Kazuma and Ichiko Hisanaga Scholarship Fund

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Due: February 26, 2027

Description

Kazuma and Ichiko Hisanaga both served most of their lives as educators in the Hilo community. Mr. Hisanaga was a well-known coach, athletic director, and football, baseball and basketball star for Hilo High School. Their strong belief in the value of sports participation, leadership, and education is reflected in the type of student this scholarship will support. The donor of the Kazuma and Ichiko Hisanaga Scholarship Fund requires applicants to be 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 demonstrate 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 also participated in community service. Applicants are required to 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) Students who are graduates 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.

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Level of Study

College Freshmen

Scholarship Type

Athletic College Student Community Service Leadership Merit-based Need Based

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