UH seeks program to help students in community college ADVERTISING UH seeks program to help students in community college LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — The University of Hawaii is working with state leaders to secure $2.5 million to implement a scholarship
UH seeks program to help students in community college
LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — The University of Hawaii is working with state leaders to secure $2.5 million to implement a scholarship program for community college students in need.
The program, called Hawaii’s Promise, is aimed at removing cost as a barrier to higher education. It would cover students’ tuition, fees, books and transportation expenses.
While some students receive financial assistance from the federal government, it often is not enough to cover all the costs associated with pursuing higher education.
To be eligible for a scholarship, students would have to qualify for resident tuition and be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at a UH community college for a minimum of six credits per semester.
Woman killed in alleged DUI crash
HONOLULU (AP) — A woman who died in a suspected drunken driving crash on Oahu was identified as a 25-year-old stand-up paddle surfer.
Television and radio personality Betty “Banzai” Depolito said her friend, Sophia Tiare Bartlow, died after the crash Saturday night in Waialua.
Authorities said a 35-year-old man was speeding in a pickup when he lost control, crossed over the center line and struck a tree in the front yard of a residence.
Police said the woman was ejected from the truck and rolled over by the vehicle.
She was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition and later died.
The driver, who Depolito said was Bartlow’s boyfriend, was hospitalized in serious condition and later arrested for investigation of negligent homicide, DUI and driving without a license.
Bartlow grew up in California and graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in anthropology, Depolito said.
Bartlow was ranked 12th in the 2015 Stand Up World Series women’s ranking, according to the Waterman League website. In her rookie year, she won the 2014 US SUP surfing tour.
