Alex Ma‘ila Ching ’08

Growing up in Hawai‘i in the 1990s, Alex Ma‘ila Ching ’08 was small for his age and burned off his boundless energy by playing nearly every sport under the sun. He gradually came to focus on golf and tennis, training privately with his father as his primary coach and competing in diverse tournaments. As he grew into his body throughout his varsity career at Punahou, he gained a foot in height and 50 pounds in weight, also gaining glory with individual and team championship trophies.

Ching made his first major impact in tennis, joining the Punahou varsity team as a freshman and finding success deep into the state tournament as a singles player on a stacked roster. Moving to doubles as a sophomore with partner Jon Wong ’06, Ching won the 2006 state title; he repeated the feat with partner Erik Shoji ’08 the following year. Ching was a member of four state championship tennis teams. 

During his senior year, Ching also wanted to represent Punahou as a golfer and made accommodations with the coaches allowing him to participate on the course and the courts concurrently. Juggling busy practice and competition schedules, he placed third in states in doubles tennis and won the individual ILH and state championships in golf, anchoring league and state team titles in both sports.

Ching played golf in college, continuing his career at the University of San Diego (USD), where he was a two-time West Coast Conference Player of the Year and four-time first-team All-WCC honoree, recording six career medalist finishes. His USD teams competed in three consecutive NCAA Championship tournaments. He is a 2025 inductee to the USD Athletics Hall of Fame.

After college, Ching played professional golf for five years and now lives in Hawai‘i with his wife and children.

Chrissy Chow ’11 Fujimoto

Chrissy Chow ’11 Fujimoto mastered the art of winning on the mat during her athletic career at Punahou. Her experience, leadership and relentless drive allowed her to build one of the most dominant high school grappling careers ever seen in Hawai‘i.

Growing up in a family of judoka, Fujimoto was introduced to the sport at a young age, training at the family dojo Hawai‘i Tenri and traveling internationally to participate in tournaments. By the time she began competing for Punahou’s varsity judo team as a freshman in 2008, she was already an intimidating foe with a track record of success. Fujimoto never lost a match in her four years of high school judo.

Fujimoto was introduced to wrestling through the Punahou Pumas club when she was in third grade, modelling her older brother Daniel ’08 who was already a Pumas regular. Her mastery of judo fundamentals from competing in hundreds of matches gave her the body awareness, position and balance to excel in wrestling.

Of the eight state tournaments Fujimoto contested across both sports as a varsity athlete, she won seven individual championships and contributed to six team titles – three each in judo and wrestling.

Her sole loss in any state tournament was by just one point in the 2009 114-pound state wrestling final her sophomore year. Fujimoto avenged the defeat when she faced the same opponent in the 2010 championship match, this time at 125 pounds. Fujimoto pulled off a stunning two-point reversal with less than ten seconds left, winning the match.

Fujimoto competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Judo Team Trials and at the Fargo Wrestling Nationals twice, placing fourth in 2009 and sharing the championship with her sister Mindy ’12 in 2010.

Fujimoto was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2011. Following Punahou, she attended Westmont College in California, and today lives on O‘ahu, where she is raising two children with her husband and teaching kindergarten.

Daniel Chow ’08

Daniel Chow ’08’s composure, awareness and discipline came together on the mat to make him one of the most decorated boys grapplers at Punahou. A master of technique and leverage while wearing either the judogi or the singlet, Chow’s high instinctive IQ gave him the ability to puzzle out winning strategies during matches and create a championship career.

For Chow, the sport of judo was always a family affair; his parents met as elite competitors on the continental U.S. and ran the Hawai‘i Tenri dojo in Honolulu while raising all three of their children (Daniel, plus sisters Chrissy ’11 and Mindy ’12) to become accomplished judoka.

Daniel began training at Hawai‘i Tenri at the age of five, and the techniques he learned in judo helped inform his start as a wrestler. He joined the Punahou Pumas wrestling club in fourth grade, which provided an athletic activity he could immerse himself in at school while judo filled his life away from campus. By Chow’s freshman year, he had built a strong foundation of success and experience in both sports.

