2014, Hawaii Island, Mechanical Engineering, Oahu
Natalie was born in Honolulu but raised in Hilo, where she developed a love for math and science at a young age. After graduating from Hilo High School as one of several valedictorians that year, she spent her freshman year at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont,...
2014, Hawaii Island, Mechanical Engineering, Pasadena
Patrick grew up in Hilo and graduated from Waiakea High School in 2012. He is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and will begin his junior year this fall. At Northwestern, he is involved in Formula Racing,...
2014, Hawaii Island, Pasadena, Software Development, Web Development
Sean Carlos was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. He graduated from Kealakehe High School in 2010, and then continued his studies at UH Hilo. He is currently majoring in Computer Science and expects to graduate in Spring 2015. After earning his B.S....
2014, Mechanical Engineering, Oahu, Pasadena
Evan Akuna is a 2010 graduate of James B. Castle High School on O‘ahu, and is currently a senior at UH Manoa working toward his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Business Administration. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree, Evan plans to enter the...
2014, Electrical Engineering, Hawaii Island, Maui
Drawing on his remote, off-the-grid upbringing on the North Shore of Maui, Charles Marley Rutkowski has used his many diverse opportunities to fuel his interests in science and engineering, and to establish a firm and broad STEM knowledgebase. After attending King...
2014, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island, R&D
Leila Olivar was raised in Kea‘au on the island of Hawaii and graduated from Kea‘au High School in 2011. For her first year of college, she attended UH Hilo as a pre-engineering student, then transferred to UH Manoa where she is now majoring in Civil and...
