2005-2006

Chelsee Furukawa

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Chelsee is an accomplished scholar, athlete, and volunteer. Her leadership experience at Konawaena High School includes serving as president of the National Honor Society and treasurer of the student government. She also participated in Interact, Leo Club, and the Japanese Club. In the realm of sports, Chelsee played both soccer and tennis, and spent four years as the captain of the bowling team. As a volunteer, she was active in Hawaii’s 4-H club, and plans to continue working with its California equivalent, H.E.L.P., as a way to build her leadership skills and contribute to the local community. Because of her achievements at Konawaena, Chelsee won the Dean’s Scholarship to pursue a major in pre-medicine at Chapman University.
After college and medical school in California, Chelsee plans to return to Kona to work as a doctor. She is concerned that because of a shortage of dermatologists on the Big Island, patients often wait six weeks to see a specialist about skin problems. She plans to improve the quality of medical care available to the Kona community by opening her own dermatology clinic.

Kimberly Manago

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Kimberly describes herself as a “hard worker” with many extracurricular interests. In addition to her studies, Kimberly has been involved in Konawaena Student Government, Leo Club, National Honor Society, Math League, and Japanese Club. Outside of school, she has volunteered and worked with the 4-H club.
As a student at UCLA, Kimberly will pursue a major in Civil Engineering. After graduate school, she plans to begin her career by working in California for a few years. Using this experience, she would like to open her own engineering firm in Kona. Kimberly feels that growing up in Kona has taught her to recognize opportunities and strive to take advantage of them.