Lahainaluna HOSA students qualify to compete in international event
By Staff | Mar 12, 2021
Senior Abigail Akamine is leading the Lahainaluna High School Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Chapter this year.
LAHAINA Despite the challenges of preparing virtually and on their own, 18 Lahainaluna High School HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) competitors won medals in medical and leadership events at the 2021 Virtual State Leadership Conference on Feb. 26. Health Services Pathway Instructor and HOSA Advisor Malia Shimomura explained, “The Lahainaluna HOSA students did not have it easy. Due to a bell schedule that prioritized a COVID-19 safety approach, students only saw their teachers in this case, the advisor for five weeks during the entire school year (seven-class, five-week block model).
More than two-dozen University of Hawaiʻi health care students from the Mānoa, Hilo and Kapiʻolani Community College campuses earned top honors in various competitive categories at the 16th Annual Hawaiʻi Health Occupations Students of America (
HOSA)–Future Health Professionals Virtual State Leadership Conference. The international organization specializes in empowering students to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration and experience.
UH Hilo
Alannah Shinde, first place, health informatics
Zyrill Dayne Dela Cruz, first place, medical math
Kit Neikirk, third place, medical math
Christian Lopez, third place, pharmacology
Jerrybelle Domingo-Recto, second place, nursing assisting