Since 2003, when the Portuguese Association began awarding college scholarships,the nonprofit organization has given $72,500 to sixty-four residents of Maui County. Then, please add the 2025 numbers - delivered to the awardees on Sunday, July 6, 2025: USD 6,000 and five awardees.
2025 PAM SCHOLARSHIP
Awardees / Premiados:
L-R 2025 Scholarship recipients The 2025 Portuguese Association Scholars and officials include Kahiwaonālani Kekona; Audrey Rocha Ree, scholarship chair; Daphne Lei Takahashi; and back row, Kaiya-Juliette Kapaku; Portuguese Association President Mike Victorino; Alize Pu-Hanchett; and Hailey Symonds.
- Kaiya-Juliette Kapaku – Wrapping up her freshman year at the University of Hawaii-Mānoa, she is the proud recipient of the "Richard and Fátima Cameron Excellence Scholarship" ($1,500).
- Alize Pu-Hanchett – A shining graduate of Hāna High School, she has earned the "Damien J. Farias Integrity Scholarship" ($1,500).
- Kahiwaonālani Kekona – Kamehameha Schools – Maui Campus,$1,000 for her dedication and academic achievements.
- Hailey Symonds – Kamehameha Schools – Maui Campus, $1,000 for her dedication and academic achievements.
- Daphne Lei Takahashi – Maui High School, $1,000 for her dedication and academic achievements.
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