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Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: Scholarships and awards are granted to hulalai community employees, their spouses and their children. Medical awards cover expenses incurred beyond medical insurance, and educational scholarships are for kindergarten through college, plus tutoring and work training.
Programs: Educational awards and programs - for 2017 there were 70 scholarships for pre-k thru 12th grade, 41 scholarships for higher education, and 72 coursework/tutoring awards. Educational programs include imagination library - distributes a new book each month to hualalai community children until their 5th birthday (approx. 130/month in 2017). Honor roll - recognizes and awards hualalai children in grades 6 thru 12th (104 in 2017). Work for college match - awards students for summer employment with a cash match for hours worked totaling up to $1,000 (20 awards in 2017). Little passports - educational kits featuring world geography and culture mailed to recipients age 6-12 years old (69 twelve month kits awarded in 2017).
medical awards - cover only expenses incurred by the employee or immediate family members beyond those covered by medical insurance and only in cases of serious or life threatening illness. A surgical assistance award is available for employees or immediate family members that require a surgery to address a non-life threatening, but disabling condition. 33 serious illness awards, 42 surgical awards, and 67 dental awards, were given in 2017.