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Avg. Amount Awarded
70
Days
February 26 2026
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Kazuma and Ichiko Hisanaga Scholarship Fund

Description

The Kazuma and Ichiko Hisanaga Scholarship Fund will be awarded to an athlete that participated in a varsity sport while in high school. Preference will be given to students participating in more than one varsity sport. The donor also requires applicants to have leadership experience and qualities as demonstrated by serving as the captain of a varsity sports team, a student government leader or an officer of an extracurricular program. Applicants must have participated in community service. Applicants must also submit one letter of recommendation from either the Athletic Director of their high school or their high school or post-secondary counselor. This letter of recommendation should address the student's: varsity sports participation and school/media athletic awards, and leadership roles and qualities, including leadership roles in varsity sports, student government, and extracurricular clubs, etc., and school achievements as recognized by the school and media, moral character, and community service. Preference will be given in the following order of priority: (1) Graduate from Hilo High School. (2) If there are no eligible applicants from Hilo High School, current year graduating seniors will be considered from other Hawaii Island high schools in the following order of preference: Waiakea High School, St. Joseph High School, other Hawai'i Island high schools. (3) Students attending a Division II, Division III, or NAIA school on the mainland. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Hawai'i Community Foundation for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 3.0 GPA
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Hawaii

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