HAWAII KOREAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION

HKCC IS PARTNERING WITH THE KOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, KOREAN DRAMA CLUBS AND HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY, KOREA TO SECURE A POPULAR KOREAN MOVIE AND POP STARS TO PERFORM AT THE FESTIVAL. THE ORGANIZATION EXPECTS THE PERFORMANCE TO ATTRACT A LARGE CROWD. A KOREAN FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM HKCC IS WORKING TOGETHER WITH A CORE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 30 LEADERS OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE KOREAN COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVELY, THE COMMITTEE HAS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE THE FESTIVAL'S SUCCESS. THE KOREAN FESTIVAL ATTRACTS WIDE PARTICIPATION FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, GIVING PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ETHNICITIES A SMALL TASTE OF KOREAN CULTURE. THE ANNUAL KOREAN FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER CULTURAL EVENTS IN HAWAII, BRINGING TOGETHER A BROAD ARRAY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE KOREAN COMMUNITY IN A JOINT CELEBRATION OF THEIR UNIQUE HERITAGE

THE HAWAII KOREAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS PLEASED TO OFFER ITS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED OR WILL BE ENROLLING FULL-TIME IN AN ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AIMED AT CIVIC-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. THE SCHOLARSHIP CONSISTS OF THREE 2,000 AWARDS. THE RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL KOREAN FESTIVAL. ALL RECIPIENTS OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RECIPIENTS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE KOREAN FESTIVAL TO RECEIVE THE AWARD. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MUST: BE OF KOREAN ANCESTRY (50% OR MORE) RESIDE IN HAWAII BE A COLLEGE-BOUND, GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR OR A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT AN ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE APPLICATION, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAMBER.