Congratulations to the Academy students who received the following awards for the 2019 – 20 school year.
President’s Award – Recognizes seniors who have distinguished themselves as scholars, leaders and inspirational members of the Punahou community, for their outstanding service to the School.
Kenneth Aune ’20
Andrew Buehler ’20
Luke Ellis ’20
Dylen Fujimoto ’20
Diza Hendrawan ’20
Christian Hong ’20
Siya Kumar ’20
Jonas Leiato ’20
Eliza Lewis ’20
Dillyn Lietzke ’20
Maya Matsubara ’20
Kayla Meisenzahl ’20
Leah Miyaki ’20
Josie Mobley ’20
Makana Murashige ’20
Noëlle Nakaoka ’20
Isabella Nesti ’20
Emma Ng Pack ’20
Rachel Orlowski ’20
Anna Praywell ’20
Anela Nicole Ramos ’20
Ray Sakamoto ’20
Mareta Taase ’20
Kela Totherow ’20
Zane Yamamoto ’20
Brandon Yee ’20
Principal’s Award – Presented to underclassmen who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and have made significant contributions to the Class and School.
Isabelle Iosua ’22
Kawailani Kelekolio ’21
Kaelah Kimura ’23
Miles Kroeker ’23
Ezra Levinson ’23
Liam Lynch ’21
Ethan Nagasako ’22
William Nagel ’21
Sejin Park ’21
Kainoa Paul ’22
Kiara Reeves ’22
Jisella Saito ’21
Cole Soranaka ’21
Annie Wang ’22
Jaime Wang ’22
Jae-Hee Wong ’21
Punahou Alumni Association Senior Award – Presented to a senior boy and girl who have distinguished themselves academically. and made significant contributions to their community.
Lauren Kwee ’20
Connor Seto ’20
John F. Fox Achievement Award – This award of partial Punahou tuition remission recognizes accomplishments in academics, athletics or extra-curricular activities of students at any grade level. The School President selects recipients.
Zoey Duan ’22
Jordan Kapisi ’23
Jae-Hee Wong ’21
Michael McPhee Award – This award goes to a junior boy and girl who are acceptable scholars in relation to their abilities and exemplify the character, leadership, enthusiasm and zest for life which was so much a part of Michael McPhee’s own personality. These students make a difference to their classmates at Punahou.
Madison Lee ’21
Seth Okumura ’21
Jeremiah Johnson Award – Honors students whose qualities reflect the spirit of late Academy teacher Jeremiah Johnson, who was lost in a diving accident during a student trip to the island of Lana‘i.
Norissa Goodman ’20
Novell Goodman ’20
Art
Andrew Agustin ’21
Anne Di Martino ’21
Tate Goodman ’22
Skye Inn ’20
Cheo Kojima ’22
Jada Moritz ’20
Riley Nakamura ’20
Audrey Nguyen ’20
Shea Noland ’22
Lucas Omidyar ’21
Philip Rogers ’21
Royce Shioi ’20
Samantha Sumstine ’22
Amelia Weintraub ’21
Alana Wilson ’20
Ella Yoshimura ’22
Design, Technology & Engineering
AP Computer Science
Mia Mansfield ’22
Cole Soranaka ’21
Creative Design
Emile Labrador ’23
Design & Fabrication
Hie Loui ’23
Engineering Excellence
Matai Loveman ’23
Fabrication Design & Portfolio Excellence
Kaile Olson ’23
Rachel Waggoner ’23
Portfolio Design
Shao Borek ’20
Quinn Miyamoto ’23
Shay Murakamai ’23
English
Alyssa Alvarez ’22
Shalita Areeyaphan ’22
Megan Baldemore ’22
Samantha Chapman ’21
Michael Chen ’21
Noah Chung ’22
Katelyn Corpuz ’22
Anne Di Martino ’21
Christine Dong ’22
Zoey Duan ’22
Laura Gries ’21
Diza Hendrawan ’20
Kelsi Higashi ’22
Juliette Ho ’21
Leilani Hoffman ’22
Lauren Host ’23
Leo Kim ’22
Ezra Levinson ’23
Caden Lombard ’22
Leila Loose ’20
Lauren Luke ’21
Liam Lynch ’21
Elizabeth Matsumoto ’21
Jacob McKeown ’22
Morgan McKinney ’22
Cruz Mercado 21
Emma Merrill ’22
Ashlyn Natori ’22
Isabella Nesti ’20
Thomas Nitao ’21
Taylor Ogata ’23
Audrey Oh ’22
Sofi Padavan ’22
Sascha Pakravan ’22
Henry Payne ’23
Isabela Pizarro ’21
Kiara Reeves ’22
Lauren Richards ’21
Katherine Rudolf ’23
Makena Rudy ’21
Jisella Saito ’21
Ray Sakamoto ’20
Ellie Sampson ’21
Jackson Saunders ’21
Jamie Seu ’22
Helen Shanefield ’22
Madison Suh ’22
Rachel Waggoner ’23
Sage Wong-Davies ’20
Chloe Yoshiki ’23
JROTC
JROTC – LET I Cadet of the Year
Julia Mamiya ’22
JROTC – LET II Cadet of the Year
Elizabeth-Ann Damon ’22
JROTC – LET III Cadet of the Year
Adam Kwock ’21
