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Matthew Rappeline – 2012

2012, Hawaii Island, Oahu, Physics

Matt Rappeline is going into his Junior year in the Physics department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Kapi’olani Community College. Matt is very interested in the applications of general relativity in cosmology and would like to pursue an M.S. and a Ph.D....

Yu Xian He – 2012

2012, Computer Science, Hawaii Island, Networking, Oahu, Physics

Yu Xian He was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to Honolulu when she was around six years old. She is currently a Physics major at UH Manoa, and she holds an Associate of Science degree in Computing, Electronics, and Networking Technology from Honolulu Community...

Marissa Hirakawa – 2012

2012, Computer Science, Hawaii Island, Networking, Oahu

Marissa Hirakawa is currently attending Honolulu Community College (HCC) as a Computer Electronics and Networking Technology (CENT) major. Marissa is in her sophomore year and has one more semester before graduating with an Associates of Arts (AA) degree. Her...

Jerry Adams – 2012

2012, Computer Science, Hawaii Island, Networking, Oahu

Jerry Adams was born and raised in Aliamanu, Oahu. He graduated in spring 2012 from Honolulu Community College with an Associate degree in Computer Networking. He will be pursuing his Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In his spare...

Matthew Yuen

2017, Maui, Oahu

Matthew was born and raised on the island of Oahu. He attended high school at Iolani School, graduating in 2014. Currently, he is pursuing degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland and will be a senior in the fall. His...

Akira Vernon

2017, Oahu, Pasadena

Akira was born and raised on the island of Oahu. After graduating from Kaimuki High School, he went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Monoa. Akira is also involved with the Hawaii Undergraduate Initiative...