WOW SCHOLARSHIPS
For Wai'anae Coast Nontraditional Students
Our yearly goal is to provide 10 or more scholarships to nontraditional students on the Wai'anae Coast. Depending on the amount of money the organization raises throughout the year, the scholarships vary in number and amount. Special awards are listed below.
Grand Winner
Lori Van Sky Award
Holomua Award
Pearlena Stone
2018 WOW Scholar
Bachelor's in Psychology
Dec 2019
West O'ahu
Photo: Master's in
Educational Administration
Dec 2022
UH Manoa​​
Paper application forms are available at Wai'anae Library and at LCC/Wai'anae (reception area).
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Applicants must have originated from and live in Wai'anae, and be a nontraditional college or trade school student.
Further requirements and deadline information can be found on the application.
Applications must be completed and received by Friday, March 13, 2026.
**Only 2026 Application Forms will be accepted.**
"Aloha, my name is Tammy Aiwohi, I am a nontraditional student of Hawaiian descent. I am a four-time recipient of a WOW scholarship. My passion is to use my education and personal experience to help others in my community. Why? Because I know the struggle, I lived it. I am a survivor of domestic violence, homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. My life was not too far from those that you see living in make-shift encampments along the coast.
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In the spring of 2019, I graduated with my Associate degree in Social Science and certificate in Hawaiian Studies. I moved onto UH-West O'ahu to pursue my Bachelor’s in Psychology. And in the spring of 2021, I graduated. I am currently finishing my first semester in the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work."
Tammy Aiwohi
2020 Grand Winner
2022 and 2023
Graduate School Scholar