• Maxine Block of Pahoa was named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. Block is a junior English creative writing major and the daughter of John and Virgina Block.
• Gabrielle Gleason of Hilo was named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark. Gleason is a sophomore elementary education (K-6) major.
• Hadley Beach of Kailua-Kona named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. Beach is a sophomore cognitive neuroscience major.
• Piliwailana Mahala Waiau Nahale-a of Hilo earned placement on the president’s list for the 2017 fall semester at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
• Edgar Allan Cabais Bartolome of Pepeekeo earned placement on the dean’s list for the 2017 fall semester at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
• Cannon Greco Hiranaka of Waimea was named to the dean’s list for the 2017 fall semester at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Greco Hiranaka is a senior exercise science major in the university’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.
• Katrina Ombac and Skye Ombac of Hilo were named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Jamestown in North Dakota.