Scholarship Opportunities
Uncle Skippy Hau Scholarship
Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā will award two $1000 scholarships for Native Hawaiian students
Apply Between August 10 - 31, 2019
Awardees will be announced on September 5, 2019
Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā is excited to announce the creation of the Uncle Skippy Hau Scholarship for Native Hawaiians pursuing undergraduate and graduate college degrees. The scholarship is named in his honor as one of Hawaiʻi’s most committed and longest standing stream and water resource advocates. Uncle Skippy Hau is Hawaiian-Chinese, born and raised in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu and moved to Maui in 1985. He graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and has been an aquatic-marine biologist for over 30 years with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Uncle Skippy is passionate about his work and has educated thousands of students on Maui about the importance of protecting our streams, oceans and native aquatic and marine species. Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā considers Uncle Skippy as someone who truly lives and breathes aloha ʻāina. We appreciate all that he has done and continues to do for Maui’s natural and cultural resources.
Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā will award two $1,000 scholarships to qualified students for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
APPLYING FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP
Please review the scholarship guidelines thoroughly before completing the scholarship application. Applicants who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements will not be considered.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must be Native Hawaiian.
Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student attending an accredited, public or private college at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year.
Applicant must be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree (Master’s, PhD, or Law School) in environmental science, aquatic/marine biology, natural/cultural resource management, water resources, water law, water policy, conservation, hydrology, Hawaiian studies/language, or another related field in aloha ʻāina.
Applicant must fill out all information and complete all essays between August 10th - 31st, 2019, through the application link at the bottom of this page.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Scholarship recipients will be selected based by the Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā Board on:
Scholastic achievements.
Demonstrated motivation and commitment in protecting Hawaiʻi’s environment, natural and cultural resources.
Demonstrated leadership in aloha ʻāina.
Quality of the student’s essay.
PURPOSE AND DISBURSEMENT
Scholarship awardees will be announced on September 5th, 2019. Scholarship funds will be disbursed to the student directly. If a scholarship recipient fails to meet the terms of this scholarship in any way, the award may be rescinded.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Makanahele Emmsley, Graduate of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo King Kekaulike, Attending Oregon State University (2018)
Wahinehula Dukelow Kaʻeo, Graduate of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo King Kekaulike, Attending University of Hawaiʻi, Maui College (2018)
