Joan Sevilla Dantzig was born and raised in Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines.  She met her future husband online and immigrated to the U.S. and got married in Hawaii in 2013.  She quickly enrolled in English classes at McKinley Community School for Adults and found her first employment in the U.S. at Ross Stores.  She worked for ABC Stores and Basalt Restaurant as well.  However, her passion for the hotel industry led to her enrollment in the Hospitality and Tourism Department at Kapiolani Community College where she gained the skills and confidence to pursue her dreams.  She has worked as a Guest Service Agent for Aqua Hospitality since June 2018.  She considers her wedding day, the day she became a U.S. citizen, and being chosen as Kapiolani Community College Valedictorian Speaker as her greatest personal accomplishments.

Congratulations to the Holomua Scholarship Award recipients who achieved perfect attendance for the semester, made an Educational Functioning Level (EFL) gain and gained one ELA class advancement. Holomua Scholarship recipients received a complimentary enrollment fee (tuition) and a complimentary textbook.

YIJUN HUANG CHANG (TSUBATA)
RIO YOGI (IWAMI)
YOUNG SOOK EUN (TSUBATA)
ASAMI SHITO (KANJA)

Congratulations to those students at the McKinley Campus who achieved perfect attendance during the Fall 2018 term:

YIYUN HUANG CHANG (TSUBATA)
KIMIKO KUROSAWA (CHOI)
YOUNG EUN (TSUBATA)
SEAN LEE (UIAGALELEI)
LIYAN HUANG (ROKUTA)
YOUNGDU PAEK (OKAMITSU)
HITOMI ICHIKAWA (HOFFMAN)
MARK PIDIGAN (FITZ-PATRICK)
KOYU INOUE (IWAMI)
ASAMI SHITO (KANJA)
TAE EUN KIM (CHOI)
ALENI SNELL (BECKLER)
TAE EUN KIM (ROKUTA)
RIE YOGI (IWAMI)

Current MCSA ELA instructor Blossom Hoffman performed in "Aging Is Not For Sissies - Revisited With Men & Music" at UH - Manoa Orvis Auditorium. This touching and funny performance , based on intimate cross - cultural stories of women and men from around the world aged 60-100, challenging the myth that older adults are "over the hill with one foot in the grave." Through stories and songs, the audience meet men and women with a sense of humor and a deep passion for life.

Michele Fukumoto and Tae Eun Kim (current MCSA student and Blossom's former student) congratulate Blossom after the performance.