In varsity judo, with his father Greg as Punahou’s head coach, Chow was a four-time ILH and three-time state champion and part of team state titles in 2006 and 2008. After he triumphed in the 178-pound final to close out his senior campaign, he became just the third boys judoka in Hawai‘i history to win three individual state championships.

In wrestling, as a freshman he was the ILH runner-up and placed third in states. He would then reign as ILH and state champion during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, helping lead the team to state titles in 2007 and 2008.

Chow was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2008. After Punahou, he competed in the U.S. Olympic Judo Team Trials and attended Boston University and the University of Hawai‘i. Today, he is a marriage and family therapist based in Honolulu.

Jacob Garcia ’88

Jacob Garcia’s introduction to grappling as a middle schooler in the early 1980s was through judo, but he soon switched to wrestling full-time. His dedication, skill and ambition forged him into one of the most dominant competitors of his era. During his four-year varsity career, he won three ILH titles and two state championships – and lost only four matches.

Garcia’s growth from 112-pound freshman to 167-pound senior meant he had to adapt to a considerable 55 pounds of added bulk throughout his varsity career. As an underclassman, he was often competing against older, more experienced wrestlers who had already matured into their lighter weights.

As a freshman in 1985, Garcia competed at 112 pounds, a weight class at the time dominated by ‘Iolani School junior Patrick Higa, Hawai‘i’s first four-time state wrestling champion. Garcia’s only losses that year would come in the ILH championship match, to Higa, and in the state semifinals.

As a sophomore competing at 138, Garcia lost only one match in league competition and won the ILH championship. In the state final, he was defeated in an upset by Moanalua High School senior Guy Matsunaga. It would be the last time Garcia lost a wrestling match in high school.

By the time Garcia was a 155-pound junior, competitors were frequently shifting weight to avoid facing him. He won ILH and state championships his junior year, and again as a senior at 167 pounds. He was named to the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 1988. 

Jim Peacock, who ran the Punahou wrestling program during Garcia’s tenure and is a 30-year veteran of the sport, says unequivocally, “Jacob Garcia is the best wrestler I’ve ever coached. He had balance, agility, quickness, explosive speed and power. He was confident and believed in himself.”

Garcia went on to wrestle collegiately at West Point, fly as a naval aviator for nine years, and receive an MBA from Stanford University. He currently has a successful career in finance and lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and two children. He plans to move back to O‘ahu in 2027.

Stephanie Kono ’08

Stephanie Kono ’08’s journey to athletic greatness got off to a challenging start. In 1997, the seven-year-old finished dead last in her first O‘ahu Junior Golf Association tournament. In her next competition, she finished second to last. 

From there, she continued to progress up the leaderboards and within a few years was winning tournaments against much older golfers. Kono’s precociously strong all-around game was bolstered by her consistency and resilience, which allowed her to maintain the strength and feel needed to succeed.

At 11, she won the 2001 HSWGA Match Play Championship and received a proclamation for her own day from the Governor’s Office. By the time she was a Punahou freshman, she had won the HSJGA Tournament of Champions and completed a career grand slam of the Hawai‘i women’s majors by adding victories in the HSWGA Open, Stroke Play Championship, and Jennie K. Wilson Invitational. 

In two years of varsity golf as a Punahou freshman and sophomore, she twice won the ILH individual championship and ILH Player of the Year award. She placed fifth in states as a freshman, then as a sophomore won the individual championship while setting a one-day course record and breaking the previous HHSAA two-day mark by four strokes.

During her junior and senior years at Punahou, she focused on outside tournaments, playing in a total of six USGA Girls’ Junior team events and qualifying for a U.S. Amateur and a U.S. Open. 

She continued her remarkable golf career at UCLA, where she won four individual events, was a three-time first-team All-American, and helped the Bruins win the national championship in 2011.

After college, she played professional golf for eight years, including three on the LPGA Tour. In 2018, she won the Donald Ross Classic on the Symetra Tour and retired from the pro ranks in 2020.

Today, Kono lives in Florida and works for a health data science company.

