$10,000 Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award Chloe Edinger H.P. Baldwin High School Maui District Erica Wang Pearl City High School Leeward O‘ahu District Mary Beech St. Andrew’s Priory Hawai ‘i Association of Independent Schools Miyeko Inafuku Kealakehe High School Hawai ‘ i District Marcie Kagawa ‘Aiea High School Central O‘ ahu District Nora Lindstrom Kal - aheo High School Windward O‘ ahu District Cydrienne Kae Llamas Sacred Hearts Academy Hawai ‘i Catholic Schools Congratulations to the Recipients 2008 Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation Awards $97,000 in Scholarships Nina Ho Kaiser High School Scott Maier Kalani High School Honolulu District Wen-Ying Lin Kahuku High & Intermediate School Emily Gomes James B. Castle High School Windward O ‘ ahu District Shalom Bacos N - an - akuli High & Intermediate School Marifel Barbasa James Campbell High School Leeward O‘ ahu District Hawai ‘ i District David Menino Hilo High School Mariel Mogote Kea‘au High School Maria Ramos P - ahoa High & Intermediate School Rachel Torreon Kohala High School Bliss Amaral Ka‘u - High School Jordan Ishizu Honoka‘a High & Intermediate School Kathryn Kouchi Waiakea High School Katherine Medler Konawaena High School Chloe Bender Seabury Hall Brittni Chang Hanalani Schools Camila Chaudron Punahou School Jessica Jo de Ruiter Mid-Pacific Institute Ka‘iulani Evans-Bautista Kamehameha Schools-Hawai ‘i Kekua Gregory-McCormick Academy of the Pacific Brittnee Lau Kamehameha Schools-Maui Nathan Nakatsuka Kamehameha Schools-O‘ahu Lyn Uratani Lutheran High School Erica Warkus Parker School Thomas Wilson Le Jardin Academy Kara Yamada La Pietra-Hawai ‘i School for Girls Scott Kaneshiro ‘Iolani School Hawai ‘ i Association of Independent Schools Kaua ‘ i District Michael Julian Kaua‘i High School Bingxi Sun Waimea High School Kevin Donahue Saint Louis High School Melissa Abe Maryknoll School Kami Higa Saint Joseph Junior - Senior High School Sun Young Park Saint Francis School Tiana Fernandez King Kekaulike High School Melanie Ganotisi L - ana‘i High & Elementary School Mariah Gill Lahainaluna High School Tierra Madani Moloka‘ i High School Michelle Soga Maui 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, Chair Mr. Hideo Kondo, President Ms. Janice Luke Loo, Vice President Dr. Mildred Higashi, Secretary Mr. Stuart Ho, Treasurer Mr. Brett G. Schlemmer, Director Ms. Karen Uno, Director Ms. Lisa LaBonte, Emeritus Director $5,000 Karen Uno Outstanding Student Award Russell Cabral Kapa‘a High School Kaua‘i District $10,000 Mamoru Takitani Distinguished Student Award Julian Yuen Gov.Wallace Rider Farrington High School Honolulu District $1,000 Finalists Hawai ‘ i Catholic Schools Central O ‘ ahu District Marcus Fonoti Wai ‘anae High School Deyhchelle Garcia Waipahu High School Joshua Weigang H - ana High School Billy Oden Kailua High School Erine Torio Pres. William McKinley High School Louise To Pres.Theodore Roosevelt High School Yoko Liriano Kapolei High School Chelsea Marie Balon Waialua High & Intermediate School Kevin Choi Moanalua High School Dominic Macanas Leilehua High School Chelsey Ann Nakanishi Mililani High School Nguyet Anh Vu Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School Mariko Fujio-White Hawai ‘ i Preparatory Academy Hawai ‘i Association of Independent Schools Tanya Alconcel Kaimuki High School