#Kaitlin Kitagawa

For nearly a decade, the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association has assisted local students through scholarships and training programs.  This year, a total of $54,343 in workforce training programs and visitor industry scholarships have been awarded to Maui-based students.

The Realtors Association of Maui Community Foundation has awarded scholarships to 38 outstanding students from Maui County through its 2025 Presidential Scholarship program.

Josh Jerman of Hawaiʻi Life Real Estate Brokers is once again offering the Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation Scholarship to encourage college-bound students to use their education to benefit Maui County.

Hawaiʻi Alpha Delta Kappa, Gamma Chapter announced eight 2023 scholarship recipients on Maui, and a ninth who won the organization’s state award.

The Realtors Association of Maui Community Foundation has awarded $1,000 scholarships each to 37 students from Maui County. 

Ten Maui County high school seniors were awarded $1,000 each by the Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation Scholarship program.

The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. has named 10 high school seniors from Maui County as scholarship recipients of its annual Legacy Scholarship Program. Jairo Baguio-Larena of H.P. Baldwin High School won the Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award.

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui will honor three exceptional scholarship recipients at the upcoming Maui Matsuri Kick-Off event on May 20.

A Maui student has been selected as the winner of the first annual Honsador Lumber $5,000 scholarship. Kaitlin Kitagawa, a senior from King Kekaulike High School, was hand-selected for the award by committee members for her academic excellence, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.