‘Take Me to Manoa’ winner surprised with free year of tuition at UH

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The winner of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s “Take Me to Manoa” scholarship giveaway was surprised Friday when she walked into the campus bookstore and received a giant check.

Born and raised in Waianae, Liliana Okimoto graduated from Iolani School last year and spent her freshman year at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state.

But living on the continent, she realized she missed home…

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