Shawna-Lei Kuehu ’08

An ‘Aiea playground legend since the fourth grade who honed her skills at the Kalākaua Clinic, Shawna-Lei Kuehu ’08 made an outsized impact on the Hawai‘i girls basketball scene from the moment she set foot on the court as a 5’10” Punahou freshman. Her prolific scoring ability and excellence in every facet of the game propelled her to greatness as one of the most highly decorated prep hoopsters ever to play in the state.

With the height and leverage to play center, Kuehu also had the ball-handling skills to pull down a one-handed rebound and then push the rock up the court with the quickness and dexterity of a point guard. 

In three dominating seasons of varsity play, Kuehu won three State Player of the Year awards, three state championships, two state tournament Most Outstanding Player nods, two first-team All-Defensive honors, two Hawai‘i Gatorade State Player of the Year awards, and was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2008. She set the record for the most points scored in a state title game when she dropped 37 on Roosevelt High School in 2006. This list of accolades would likely have been even more jaw-dropping if not for a knee injury that wiped out her entire junior season.

Kuehu also played three seasons of varsity volleyball at Punahou as a middle blocker, utilizing her height and hops, and earning second-team All-State honors as a sophomore.

She continued her remarkable basketball journey at the University of Hawai‘i, where she finished her career ranked top 10 in 13 different categories and was a two-time recipient of the team’s Ah Chew Goo Achievement Award.

Kuehu currently lives on the Big Island, where she coaches and runs a sports program.

Kristin Lim ’09 Duckworth

The foundation of competitive excellence in Hawai‘i tennis established by brothers Robbie ’04 and Mikey Lim ’06 – both two-time state singles champions – inspired greatness in their younger sister Kristin Lim ’09 Duckworth, leading her to write one of the most storied careers in the history of the Punahou girls program.

Her dominance in girls varsity tennis began the moment she first stepped onto the court as a freshman doubles player. After winning the 2006 ILH and state championships with partner Ashley Ohira ’08, Duckworth switched to singles and won three consecutive ILH and state titles in emphatic fashion. 

She is the only Punahou girls tennis player to win four singles and/or doubles league and state championships. During her senior year, Duckworth lost only one set for the entire season and across her entire four-year varsity tennis career, she never lost a match – a feat unequaled in program history. Her winning efforts contributed to four consecutive ILH and state championship girls team titles. In 2009, she was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor. 

During her senior year, encouraged by friends, Duckworth joined the girls varsity soccer team that won the state title, returning to a sport she had played competitively before focusing on tennis.

Following Punahou, Duckworth played tennis at Cornell University, competing at the No. 1 singles and doubles positions. She later transferred to Claremont-McKenna College, where she won the 2011 NCAA Division III Singles National Championship and was inducted into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame in 2025. She went on to receive her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and today lives in Northern California, where she is the founder of BASE-K BEAUTY, a haircare startup.

Allison Lipsher ’04

Allison Lipsher ’04 specialized in one thing during her four years as a Punahou varsity soccer player in the early 2000s: guarding the buff ’n blue goal. Her mastery of the keeper position and the team’s subsequent success made her one of the greatest to ever play the sport in Hawai‘i.

Lipsher began soccer at the age of five, playing on her American Youth Soccer Organization neighborhood team and competing in club soccer for the Honolulu Bulls. She made the Punahou varsity team as a freshman and during her four years as goalkeeper, the School won the ILH championship and made the state tournament every season. Lipsher’s high base athleticism – jumping, agility and speed – as well as her competitiveness and commitment to constantly developing her skills were the keys to her success.

During Lipsher’s freshman campaign, Punahou lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament, and the next year fell in the semis. During her junior season in 2003, the School faced defending champion Mililani in the title game, winning 1 – 0. Lipsher was named to the All-Tournament team and honored as a first-team All-State player.

Punahou and Mililani met again in the state final a year later, with the buff ’n blue prevailing after a dramatic penalty kick shootout. She was honored as the State Player of the Year, the Gatorade Hawai‘i Player of the Year, and named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Youth All-America Girls Team.

Following Punahou, Lipsher started in goal for Duke University for four years, going to the NCAA tournament every season and advancing to two Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight. She then played professionally in the Women’s Professional Soccer league, the Women’s Premier Soccer League and the Australia Women’s League. She has since coached collegiately and in the National Women’s Soccer League, and is currently a scout for U.S. Soccer within their youth development pathway.

