Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 3, 1 March 2011 — SCHOLARSHIP ʻAHA ATTRACTS 150 ATTENDEES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SCHOLARSHIP ʻAHA ATTRACTS 150 ATTENDEES

More than 150 Native Hawaiian beneficiaries attended 0HA's Scholarship 'Aha in Kapolei at the State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hale PonoT on Feb. 16. Students eame eager to learn more about the array of scholarships offered to Native Hawaiians before the scholarship applieahon deadlines. They learned how to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and received information from 1 8 community participants: Alu Like ine., DHHL, Kamehameha Schools, Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation, Liko A'e, Ke Ola Mamo, Honolulu and Leeward community colleges, LCC's Hālau 'lke 0 Pu'uloa, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Hawai'i Community Assets, Soroptomist lnternational of Central O'ahu, Hawai'i Community Foundation, Nā Pua No'eau, Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Oueen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, Manawa Kūpono and the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program. Refreshments were provided by OHA and the 'Ahahui Sīwila 0 Kapolei Hawaiian Civic Club. The Scholarship 'Aha is one way OHA is bringing programs and services to the community so beneficiaries ean easily access the information they need. - Photo: Joseph Kūhiō Lewis