Scholarship
‘Ohana Cachola Scholarship
Pauahi Foundation
- Award
- Amount varies; determined after application review and available funding.
- Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026
- Eligibility
- Grade 12 / graduating high-school seniors; exact fund criteria apply.
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The Nainoa K. Hoe Memorial Scholarship
Pauahi Foundation
Pauahi Foundation donor scholarship. Applicants need at least a 3.0 GPA and must be graduating seniors or graduates of a Hawaiʻi public or private school who have not previously attended postsecondary school, aside from dual-credit or early-college work. They must enter an undergraduate health-science, legal-studies, medical or STEM program full-time and submit two recommendations plus several essays about sacrifice, Hawaiian values, adversity, leadership and a future challenge facing Hawaiʻi.
Opportunity overview
The basic program facts and participation format.
- Opportunity type
- Scholarship
- Academic field
- Law, Medical, Health Services/Sciences, S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
- Format
- Online
- Location
- Hawai‘i; some funds allow out-of-state or international institutions.
- Application status
- Open
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Eligibility & access
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- Grades eligible
- Grade 12 / graduating high-school seniors; exact fund criteria apply.
- Age requirements
- See fund-specific listing; varies.
- Citizenship
- See fund listing; no universal citizenship rule stated.
- Residency
- Open
- Geographic restriction
- Open
- School restrictions
- Open
- Other requirements
- GPA - 3.00 minimum Pursuing studies in Health Sciences, Legal Studies, Medical, or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Full-time enrollment Graduating senior or graduate of a State of Hawai‘i school who has not attended a postsecondary institution (dual credit/early college students eligible) Enrolled in an undergraduate program at a U.S. accredited postsecondary institution in Hawaii or the U.S. continent recognized by the Pauahi Foundation Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from any source Essay: Reflect on someone who has made a personal sacrifice that has impacted your life, and how that example has influenced your own sense of kuleana (responsibility). Essay: What traditional Hawaiian value (such as kuleana, ‘ohana, aloha or others) do you most align with? Why is this value important to you, and how do you embody it in your daily life, actions, or future aspirations? Essay: Applicants select and respond to two of the following three short-answer prompts: A) What will be one of Hawai‘i’s biggest challenges over the next decade? Describe how you plan on being part of the solution. B) Describe a time in your life when you experienced adversity. How were you resilient during that time? C) What does leadership mean to you, and how do you hope to lead in a way that honors your community and those who came before you?