{"id":198368,"date":"2024-05-24T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=198368"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T00:04:20","slug":"javinar-take-me-to-manoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/24\/javinar-take-me-to-manoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaua\u02bbi <abbr>HS<\/abbr> senior surprised with free tuition in #TakeMeToM\u0101noa contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_81881\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJwcauX_8LU?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Take Me To Manoa Contest Winner - Via Javinar\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>In <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> High School senior Via Javinar\u2019s video entry for the 2024 &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa scholarship contest, she expressed her love for the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> community and her determination to show that there are no limitations to the place that you live. While her dreams can be achieved anywhere, she believes the perfect place to further her education is at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<p>Javinar\u2019s &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa scholarship contest win was unveiled live on television during her graduation rehearsal. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Associate Director of Admissions Shauna Pimentel-Motooka and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> News Now<\/a> (<abbr>HNN<\/abbr>) Anchor Dillon Ancheta surprised her with the news that she would be receiving a free year of tuition for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfcu.com\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Federal Credit Union<\/a> (<abbr>UHFCU<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/manoa-javinar-take-me-to-manoa-300x169.png\" alt=\"via javinar holding check with family\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-198379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/manoa-javinar-take-me-to-manoa-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/manoa-javinar-take-me-to-manoa-130x73.png 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/manoa-javinar-take-me-to-manoa.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Javinar (second from right) is the sixth winner of the &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa contest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This is very surreal. I\u2019m just really, really excited and happy,&rdquo; said Javinar. &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is my home. Leaving this place, I knew it would be hard for me, and that\u2019s why I decided on (attending) M\u0101noa.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Javinar received a large check, lei and gifts as her mother, Hilda, brothers Vincent and Vernon, and grandmother surrounded her during the announcement. Her classmates, teachers and administrators filled the <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> High School gym with cheers as they celebrated her scholarship win.<\/p>\n<p>At <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, Javinar plans to pursue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics.hawaii.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/bs\/\">computer science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/takemetomanoa\/\">Meet previous &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa winners<\/a><\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is so exciting for us to provide a scholarship that will support Via at the start of her college journey,&rdquo; said <abbr>UHFCU<\/abbr> President and <abbr title=\"Chief Executive Officer\">CEO<\/abbr> Travis Bow. &ldquo;We proudly invest in students and their education as they become the future leaders and innovators of our community. We wish Via nothing but the best on her academic journey!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were very impressed with Via&#8217;s ability to convey such a powerful message in a 60-second video,&rdquo; said Pimentel-Motooka. &ldquo;I was honored to present Via with her scholarship yesterday. The surprise, happiness and gratitude that Via and her family expressed were very touching.  She exhibits both academic and creative strengths and we are very excited for the bright future that she has ahead of her at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>UHFCU<\/abbr> has sponsored the &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa contest for six years, surprising recipients with <abbr>HNN<\/abbr> since 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/takemetomanoa\/\">Read more about previous winners.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_34210\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yh6JLbgLTzs?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Take Me To Manoa Contest Winner Surprise - Via Javinar\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Javinar\u2019s video entry for the 2024 &#35;TakeMeToM\u0101noa scholarship contest won her a year of free tuition at Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1588,757,541,572,660,9,1009,56,1626],"class_list":["post-198368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-takemetomanoa","tag-admissions","tag-computer-science","tag-scholarship","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","tag-university-of-hawaii-federal-credit-union","tag-video-2","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198368","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=198368"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198396,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198368\/revisions\/198396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}