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5 isle students earn ASB scholarships

American Savings Bank has named five Hawaii students pursuing a college education its 2007 American Scholars and awarded them $25,000 in scholarships:

» Misty Nakayama is a Kamehameha Schools graduate from Molokai. She is a freshman at the University of Portland (Ore.) majoring in accounting.

» Deisha Lei Pico is a graduate of Molokai High School. Pico is majoring in business administration at the University of Puget Sound, Washington.

» Melissa Ruan graduated from Moanalua High School. She attends the University of Hawaii at Manoa and plans to major in business administration.

Two 2006 American Scholars renewed their scholarships:

» Janice Nguyen is a Farrington High School graduate attending Hawaii Pacific University.

» Xiaomeng Hu attends the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Moanalua High School graduate.

ASB provides multiyear scholarships of $5,000 per year for as many as four years for a total of $20,000 per student.

Waste Management of Hawaii donated $5,000 to the 8th Annual Taste of Kapolei, which has raised more than $800,000 since 2000 for scholarships, educational programs and grants for students on the Leeward Coast. The Kapolei Rotary created the fundraising event.

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