$10,000Aiko TakitaniDistinguishedStudent Award

Chloe EdingerH.P. BaldwinHigh SchoolMaui District

Erica WangPearl City

High SchoolLeeward O‘ahu District

Mary BeechSt. Andrew’s PrioryHawai‘i Association

of Independent Schools

Miyeko InafukuKealakehe

High SchoolHawai‘i District

Marcie Kagawa‘Aiea

High School Central O‘ahu District

Nora LindstromKal-aheo

High SchoolWindward O‘ahu District

Cydrienne Kae LlamasSacred Hearts

AcademyHawai‘i Catholic Schools

Congratulations to the Recipients2008 Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation Awards $97,000 in Scholarships

Nina HoKaiser High School

Scott MaierKalani High School

Honolulu District

Wen-Ying LinKahuku High &

Intermediate School

Emily GomesJames B. Castle High School

Windward O‘ahu District

Shalom BacosN-an-akuli High &

Intermediate School

Marifel BarbasaJames Campbell

High School

Leeward O‘ahu District

Hawai‘i District

David MeninoHilo High School

Mariel MogoteKea‘au High School

Maria RamosP-ahoa High &

Intermediate School

Rachel TorreonKohala High School

Bliss AmaralKa‘u- High School

Jordan IshizuHonoka‘a High &

Intermediate School

Kathryn KouchiWaiakea High School

Katherine MedlerKonawaena High School

Chloe BenderSeabury Hall

Brittni ChangHanalani Schools

Camila ChaudronPunahou School

Jessica Jo de RuiterMid-Pacific Institute

Ka‘iulani Evans-BautistaKamehameha

Schools-Hawai‘i

Kekua Gregory-McCormick

Academy of the Pacific

Brittnee LauKamehameha Schools-Maui

Nathan NakatsukaKamehameha

Schools-O‘ahu

Lyn UrataniLutheran

High School

Erica WarkusParker School

Thomas WilsonLe Jardin Academy

Kara YamadaLa Pietra-Hawai‘i School for Girls

Scott Kaneshiro‘Iolani School

Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools

Kaua‘i District

Michael JulianKaua‘i High School

Bingxi SunWaimea High School

Kevin DonahueSaint Louis High School

Melissa AbeMaryknoll School

Kami HigaSaint Joseph Junior -Senior High School

Sun Young ParkSaint Francis School

Tiana FernandezKing Kekaulike

High School

Melanie GanotisiL-ana‘i High &

Elementary School

Mariah GillLahainaluna High School

Tierra MadaniMoloka‘i High School

Michelle SogaMaui High School

Maui District

$3,000 Winners

Mamoru and Aiko Takitani founded

Hawaiian Host, Inc., which over the

years, has grown to become Hawaii’s

premier candy manufacturer. The

Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation

was established to give back to the

community and provide the gift of

education to the young people of

Hawai‘i. Since 1993, the Foundation

has annually awarded scholarships

to an outstanding student at every

qualifying high school in the state.

Takitani Foundation Officers and Directors

Mr. Michael W. Perry, ChairMr. Hideo Kondo, PresidentMs. Janice Luke Loo, Vice PresidentDr. Mildred Higashi, SecretaryMr. Stuart Ho, TreasurerMr. Brett G. Schlemmer, DirectorMs. Karen Uno, DirectorMs. Lisa LaBonte, Emeritus Director

$5,000Karen UnoOutstandingStudent Award

Russell CabralKapa‘a High SchoolKaua‘i District

$10,000Mamoru TakitaniDistinguishedStudent Award

Julian YuenGov.Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolHonolulu District

$1,000 Finalists

Hawai‘i Catholic Schools

Central O‘ahu District

Marcus FonotiWai‘anae High School

Deyhchelle GarciaWaipahu High School

Joshua WeigangH-ana High School

Billy OdenKailua High School

Erine TorioPres.William McKinley

High School

Louise ToPres.Theodore

Roosevelt High School

Yoko LirianoKapolei High School

Chelsea Marie BalonWaialua High &

Intermediate School

Kevin ChoiMoanalua High School

Dominic MacanasLeilehua High School

Chelsey Ann NakanishiMililani High School

Nguyet Anh VuAdmiral Arthur W.

Radford High School

Mariko Fujio-WhiteHawai‘i Preparatory

AcademyHawai‘i Association

of Independent Schools

Tanya AlconcelKaimuki High School