Scott “Scooter” Martines ’97

Whenever the Punahou baseball and football teams of the mid- 1990s needed an injection of power, Scott “Scooter” Martines ’97 was there to provide it. His combination of skill, aggression and competitiveness made him one of the most decorated buff ’n blue athletes of his era.

But Martines’ Punahou Athletic Hall of Fame career almost never happened. He suffered a devastating knee injury as an 8th grader during an intermediate football scrimmage; after surgery and a difficult year of rehab, he earned a rare freshman roster spot on the varsity baseball team for coach Pal Eldredge ’64.

A right-handed slugger batting third in the lineup, Martines immediately became one of the most feared hitters in the state. As a true five-tool player who could hit, run, steal bases, throw and play defense, he became a three-time All-State first-teamer and a critical member of a buff ’n blue squad that made two deep state tournament runs.

Playing first base as a freshman in 1994, Martines hit .431 with 18 runs scored, 19 RBIs and six extra base hits, helping anchor a team that won the ILH championship and placed third in states. In the state consolation game against ‘Aiea, which Punahou won 6 – 2, Martines went 4-for-4 with a triple and a double. He was named to the All-Tournament team.

On the gridiron, at 5’10” and 205 pounds, Martines was a hard-hitting linebacker with a nose for the ball. He flourished during his junior season in 1995, making the All-ILH and All-State first teams and helping Punahou to a 9 – 1 regular season record and the league’s first-round championship.

Martines attended Texas Tech University on a baseball scholarship, hitting .411 as a freshman. He transferred to the University of Hawai‘i for his sophomore campaign, batting .355 with 46 RBIs in 1999. He was a two-time team captain for the Bows and finished his college baseball career with the 2002 season.

Onaona Miller ’98 Guay

Onaona Miller ’98 Guay’s basketball prowess was well-known before she ever stepped on the hardwood in a buff ’n blue jersey. The versatile 5’11” athlete started her prep career at Hilo High, where in 1996 she was the BIIF Player of the Year and led her Vikings squad to an undefeated regular season, the BIIF championship, and a fifth-place finish in the state tournament. Possessing impeccable fundamentals, she could play all five positions on the court.

Enrolling at Punahou as a junior in the fall of 1996, Guay arrived fully-formed, joining an experienced lineup of seniors who had last won a state championship in 1994 – and were hungry for another. Their campaign got off to a shaky start when Punahou was defeated by Honoka‘a in the pre-season, but once ILH play began the School never lost again. Guay was named ILH co-Player of the Year and first-team All-State. Punahou swept through the state tournament and rematched with Honoka‘a in the title game, where Guay posted 23 points and 10 boards to help the buff ’n blue claim the koa trophy.

Guay entered her senior season as the only returning starter from the previous year’s roster. Punahou would lose to eventual OIA champion Kalāheo twice in the preseason before facing off against the Mustangs again for the state title. This time the School prevailed 64 – 51, snapping Kalāheo’s 27-game winning streak and claiming head coach Shelley Fey’s third state championship in five seasons. Guay’s stat line for the title game: 22 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals. She was awarded the 1998 state tournament MVP, honored as the ILH and State Player of the Year, and inducted to the HHSAA Hall of Honor.

Following Punahou, Guay played college basketball at Yale University and today is a branch director at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland.

Erik Shoji ’08

As the son of University of Hawai‘i women’s volleyball coach Dave Shoji, Erik Shoji ’08 grew up absorbing the collective wisdom of his father’s training culture. By the time Erik started his varsity career as a Punahou freshman, he was ready to contribute to a program that had a long history of success in the Hawai‘i prep arena.

Shoji’s remarkable palmares during his four seasons of high school volleyball: three state championships, four ILH titles, and four first-team All-State honors. It is a testament to his skill and versatility that he played a different position each year – first, defensive specialist, then libero, then outside hitter, and finally, setter – and was judged best in state every season regardless of where he saw action on the floor. He was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2008.

