Applicants sought for HMSA scholarships
The Hawaii Medical Service Association is celebrating the 18th year of its Kaimana Awards and Scholarship Program, which honors Hawaii high school seniors and their schools for excellence in academics, athletics, community service, healthy activities, and sportsmanship.
Applications are now available online and are open to graduating high school seniors.
HMSA will award up to 15 students $5,000 scholarships each. To be eligible, applicants must graduate from a Hawaii high school in 2023 with a 2.75 or higher GPA, which is verified by a school transcript that is submitted by a school faculty member.
Participation in at least one Hawaii High School Athletic Association league-sanctioned sport during one or more of their high school years and involvement in community service projects in addition to school activities is required.
A committee of local business and community leaders will select the award recipients.
Applicants must submit a personal statement and essay about community and well-being and submit two letters of recommendation from school faculty, mentors or coaches.
Recipients can use their scholarships to pay for college tuition, books, computers, and room and board. Scholarship use is subject to National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and regulations for those who are participating in collegiate sports.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by email in April 2023. Recipients will be invited to the HMSA Kaimana Awards &Scholarship Program luncheon in June 2023, where they’ll be recognized for their achievements.
Since 2005, HMSA has sponsored the Kaimana Awards &Scholarship Program in partnership with the Hawaii High School Athletic Association.
To learn more about eligibility requirements and apply, visit hmsa.com/kaimana. All applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24.
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AARP Hawaii webinars help kupuna
learn technology
Kupuna can learn to embrace technology rather than fear it at free webinars offered by AARP Hawaii and Senior Planet (www.seniorplanet.org) starting Feb. 12.
Eat your lunch and join the online classes on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. from Feb. 12 through March 10. Senior Planet, an AARP affiliate, specializes in creating an online community and classes for kupuna and harnessing the power of technology to change the way we age.
To register, go to https://events.aarp.org/HITech. You can sign up for one or more webinars. The topics cover everything from smart TVs and appliances to Google work tools, cloud computing and virtual payments. You can also check out aarp.org/hi or the AARP Hawaii Facebook page and click on the Upcoming Events tab to see and register for all the events AARP is offering.
The lunch and learn classes offered on Fridays at noon are:
• Feb 10: Live Streaming &Smart TVs (watching videos on cellphones or without cable subscription)
• Feb 17: Wearables and the Internet of Things (“smart” watches, refrigerators, home security)
• Feb 24: Introduction to the Google Workspace (using Google website for creating and sharing office documents and files through the internet)
• March 3: Understand Cloud Storage (filing and storing photos and documents for access anywhere with internet access)
• March 10: Introduction to eBay and Paypal (buying and selling stuff on the internet)
• March 17: Introduction to Spotify (listening and watching internet-based music and videos)
Senior Planet also offers a free Technology Hotline at (888) 713-3495 for kupuna with questions about technology or who need help registering and watching online classes. A full list of other Senior Planet webinars can be found at seniorplanet.org
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