Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi grad receives prestigious Fukunaga Scholarship

A graduate of Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi in Keaʻau on the Big Island is one of 10 students from throughout the state to receive a prestigious Fukunaga Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year.

Sean Serville, who went on to attend Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., is among this year’s scholarship winners.

An mixer for the winners was hosted at Servco Pacific’s administrative office in Honolulu.

The Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation awards at total of $200,000 in scholarships each year to students in Hawaiʻi who plan to pursue a degree in business administration or a related field. Each recipient receives a $20,000 scholarship, paid throughout 4 years, to cover tuition, fees, books and housing.

Students are selected based on financial need, academic standing and leadership ability.

“Supporting the next generation of young business professionals is crucial to Hawaiʻi’s future,” said Mark Fukunaga, Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation trustee. “We are thrilled to stand behind these 10 outstanding students on their journeys to become leaders in our community.”

The Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1950 by Peter Fukunaga, who founded Servco Pacific. During its 74-year history, the foundation has supported more than 500 students, with 40 students currently enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide.

The other 2024-25 Fukunaga Scholarship recipients, their high schools and institutions of higher education are:

• Conrad Cao: Punahou School in Honolulu; Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
• Koa Chang: Kamehameha Schools–Kapālama in Honolulu; Stanford University in Stanford, Calif.
• Kayuga de Guzman: Waialua High School in Waialua, Oʻahu; University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
• Tate Goodman: Punahou School; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu.
• Kylee Hamamoto: Punahou School; Yale University in New Haven, Conn.
• Chanel Higa: Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Maui; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
• Dustin Kealoha: Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama; Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
• Josuna Kinsey: Kaimuki High School in Honolulu; Georgetown University.
• Harmony Powers: Seabury Hall in Makawao, Maui; Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.