all that they pursue. 

 

Applicant requirements:

 

Award Amount:

  One (1) award of $1000.00


Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: Nov. 2, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:   Dec. 2, 2022


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.* 


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John M. Fujioka, DDS Memorial Scholarship 

Applicant requirements:

Message from the donor: 

We are interested in following the career of the awardee and would appreciate a commitment by the awardee to maintain contact with our organization. 

Award Amount:

  One (1) award of $1000

Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: October 18, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:   Nov. 18, 2022


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*


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Defend Oahu Coalition Scholarship

Defend O’ahu Coalition is a diverse group of community residents, environmentalists, activists and religious leaders, all working together toward one immediate goal: protecting communities on O’ahu from the dangerous effects of large scale development. We believe that the beautiful open spaces and shorelines on O’ahu are for all residents and visitors to enjoy. We are committed to ensuring that our unique global treasures will remain for generations to come.​


Applicant requirements:


Award Amount: 

 One (1) award of $500.00

Deadlines:

Scholarship Opens: October 18, 2022

Scholarship Closes at the end of first recess:   Nov. 18, 2022


*Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*