{"id":207964,"date":"2024-12-17T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207964"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:42:26","slug":"hawaii-tourism-hooilina-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/17\/hawaii-tourism-hooilina-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho\u02bboilina Scholarship empowers future Hawai\u02bbi travel leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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While a senior at Baldwin High School on Maui, Sally Citrawireja knew she wanted to pursue a college degree that matched her interests: travel and business. Her college counselor introduced her to the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa School of Travel Industry Management<\/a> (TIM<\/abbr>) and the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Tourism Hoʻoilina<\/span> Scholarship<\/a>. Citrawireja was accepted into the TIM<\/abbr> School, earned the scholarship and is now thriving.<\/p>\n

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Sally Citrawireja, left, was a student speaker at the 2024 Shidler College of Business Scholarship Luncheon. (Photo credit: Scott Nishi\/东精影业<\/abbr> Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Citrawireja said the scholarship has greatly relieved the burden of paying for college and has allowed her to start pursuing her dream of returning to the Valley Isle and working in hotel management. She plans to earn a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree through the accelerated 4+1 pathway, a five-year program designed for students at the Shidler College of Business<\/a> who want to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree.<\/p>\n

“If I wasn\u2019t in the TIM<\/abbr> School or received the Hoʻoilina<\/span> Scholarship, I wouldn\u2019t have been introduced to the 4+1 program,” Citrawireja said. “The scholarship has allowed my family and I to not worry about my education as I am now able to focus on my future, get involved with clubs and take on extra curricular activities.”<\/p>\n

Government partnership boosts education opportunities<\/h2>\n

For the 2025 school year, the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Tourism Hoʻoilina<\/span> Scholarship will be awarded to five Hawaiʻi<\/span> public high school graduates (one from each county) who enroll at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and declare a major in TIM<\/abbr>. The funding, for four years (up to $12K<\/abbr> per year), pays for tuition-related fees.<\/p>\n

The scholarship was started in 2019 and is provided through a partnership among the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Tourism Authority (HTA<\/abbr>), Hawaiʻi<\/span> Lodging and Tourism Association and the 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Shidler College of Business School of Travel Industry Management, with funding provided by the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Legislature.<\/p>\n

“The Hoʻoilina<\/span> scholarship is an amazing opportunity for Hawaiʻi<\/span> public high school graduates and Hawaiʻi<\/span> residents,” said Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley. “It demonstrates the commitment of the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Legislature to support and fund the education of our local students, greatly reducing or eliminating their college debts. This allows our students to focus more on their studies and empowers them to become leaders in the Hawaiʻi<\/span> visitor industry when they graduate, keeping our local students at home.”<\/p>\n

“Cultivating the next generation of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s diverse professionals is a key component of HTA<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to championing workforce development throughout the state,” said Daniel Nahoʻopiʻi<\/span>, HTA<\/abbr>\u2019s interim president and CEO<\/abbr>. “We are proud to continue supporting local students and graduates as the Hoʻoilina<\/span> Scholarship embodies a legacy of excellence, providing vital pathways for kamaʻ\u0101ina<\/span> to remain here at home and transition from education to rewarding careers powered by our visitor industry.”<\/p>\n

“The visitor industry has made workforce development a top priority, recognizing that investing in our youth is key to our future,” said Mufi Hannemann, president and CEO<\/abbr>, Hawaiʻi<\/span> Lodging & Tourism Association. “The Hoʻoilina<\/span> Scholarship exemplifies this commitment by providing students with opportunities that prepare them to become tomorrow\u2019s leaders in tourism. Through this initiative, we are not only supporting their education but also fostering a pipeline of talent that will sustain and enhance our industry for years to come.”<\/p>\n

Recent grad’s success in industry<\/h2>\n
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Sarah Lorenzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sarah Lorenzo, a 2019 graduate of Kaiser High School, was among the first cohort of awardees. Before she even graduated with her TIM<\/abbr> degree in 2023, Lorenzo worked at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach as part of her internship requirement for the scholarship. After graduating, Lorenzo continued her work in guest services and is now working on the hotel\u2019s front desk staff.<\/p>\n

“A big part of the scholarship for me, it really just motivated me to want to do good in the industry,” Lorenzo said. “Yes, it provided me with a lot of opportunities and skills to get my name out there and network with people. But it was also about the people behind you. It’s very motivating and it makes you want to do good in the industry and want to become a leader. They want to see you succeed.”<\/p>\n

For more information about the scholarship, visit the Shidler College of Business website<\/a>. The application deadline closes on March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

—By Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the 2025 school year, the scholarship will be awarded to five Hawaiʻi<\/span> public high school graduates who enroll at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and declare a major in TIM<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[498,1466,572,103,146],"class_list":["post-207964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-business","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-scholarship","tag-school-of-travel-industry-management","tag-shidler-college-of-business","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207984,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207964\/revisions\/207984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}