Established in 1994 by members of the Smith-Waterhouse family of Koloa, Kauai, the Koloa Scholarship Fund honors the memory of Dr. James W. and Melicent Knapp Smith, who arrived in Koloa in 1842, and their descendants Dr. Jared Knapp Smith, Dr. Alfred Herbert and Mabel Palmer Waterhouse. Each of these doctors and their wives were active in founding and furthering public education in the Koloa area. The donor requires applicants to be a resident of one of the following Kauai areas: Koloa (96756), including Omao & Poipu (96756), Lawai (96765) or Kalaheo (96741). Preference will also be given to applicants born in the Koloa area or with family from the Koloa area. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Hawai'i Community Foundation for more information.