Kalani High’s robotics captain has won Pearl Harbor Ship-yard’s four-year robotics engineering scholarship to UH Manoa, which comes with a shipyard job offer when he gets his degree. Senior Eric Teshima <\/B>says the FIRST Robotics experience inspired him toward a career in electrical engineering, and he intends to continue mentoring the Falcon team during college … <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
More engineer honors: At the recent UH College of Engineering banquet, Niu Valley’s Wallace Miyahira <\/B>received the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dennis Hirota <\/B>of Hawaii Loa Ridge received the Outstanding Service Award … U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa <\/B>has nominated Kaiser High senior Zachary Ceroli to the U.S. Naval Academy … Kaiser freshman Noe Baladad <\/B>took first place in the advanced piano division of Oahu Arts Center’s recent Mozart Festival at UH Manoa. Kaimuki Middle’s Justin Okumura <\/B>was second for intermediate strings, and Niu Valley Middle’s Shandee Teruya <\/B>earned honorable mention in intermediate piano … <\/p>\n
Island Insurance gave an additional $2,000 to Niu Valley Middle principal Justin Mew <\/B>April 13 for being a semifinalist for its school leadership award. In his six years at the school, Justin established the International Baccalaureate program, and school enrollment has nearly doubled … Hawaii Kai’s Logan Davis <\/B>is in Pittsburgh this week with his collaborative study of “The DOCTORs: A Fusion of Engineering and Biological Analysis,” which will be in the national spotlight at the International Science & Engineering Fair May 13-18. The Iolani junior joins two dozen of Hawaii’s bright teen minds at the premier global gathering of high schoolers from 65 countries … <\/p>\n
The posters are out, urging folks to “Sew a Lei for Memorial Day,” and area students created two of the best for the city contest. They are Kalani senior Teuaililo Petelo<\/B>, third for grades 9-12, and Aliiolani Elementary’s Juliette Soares<\/B>, honorable mention … Kahala’s Mark Woelfel <\/B>is Mobi PCS’s new financial planning and analysis director after being CFO for the Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation, a Native American tribe in California with a casino, hotels and other investments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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