Karl Rhoads has served in the Hawaii State Senate since 2016 representing Downtown, Chinatown and the Nuuanu valley.  From 2006 – 2016, he served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives.  Rhoads is currently the chair of the Judiciary Committee.  He received his law degree from George Washington University, his masters in Soviet and East European Studies from the University of London and his BA from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan

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HAWAII ROTARY YOUTH FOUNDATION (HRYF)  The Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation (HRYF), was founded by Maurice J. “Sully” Sullivan during his year as the Rotary’s District Governor in Hawaii, 1976-1977. It was Sully’s desire to assist Hawaii’s high school graduates to realize their potential by attending a college or university of their choice here in Hawaii or on the mainland. Scholarship awards are $5,000 for graduating Hawaii high school seniors.

 

The first HRYF scholarship was granted in 1977 and since then through April 2021, HRYF has awarded 1,889 scholarships with a total value of $7,345,888. In memory of “Sully”, who passed away on February 28, 1998, HRYF established a Maurice J. Sullivan Scholar Award. Each year, one outstanding student will receive this scholarship grant in the amount of $10,000. In 2008, HRYF also established the Joanna Lau Sullivan Scholar Award. This $10,000 award is given to an outstanding student attending a 4-year college or university in Hawaii.

 

The Rotary Club of West Honolulu has awarded 47 HRYF scholarships totaling $177,166 since 1977 and total donations from our club was $42,966. Please make a donation.