2015, Maui, Maui, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Systems, R&D, Software Development
By age thirteen, Saxon Knight had been to six different public schools and transitioned through private school into home-based autodidacticism. He and his mother moved at least twice a year, so he turned to the internet for socialization and began to indulge in the...
2015, Maui, Maui, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Systems, R&D, Software Development
Kourtney Kehr was born in Kahului, Maui and will be a junior studying Mechanical Engineering in the fall at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her academic interests include space travel and she hopes to become an astronaut one day in the future. She currently works...
2015, Electrical Engineering, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island, Mechanical Engineering
Mickie Hirata was born in Hilo and raised in Waimea on the Big Island. After graduating from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Mickie currently attends the University of Redlands in Southern California. She will be a sophomore this fall and is pursuing the engineering 3-2...
2015, Hawaii Island, Oahu, Software Development
Tuan Giai Giang was born in Vietnam on February 16th, 1995. He immigrated to O‘ahu in 2003 with his mom. Tuan is a graduate of Kaiser High School, class of 2013. After graduating high school, he enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Hilo where he is currently...
2014, Hawaii Island, Oahu, Web Development
Tuan Giai Giang was born in 1995 in Vietnam. At the age of eight years old, he moved to O‘ahu. Tuan graduated from Kaiser High School in 2013. He is currently enrolled at UH Hilo, double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. Some of the most influential...
2015, Chemistry & Biology, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Brittany Denzer was born and raised in Kona on the Big Island, where she developed a fascination with nature and ecological systems at a young age. She graduated from Kealakehe High School in 2012 and is currently a senior at Colorado College majoring in Organismal...
2014, Electrical Engineering, Hawaii Island, Kauai
Kepa grew up on Kaua‘i and graduated from Kapa‘a High School. He is currently attending Kaua‘i Community College, and will be graduating with an A.S. degree in Electronics Technology. After graduation, Kepa plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree at UH Manoa. In his...
2015, Maui, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Systems, Pasadena
Jasmine Feliciano is from Kahului, Maui and is a 2014 Maui High alumna. She has been involved in STEM programs and robotics throughout high school and middle school, which led to her desire of being an engineer. Currently, Jasmine is pursuing a bachelor’s degree...
2014, Database Design and Development, Hawaii Island, Maui, Web Development
Jonathan DeCosta was born and raised on the island of Maui. He graduated from Maui High School in 2013, where he took college-level programming and mechanical physics courses, and was in the video club, wrestling, and choir. Following his goal of working in a...
2015, Maui, Maui, Optical Systems, R&D, Software Development
Celina Bekins is a sophomore at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, where she is studying Mechanical Engineering with concentrations in Robotics and Sustainability. She grew up on Maui and has had to adjust to not seeing the sun all the time in Massachusetts, but...
