The National Association of Women in Construction Hawaii chapter awarded $12,000 for construction-related training to four students in July 2025.
Abbie Hirayama, a pre-engineering student at Kapi‘olani Community College, and Kalei Mediros-Sodetani, a welding student at Honolulu Community College, each received $3,000 from the NAWIC Founders Scholarship Foundation (NFSF).
Two out-of-state students also received $3,000 apiece.
The NFSF, a national 509(a)(3) organization, awards more than $100,000 annually to students enrolled in construction-related training programs at U.S. institutions of higher learning.
“We exceeded our goal of $6,000 by raising a total of $13,300 in Lucky Draw sales and direct donations, plus our chapter’s $5,000 match, totaling $18,300,” says Amanda Canada, NAWIC Hawaii 2023-2024 past president and publisher of Building Industry Hawai‘i magazine.
- Aloha Collection
- Hawaiian Style Raingutters Inc.
- Ala Moana Honolulu by Mantra
- HC&D
- Ambassador Hotel Waikiki
- Herc Rentals
- American Marine Corp.
- Hilton Hawaiian Village
- AWP
- Kapili Roofing & Painting
- Beachside Roofing LLC
- Leak and Moisture Detection Hawai’i
- BMK Construction LLC
- Mary de la Torre, NAWIC Hawaii parliamentarian
- Bruce Matson Co. Inc.
- Matson
- Bullard
- Nordic PCL Construction Inc.
- Castle Hospitality Group
- Ralph S. Inouye Co. Ltd.
- CWA
- Rider Levett Bucknall
- Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc.
- SageWater
- First Onsite Hawaii
- The Zelinsky Co.
- Goodfellow Bros.
- Trade Media Hui
- Halekulani
- Waikiki Sailing Co.
- Hampton Inn & Suites
- Yamaz Plumbing
- Hawaiian Airlines
2025 direct cash donations to NFSF from the National Association of Home Builders Professional Women in Building Council, Jade Painting Inc., MGCI, the Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of Hawaii and Roadbuilders Corp. total $3,300.
For more information, contact
nfsf@nawic.org.
