#Kaysa Ong

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.

Four Maui students have graduated from the Diagnostic Imaging Summer Experience, an eight-week paid internship made possible through a partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College and Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi. The interns were Mary Joy Velasquez, Jasmyn Yun, Kylie Cardenas and Kaysa Ong. They were honored recently at the college campus with an event […]

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

Binhi at Ani will award $32,000 in scholarships to 24 members of the Class of 2025. The eight top-rated students will receive $2,000 while 16 students will receive $1,000.

The scholarships were distributed through three scholarship programs: the UH Maui College Hospitality and Culinary Program, the Academy of Hospitality (AOHT) Program and the MHLA Member Program.

The Hawaiʻi Alpha Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter awarded $1,000 scholarships to 11 graduating seniors from Maui County public high schools this year, recognizing their academic achievement, character and service to school and community.

Of the 41 local athletes to receive scholarship support from the foundation this year, seven were from Maui including: Kalia Kaneta and Kaysa Ong of Maui High School; Avery Kirkham of Maui Preparatory Academy; Kamakanōweo Kekauoha-Schultz and Bella Kuailani of King Kekaulike High School; and Kaili McMillin and Sage Ryden of Seabury Hall Academy.