The Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation announced their 2022 grant recipients. Ten outstanding Maui students have received $2,000 in scholarships for their college or university expenses.
The 2022 grants were made possible through the generosity of the Harbaugh Foundation, the Stable Road Foundation, and Scott and Audrey Blum. An awards ceremony was held on June 8th at the Better Things Cafe in Pāʻia.
The Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Scholarship Program was established in 2018 to support deserving Maui students in their pursuit of knowledge. Scholars were admitted to the College to pursue courses of study that align with the Foundation’s priorities: Sustaining academic success, healthy lifestyles, and lifelong environmental protection.
The 2022 Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation grantees include:
- Jenna Boggs
High School: HP Baldwin High School
Visit: San Diego State University – Biology Pre Med Track - Ellie Brown
High School: King Kekaulike High School
Visited: San Diego State University – Architecture - Maile Cacal
High School: Lahainaluna High School
Visits: Arizona State University – Multimedia Journalism - Madelyn Dougherty
High School: King Kekaulike High School
Visit: California State University Sacramento – Health Sciences - Luc Guidroz
High School: Seabury Hall
Attended: Gonzaga University – Engineering - Leanne Osorno
High School: Maui High School
Attended: University of Hawaii Maui College – Nursing - Zoe teacher
High School: King Kekaulike High School
Visit: Colorado University Boulder – Integrated Physiology - Ty Simpson Kane
High School: Kamehameha Schools Maui
Visit: California State University Maritime Academy – Marine Transportation - Kali Spalding
High School: King Kekaulike High School
Visited: University of Notre Dame – Documentary Filmmaking - Leela Waterford
High School: Seabury Hall
Visited: Vanderbilt University – Children’s Studies and Education Policy
The mission of the Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation is “to increase the potential and well-being of youth through surf-centric activities that promote academic success, healthy lifestyles and lifelong environmental protection”.
Since 2004, the foundation has hosted its annual Menehune Mayhem surfing competition at Ho’okipa Beach Park. The free event welcomes more than 400 Keiki, aged 4 to 17, for a weekend of activities encouraging youth to maximize their potential in surfing, fitness and healthy living. cultivate their talents in communication through academics and the arts; and maintain and enhance the natural environment of their communities.
To learn more about the Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation or to support the 2023 Scholarship Fund visit: https://www.menehunemayhem.org/
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