JROTC – LET IV Cadet of the Year
Noëlle Nakaoka ’20
Language
French 1
James Jost ’23
French 2
Katherine Rudolf ’23
French 3
Suhaila Ng ’22
French 4
Milica Prisic Smagghe ’21
French 5
Leila Loose ’20
Hawaiian 1
Katherine Jo Misailidis ’23
Hawaiian 2
Matias Durkin ’23
Hawaiian 3
Mehanaokalaikapomaikai Leafchild ’21
Hawaiian 4
Anna Praywell ’20
Hawaiian 5
Courtney Yuen ’20
Japanese 1
Samantha Dane ’23
Japanese 2
Rinny Fan ’23
Japanese 3
Hallie Yamamura ’22
Japanese 4
Yuri Ah-Tye ’21
Japanese 5
Jennifer Kojima ’20
Mandarin Chinese 1
Katelyn Chen ’23
Mandarin Chinese 2
Madeline Hodge ’23
Mandarin Chinese 3
Chloe Kwok ’22
Mandarin Chinese 4
Leilani Ikeda ’20
Mandarin Chinese 5
Florence Yu ’20
Multi-Language
Sierra Kehrwieder ’20
Alyssa Landis ’20
Spanish 1
Ezra Levinson ’23
Spanish 2
Leah McEvoy ’23
Spanish 3
Haruna Floate ’22
Spanish 4
Catherine Perez ’21
Spanish 5
Riley Hagerman ’20
Mathematics
Advanced Pre-Calculus
Tyson Lin ’21
Cosette Wu ’21
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Noah Chung ’22
Remi Kuba ’22
AP Statistics
Taryn Kaneko ’20
Bryce Okihiro ’20
Jacqueline O’Neill ’21
Rachel Orlowski ’20
Francis A.I. “Miki” Bowers, Jr. Calculus Award
Andrew Buehler ’20
Aaron Chang ’20
Lauren Kwee ’20
Ethan Lau ’20
Frank Sun ’20
Geometry Honors
Matthew Goh ’23
James Jost ’23
Rachel Waggoner ’23
Music
Band Excellence
Chase Fukuda ’20
Ethan Lau ’20
Ty Okazaki ’20
Jeron Oshita ’20
Choral Excellence
Ashley Alagao ’20
Gloria Borland ’20
John Philip Sousa Award
Trent Gesteuyala ’20
Alexi Townsend ’20
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Luke Ellis ’20
National School Choral
Jonathan Ellis ’20
National School Orchestra
Erin Nishi ’21
Orchestra Excellence
Stella Hung ’20
Leilani Ikeda ’20
Lauren Kwee ’20
Allyson Kwong ’20
Nicole Nakamoto ’20
Kauai Paule ’20
Frank Sun ’20
Florence Yu ’20
Oahuan
Oahuan Achievement
Mia Lettau ’20
Philip Rogers ’21
Oahuan Excellence
Cosette Wu ’21
Science
AP Biology
Malia Dickhens ’22
Ryan Kong ’20
AP Chemistry
Kaylynn Hashiro ’22
AP Environmental Science
Eliza Lewis ’20
AP Physics 1
Harris Chin ’21
AP Physics 1 + 2
Cosette Wu ’21
AP Physics C
Aaron Chang ’20
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award – Presented to a junior who is an exceptional science student.
Pascal He ’21
Biology
Emma Rudy ’23
Biology and Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
Elton Orbito ’21
Biology Honors
Rinny Fan ’23
Chemistry
Danika Abenoja ’22
Chemistry Honors
Brianna Arce ’22
Hannah Miura ’22
Physics
Kailee Brandt ’21
Physics Honors
Riley Hageman ’20
Rensselaer Medal – Honors an outstanding junior who has excelled in science and math.
Cosette Wu ’21
Social Studies
Royshelle Trixie Agngarayngay ’23
Shalita Areeyaphan ’22
Katelyn Bolton ’23
Seychelle Brainard ’21
Hayden Brown ’20
Joshua Chan ’20
Haley Chee ’22
Eleanor Cowell ’23
Malia Dickhens ’22
Zoey Duan ’22
Rinny Fan ’23
Laura Gries ’21
Judah Hoffenberg ’21
Ryden Iwamoto ’22
Shawn Jun ’21
Yunsoo Kang ’23
Caleb Kurasaki ’21
Sabrina Loui ’21
Morgan McKinney ’22
Katherine Jo Misailidis ’23
Carter Nakagawa ’20
Suhaila Ng ’22
Daniel Pruder ’23
Makena Rudy ’21
Tyler Sakamoto ’20
Nanealani Satterfield ’21
Connor Seto ’20
Ksenia Sherstyuk ’22
Kanoelani Sills ’23
Jason Tay ’20
RaeAnn Uyeda ’21
Cosette Wu ’21
Zihe Yi ’20
Peter A. Powlison Award – Given by the Social Studies Department to a student who most possesses courage, courtesy, curiosity and compassion.
Ray Sakamoto ’20
Theatre
Actor Award
Kailee Brandt ’21
Liana Burke ’22
Natalie Collat ’20
Taylor Domion ’21
Diza Hendrawan ’20
Ember Isabelo ’23
Ulala Kajioka ’20
Miles Kroeker ’23
Daniel Pruder ’23
Ellie Sampson ’21
Jackson Saunders ’21
Angela Uyeda ’21
Jayna Wescoatt ’20
Sage Wong-Davies ’20
Director’s Choice Award
Kenneth Aune ’20
Luke Ellis ’20
Jonas Leiato ’20
Technical Theatre Award
Andrew Buehler 20
Liana Burke ’22
Eden Crisler ’23
Emma Deci ’22
Alison Hayashi ’23
Emma Rose Layaoen ’22
Christine Mau ’20
Seth Okumura ’21
Janelle Marie Ramos ’22
Rachel Rand ’21
Ian Satumia ’20
Nico Silvestri ’22