The Hilo Orchid Society recently awarded University of Hawaii at Hilo senior Bishop “Jed” Akao with the 2016-17 Yasuji Takasaki Memorial Scholarship. ADVERTISING The Hilo Orchid Society recently awarded University of Hawaii at Hilo senior Bishop “Jed” Akao with the
The Hilo Orchid Society recently awarded University of Hawaii at Hilo senior Bishop “Jed” Akao with the 2016-17 Yasuji Takasaki Memorial Scholarship.
After working as a research assistant in pathology and genetics under Dr. Susan Miyasaka at the Komohana Research Extension Center and studying tissue culture in Dr. Michael Tanabe’s class, Akao envisions a possible future in Hawaii’s orchid/floriculture industry.
The scholarship pays $1,500 per term to deserving UH-Hilo students and is named after Yasuji Takasaki, one of the founders of Hawaii’s orchid-growing industry.
For the fall 2016 term, Akao is attending Chico State University in California as part of a national student exchange.
