Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 8, 1 August 2014 — OHA grant to support up to 100 scholarships [ARTICLE]

OHA grant to support up to 100 scholarships

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs recently granted the University of Hawai'i Maui College's Liko A'e Native Hawaiian Leadership Program an award of $187,000 to support scholarships and services to non-traditional Native Hawaiian students who aspire to attain a college degree in Hawai'i and the United States. "With this funding we will be able to offer about 90 to 100 scholarships as well as wraparound services to non-traditional Native Hawaiian students who aspire to attain higher education," Kahealani Nae'ole, Liko A'e's interimproject director, said in a statement. Nae'ole thanked OHA Maui Trustee Carmen Hulu Lindsey for her unwavering support. "I'm filled with pride to see that a program based at UH Maui College will continue to receive support in the form of this funding from OHA," Lindsey said. "It is part of OHA's responsibility to encourage among our beneficiaries the aspiration to heeome as educated as possible, whatever their chosen discipline. "Through this program, students not only receive Ananeial assistance, but also academic support, cultural experience and growth and leadership opportunities that extend far beyond the classroom. Making sure people push themselves to their fullest potential and

get the highest education possible is the best thing we ean do for the lāhui." Since 2003, Liko A'e has awarded more than 3,000 scholarships to Native Hawaiian students in a range of degree programs. Liko A'e also offers mentoring programs focused on community service projects and online community building.