Tangen Award recipient, Marissa Okazaki, with PAAC Board members Jean Rolles and Frank Boas
Eddie Tangen Award
The legacy of Eddie Tangen, a pioneer in the development of Hawaii’s labor movement and past member of PAAC’s Board of Governors, is honored with a $300 award given yearly in his name to one PAAC student in grades 9-11.
Paul S. Honda Scholarship
Paul S. Honda, a distinguished member of PAAC’s Senior Advisory Council, established an endowment for this scholarship fund to promote Asian Studies and International Studies in higher education. Four $1,000 scholarships are given each year to graduating seniors who have been involved in PAAC.
Please click here for more information on 2012 PAAC’s Academic Scholarships.
Scholarship Winners from 2010-2011
Eddie Tangen Award:
Jiaxin Lin, Sacred Hearts Academy
Paul S. Honda Scholarships:
Katie Pham, Campbell High School
Marisa Okazaki, Mililani High School
Maria Cocson-Agapay, Lahainaluna High School
Mai Shiomi, Sacred Hearts Academy
Student Voices:
“Next month, I will be beginning my undergraduate career as a freshmen at Richmond, the American International University in London. My plans are to double-major in International Relations and Journalism… with your financial support, my dream of an international education has become a reality.” – Lanai High School graduate and recipient of the 2010 Paul S. Honda Scholarship
“I could never thank you enough for the scholarship award. I was shocked and greatly humbled to receive it. College is so expensive these days, and I genuinely appreciate you for creating this scholarship that helps students like me attend college. It is thanks to you that I am able to attend my dream school, American University in Washington, D.C. to study International Relations.” – Roosevelt High School graduate and recipient of the 2010 Paul S. Honda Scholarship
