Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 7, 1 July 2008 — Scholarship gala [ARTICLE]

Scholarship gala

On July 24, the glitz and glamour that comes with being the major eeonomie engine of Hawai'i's tourism industry won't be the only thing lighting up the Waikīkl sky. Ke Ah'i Pauahi Foundation, the Native Hawaiian Hospitahty Association and the University of Hawai'i School of Travel Industry Management present Lamalama 'o WaikM, a fundraiser for the new Nahve Hawaiian Ho'okipa Scholarship. The event, to be held at the newly renovated Royal Hawaiian Center, will feature dining, entertainment, and a private viewing of the new show Waikīkl Nei. Attendees of Lamalama 'o Waikīkī will help to light the torch of knowledge that the next generation of Hawaiian leaders will carry into careers in the visitor industry. A 2004 survey by the Hawai'i Hotel and Lodging Association determined that 11 percent of hotel general managers and 13 percent of managers or department managers were of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry. 'This is a statistic that we need to hnprove upon,' ' said Lulani Arquette, executive director of the Native Hawahan Hospitality Association. "This scholarship will open the door for many more Hawaiian students to enter this field." Exclusive VIP tables of 10 are available for $10,000 and $5,000, and individual tickets are $250, $175and$150.For infonnation and tickets, visit www.pauahi.org. ^