Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 1, 1 January 2009 — College Awareness [ARTICLE]

College Awareness

GEAR UP Hawai'i and partners will be holding events statewide in January and February to help lowineome students get the information and support needed to apply to and attend college. A major event will be held Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pearlridge Mall - a change in venue from previous years to bring the event closer to the coimnunities it serves. At College Goal Sundays, students and families will get free help to complete the FAFSA, or Free Applieahon for Federal Student Aid. Bring your parent's 2008 tax returns, pay stubs and other ineome and benefits infonnation. College Goal Sundays, whieh all start at 1 p.m., will be held Jan. 25 at Castle High, McKinley High, Waipahu High and Wai'anae High on O'ahu, and at UH Hilo Campus Center Dining Hall on Hawai'i Island. It will also be offered Feb. 8 at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School on Kaua'i, Kealakehe High on Hawai'i Island. Also on Feb. 8, the event comes to Maui

Conununity College campuses on three islands: Moloka'i, Lāna'i (at the Education Center), and Maui, at Education Center in Hāna and at the MCC Maui Culinary Academy, Pā'ina Building, in Kahului. For more information, visit cgsha waii.org or eall Frank Green at 591-2708 or Lorraine Teniya at 593-2262. Also, free College Planning Workshops for students in grades 9 to 12, will cover preparing for, choosing and paying for college. For infonnation, eall Kathryn Kekaulike at 842-8900 or toll-free, 1-800-842-IMUA. Financial Aid Nights, will answer questions for students and families about financial aid. For more information, eall Frank Greenat 591-2708. More infonnation ean also be found at gearuphawaii.edu.