Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation

The Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation’s scholarships are awarded to encourage students from Hawaiʻi to work towards a career in Business. Each scholarship recipient from the 2024 cohort will receive $20,000 over four years (or a pro-rated amount over fewer years).

The Foundation awards scholarships to the most deserving applicants on the basis of academic standing, leadership ability, financial need, and a commitment to pursue a career in Business. This year, 10 students were awarded the Fukunaga Scholarship.

Date Founded

in scholarships awarded to students in Hawaiʻi annually

Current students in our scholarship program

Students supported by the Foundation


Niko Banto
Babson College

Christopher “Bubba” Casupang
University of San Diego

Anabel Kinsey
Fordham University

Logan Lau
Stanford University

Macie Lum
University of California Irvine

Andrew Nguyen
Yale University

Hoku Tiwanak
Oregon State University

Jenna Weigelt
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Shine Winter
Western Colorado University

Maverick Yasuda
Harvard University

Sean Caires
Oregon State University

Marina Carosso
University of San Diego

Carolei Edra
University of Nevada Las Vegas

Kira Evile
Cornell University

Lyndsey Hagihara
University of Oregon

Erick Huang
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Jaycie Iha
University of Southern California

Sean Kobayashi
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Kayla Okahara-Olsen
Seattle University

Lauren Saunders
University of Washington

Sierra Brewer
Cornell University

Kayla Cacatian
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Marc Gamayo
Chapman University

Kolton Gusman
University of Michigan

Jade Ishimine
University of Oregon

Vincent Luu
Seattle University

John Marrack
Santa Clara University

Monica Mau
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Lyric Medeiros
University of Notre Dame

Tabitha Tomori
Santa Clara University

Keith Christine Agcaoili
Santa Clara University

Hailey Bogar
Northern Arizona University

Hao Cao
Bentley University

Ryli Cherry
Northern Arizona University

Kendyl Eugenio
Gonzaga University

William Kepler
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Kai Lin
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Keawe Mann
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tanner Nakamoto
Brigham Young University at Provo

Cade Sugiyama
University of Southern California

Mary Joy Butac
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Stacia Eng
Washington State University

Kalamanamana Harman
Dartmouth College

Cameryn Kahalewai
Brigham Young University-Provo

Justin Loi
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Arden Patoc
Seattle University

Nicole Poentis
Chapman University

Aidan Reihl
California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo

Rodney Uyehara
Seattle University

Allena Wong
Linfield College