The HPM Foundation has awarded college scholarships to seven local high school graduates and three Hawaii Community College students to help with upcoming college expenses and support student success.
“My great-grandfather, Barney Fujimoto, knew that education is life-changing,” Jason Fujimoto, president and CEO of HPM Building Supply, said in a statement. “For nearly 40 years, the HPM Foundation has assisted hundreds of local students with their college aspirations in honor of his memory and our belief in helping the next generation to achieve their dreams. From all of us at HPM, we offer our heartfelt congratulations to our 2022 HPM Foundation scholarship recipients, and our encouragement to keep aiming high and striving for excellence.”
Since 1973, the HPM Foundation has awarded the Barney S. Fujimoto Memorial Scholarship in memory of Barney S. Fujimoto, a second-generation leader of HPM Building Supply who held very strong convictions about the merits of higher education.
Scholarship recipients receive $1,000 and are selected based on academic excellence and a history of strong community service, and must be enrolled full-time at a University of Hawaii System school.
Below are the recipients.
• Nai‘a Balancio recently graduated from Konawaena High School on Hawaii Island and intends to major in exploratory health sciences at the UH-Hilo.
• Kamakana Gilman recently graduated from Kahuku High &Intermediate School on Oahu and intends to major in education at the UH-West Oahu.
• Brook-Lynn Haa recently graduated from Waiakea High School on Hawaii Island and intends to major in natural science with a concentration in biological sciences at Hawaii Community College.
• Dinh Huynh recently graduated from W.R. Farrington High School on Oahu and intends to major in liberal arts at Honolulu Community College.
• Ariana Kakugawa recently graduated from Kalani High School on Oahu and intends to major in liberal arts at Kapiolani Community College.
• Michael Kitamura recently graduated from Waiakea High School on Hawaii Island and intends to major in engineering at the UH-Manoa.
• Kaitlyn Sakamoto recently graduated from James Campbell High School on Oahu and intends to major in psychology at the UH-Manoa.
The HPM Building Future Builders Scholarship is given to select students in the Hawaii Community College Carpentry program. Each recipient receives a $750 scholarship for their second year in the program.
This year’s recipients are: Keikimakamae Ahu, Jovaustin La‘a and Allen Soares.