During most of Shoji’s high school career boys volleyball was contested in the fall, enabling him to compete during the spring in another sport he was exceptional at: tennis. He was a member of four state championship teams and his junior year, with partner Alex Ching ’08, won a state doubles title. When the boys volleyball season switched to spring during Shoji’s senior year, he managed busy practice and competition schedules to play it and tennis concurrently.

Shoji’s volleyball dominance continued after Punahou; he played libero for four years at Stanford University, where he became the first four-time AVCA All-American first-teamer in history and won a national championship in 2010. 

Shoji has been the USA Volleyball Men’s National Team libero since 2013, competing in the Olympics in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and winning two bronze medals.

He currently plays professional volleyball in Poland and is training to represent the USA at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Chris Small ’96

As a Punahou kindergartner in 1983, Chris “Buster” Small ’96 would watch his older brother Radford ’84, a senior, play on the buff ‘n blue baseball and football teams. A decade later, when Chris became a varsity athlete competing in the same two sports, he would utilize both his brawn and brains to forge a Hall of Fame career.

Small’s development as a baseball catcher was overseen by a couple of experienced mentors; his brother had played the position, and Punahou varsity baseball coach Pal Eldredge ’64 had been a former catcher himself. Small made the varsity roster as a freshman and became a four-year starter.

At 6 feet and 215 pounds, Small had the physical build and skillset of a prototypical high school backstop – “big, strong and solid, with a power bat,” says Eldredge. What made him exceptional was his cerebral side, as a psychologically tough player with a high in-game IQ. This allowed him to thrive as a catcher, the defensive captain calling the game from behind the plate. Small was named first-team All-ILH and All-State his sophomore year in 1994. 

Small’s role as a center for the Punahou football team also made use of his smarts. After playing running back as a freshman on JV, he started his sophomore year on varsity calling out blocking schemes and snapping the ball for the ILH’s top offense that put up 327 yards per game. Small was honored as a first-team All-State center for both his junior and senior seasons.

After Punahou, Small played catcher for four years at Princeton University, where the Tigers made it to the Ivy League championship game every season, winning it his senior year. He played two seasons in Single-A baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he works in the finance industry.

Manti Te‘o ’09

Manti Te‘o ’09’s presence looms large over the history of Punahou football. His arrival on the roster in the mid-2000s coincided with the emergence of the School’s athletic program on the national stage, and he was the linchpin of a talented team that won the Sons of O‘ahu’s first gridiron koa trophy.

Te‘o’s football prowess was instrumental in Punahou’s defense; his dominance at the linebacker position allowed the coaching staff to mix up alignments to leverage his strengths, and he was given the freedom to play instinctively, without restrictions. He also saw meaningful time at running back and on special teams.

In three seasons of varsity football, Te‘o won two State Defensive Player of the Year awards and two Gatorade Hawai‘i Player of the Year honors, and was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2009. As a senior he was presented with the inaugural Butkus Award as the nation’s best high school linebacker, The Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year Award, and the USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year honor.

Te‘o’s gridiron career at Punahou culminated with a buff ’n blue victory in the 2008 state title game against Leilehua, yielding the first state championship in the 118-year history of Punahou football. Te‘o finished the game with eight tackles, a forced fumble and a pass deflection.

Te‘o also excelled on the basketball court in two varsity seasons. As a junior, his hustle and intimidating defensive presence helped propel the buff ’n blue squad to the 2008 state championship, the first Punahou boys hoops title since 1999. He made the Star-Bulletin Fab 15 List and the Advertiser All-State second team.

Te‘o went on to have a stellar college football career at Notre Dame, winning a slew of awards, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist and leading the team to the national championship game his senior year. Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2013, he played for eight years in the NFL for three teams. Today, he is a TV broadcaster living in Southern California with his family.

Brian Wells ’91

No Punahou student of his generation embodied the all-around athlete profile better than Brian Wells ’91. Competitive, hyperfocused and blessed with an otherworldly jumping ability that belied his modest height, Wells became a multiple individual and team state champion across three sports.

