The Big Island Press Club’s annual scholarship dinner will be held 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at Hilo’s Restaurant Kenichi, where the club will honor its 2025 scholarship recipients.
Chelsea Davis, television news reporter for Hawaii News Now, is the guest speaker.
The press club annually awards scholarships at this dinner to students pursuing a higher education in journalism or a related field. This year’s winners of $5,000 in scholarships will be announced and feted at the dinner.
“Awarding scholarships to deserving students is one of the highlights of our organization’s work,” said John Burnett, BIPC past president. “We truly appreciate our generous donors, and we love to meet our future generation of journalists.”
Maui native Davis has a broadcast journalism degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. With experience reporting on the continent and here in Hawaii, she’s covered numerous issues and events, including the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfire and its aftermath.
Davis said she has her dream job and is grateful to serve her local community.
Dinner will be a local-style buffet featuring two entrees, two vegetables, a side dish and nonalcoholic beverage. Attendees can opt to BYOB.
Purchase tickets at BigIslandPressClub.org, on Eventbrite by searching for “Big Island Press Club Scholarship Dinner,” or mail checks to Big Island Press Club P.O. Box 1920 Hilo, Hawaii 96721. Tickets are $30 for press club members, $35 for the general public.
Please RSVP by May 1.
Founded in 1967, the Big Island Press Club is dedicated to protecting freedom of the press and the public’s right to know.
For more information on the Big Island Press Club, visit BigIslandPressClub.org.
