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Mini Profile
Eimi Kurita:
Eiminating Greatness
A half a minute into the overtime period, and Eimi Kurita delivers a fierce chudan zuki (mid-level punch) to her opponent, scoring the winning point, and taking home the gold medal in the kumite (sparring) competition at the 2005 Junior Pan-American Championships. A second-degree black belt in karate, she also captured the gold in the kata (forms) competition, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Eimi is currently a senior attending Kaiser High School, and she's accomplished so much at such a tender age. In her tenure with the International Karate Federation, she's already traveled to places most high school students only read about in geography books. From Uruguay, to Germany, to Cyprus, Eimi's success has offered her a world of experiences. She's a seven-time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Champion, the 2005 United States National Karate-do Federation (NKF) Champion, and an All-Hawaii top female competitor. This 17-year-old is living proof that discipline and hard work are the keys to success.(Read more)
Chloe Honbo
For the first time, the national Trig-Star Program Contest made its way to Hawai‘i, attracting mathematically skilled students from across the state.(Read more)
Mini Profile: Stayson Isobe
Getting involved with extra curricular activities made Stayson Isobe a well-rounded student…(Read more)
