HCFCU scholarship application
accepted soon
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union’s (HCFCU) 2018 Scholarship Program will be accepting applications starting Jan. 2. Eight Hawaii Islanders will each receive $2,500, totaling $20,000 given in scholarships, to help support their transition to higher education. HCFCU has provided scholarships to Hawaii Island students for more than 32 years.
Each scholarship is named after an HCFCU volunteer or manager who made important contributions to the organization. Five of the scholarships — Peter Hirata scholarship, Albert Akana scholarship, Katsumasa Tomita scholarship, Frank Ishii scholarship and Mitsugi Inaba scholarship — are awarded to students based on need, academic achievement, career goals and extracurricular activities.
The John Y. Iwane scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who meets all the criteria above with plans to enter an agriculture-related field of study. The Michael Asam scholarship will be awarded to a senior who actively participates in an HCFCU sponsored Student Credit Union as a teller or as a Student Credit Union Board member. The Yasunori Deguchi scholarship will be awarded to a post-graduate on Hawaii Island, currently attending college or going back to college.
Applicants may fill out an application online at www.hicommfcu.com by April 2.
Avallone makes dean’s list
David Avallone, a senior accounting major from Kailua-Kona, was among 890 Bob Jones University students named to the fall 2017 dean’s list, which recognizes students who earn a 3.0-3.74 grade point average during the semester.
The university is located in Greenville, South Carolina.
