Two Maui graduates receive $20K Fukunaga Scholarships

Maui’s Chanel Higa, of H.P. Baldwin High School, and Harmony Powers, of Seabury Hall, were among 10 Hawaiʻi high school graduates to receive the Fukunaga Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year, announced the Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation on Monday.

The foundation awards $20,000 to each of its awardees over four years to cover tuition, fees, books and housing.

According to the foundation, students were selected based on financial need, academic standing, leadership ability, and their plan to pursue a degree in business administration or a related field.

“Supporting the next generation of young business professionals is crucial to Hawaiʻi’s future,” said Mark Fukunaga, trustee of the Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation. “We are thrilled to stand behind these 10 outstanding students on their journeys to become leaders in our community.” 

The 2024-2025 Fukunaga Scholarship recipients are: 

• Conrad Cao, Punahou School – Georgetown University
• Koa Chang, Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama – Stanford University
• Kayuga de Guzman, Waialua High School – University of Pennsylvania
• Tate Goodman, Punahou School – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• Kylee Hamamoto, Punahou School – Yale University
• Chanel Higa, Baldwin High School – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• Dustin Kealoha, Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama – Dartmouth College
• Josuna Kinsey, Kaimuki High School – Georgetown University
• Harmony Powers, Seabury Hall – Babson College
• Sean Serville, Kamehameha Schools – Hawaiʻi – Santa Clara University