Wells started high school focusing on soccer and track and field – adding volleyball at the suggestion of Punahou classmate Stein Metzger ’91. Wells made the Intermediate volleyball team and won the Most Inspirational Award. Intermediate soccer and JV track rounded out his freshman athletic itinerary.

Sophomore year, Wells dropped soccer and remained a volleyball athlete, playing on JV. In varsity track and field, he became a mainstay of the 300m hurdles and field events, placing fourth in the triple jump in the 1989 state meet and contributing to a buff ’n blue state championship.

Wells made the varsity volleyball team his junior year, playing outside hitter on a state championship squad. In varsity track, he placed second in the state in the triple jump and fifth in the 300m hurdles and helped the buff ’n blue collect another state team title.

During his senior year, Wells was a first-team All-State volleyball player and propelled the School to its 11th consecutive state volleyball championship. In the spring he had a dominant state track and field meet, winning the high jump and 300m hurdles and placing third in the long and triple jumps.

As a senior he also chose to revisit soccer, despite having not played since his Intermediate days as a freshman. He tried out for the team wearing secondhand cleats and earned a spot on the roster, helping Punahou win the state title. Wells earned All-ILH second team honors.

Wells played collegiate volleyball at UCLA, where he was a three-time national champion. Today he lives in Seattle with his family and owns a design-build firm.

Michelle Yoshida ’08

In the storied history of the Punahou girls swimming program, Michelle Yoshida ’08 stands out as an exceptional contributor. During her four-year varsity career, she won 15 state championship races and helped lead the School to three state team titles.

Yoshida joined the Punahou Aquatics Swim Club as a third grader, and by the time she was in seventh grade she was training with the high schoolers. An explosive sprinter, she specialized in the freestyle and raced the backstroke. On relay teams she swam the anchor leg, reliably bringing home the gold.

Yoshida showed up without fail for swim practice at Waterhouse Pool, worked hard and made no excuses. Dedication and consistency were the keys to her success. 

Her results during four state championship meets between 2005 and 2008 can only be described as dominant: seven individual event golds and eight relay victories. Over the course of her high school swimming career, she was a ten-time National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American in five events, a two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, and inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor in 2008.

Yoshida also competed in track and field for Punahou, mainly in the triple and long jumps, contributing to two state championship teams in 2006 and 2007.

After graduation, Yoshida swam for Fairfield University, where she was a nine-time MAC champion, held school records in 21 individual and relay events, and was named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year. She was inducted into the Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.

Today, Yoshida is based in New York City and works as a manager at a reinsurance company. She is also the co-chair of the Punahou Alumni Association chapter in New York and golfs regularly.

Lahaina Zoller ’11 White

Lahaina Zoller ’11 White possessed a lethal combination of speed and stamina, and during her four years of high school played soccer, sprinted in track and field, and ran cross country. She earned 11 varsity letters and contributed to nine state championship teams, winning titles in all three sports during each of her sophomore, junior, and senior years.

White started playing soccer in the American Youth Soccer Organization as a four-year-old. In middle school, she made the Punahou intermediate roster and joined the Lē‘ahi Soccer Club. She earned a spot at right wing on the Punahou varsity as a 9th grader, and her quickness and scoring instincts allowed her to thrive in first-year head coach Matt Martinson ’79’s aggressive offensive game strategy. 

In White’s freshman campaign in 2008, Punahou reached the final of the state tournament where they were beaten by two-time defending champion Kamehameha. A year later Punahou avenged that loss by defeating the Warriors in the 2009 final, the School’s first of three consecutive state titles. In 2010, she led the ILH in scoring with 13 goals en route to a first-team All-State nod.

White’s speed would also bring her success in track and field. During her varsity career as a sprinter, she won a 400-meter state championship, a pair of state golds in the 4×400-meter relay and another in the 4×100-meter. The Punahou girls won three consecutive state team titles during White’s tenure.

During the fall, White ran cross country to help build her endurance, enhancing her soccer play and track stamina. Punahou won state championships all three years she received varsity letters in the sport.

White attended Northeastern University on a soccer scholarship, scoring a goal in her very first game as a freshman and helping the team win conference championships her junior and senior seasons. Today, she lives in Hawai‘i with her family and is in her third year of an OB/GYN surgical residency.