UH Hilo 2022-2023 Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients named

Seventeen students from public and private high schools in Hawaiʻi have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor Scholarship by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

The award, valued in excess of $29,376, covers four years of tuition for students graduating from a Hawaiʻi high school who earned a GPA of at least 3.5 or higher while demonstrating leadership and/or community service.

All Chancellor Scholarship recipients are required to enroll as full-time students and earn a minimum of 30 credits each academic year. They must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and participate in leadership activities and or community services with other Chancellor Scholarship recipients.

The 2022-2023 Chancellor Scholarship recipients and their respective high schools include:

• Jaydee Ah Sing, Waiakea High School
• Nai'a Balancio, Konawaena High School
• Anaheim-Joy Brown, Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi Campus
• Zachary Bulcao-Moore, King Kekaulike High School
• Mikayla Carter, Makua Lani Christian Academy
• Shayne Dagupion, Kealakehe High School
• Samson David, Myron B. Thompson Academy
• Kealohilani Grace, Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi Campus
• Xander Grouns, Waiakea High School
• Kadden Kobayashi, Kaua`i High School
• Roanne Mendoza, Kea`au High School
• Maureen Moreno, Kea`au High School
• Teiya Myers, Kailua High School
• Princess Jona Natania Respicio, Honoka'a High & Intermediate School
• Sydney Shiroma, Sacred Hearts Academy
• Ryo Soranaka, Aiea High School
• Timothy Wiley, Kapolei High School