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Credit Union Funds Nursing Scholarship
Hawai‘i Central Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Honolulu, is stepping up to address Hawai‘i’s nursing shortage. The financial insti- tution is sponsoring a $5,000 nursing scholarship at Cham- inade University for the 2023- 24 school year. Its board of di- rectors, led by chairman Neil Shimogawa, recently present- ed a check for the money to Chaminade University presi- dent Lynn Babington.
we have become intimately and acutely aware of increas- ing needs in the health care professions. The COVID-19 pandemic was rough for our members at Queen’s, and the recent report by the Health- care Association of Hawai‘i confirms what we have wit- nessed firsthand.”
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“Helping support our com- munity is a huge priority for Hawai‘i Central,” states Shi- mogawa. “(We) are always looking for ways to give back to our community and work- ing with Chaminade came naturally.”
According to the HAH re- port, which was released in November, the state’s need for health care profession- als grew by 76% in recent years and patient-facing care services — the category that includes nurses and nursing assistants — are among the most in demand.
Adds Hawai‘i Central FCU president Drake Tanabe, “With our Harkness branch at The Queen’s Medical Center,
For more information on the scholarship, contact Chaminade University’s Of- fice of Financial Aid at 808- 735-4780 or email finaid@ chaminade.edu.w
(From left) Chaminade University president Lynn Babington, Hawai‘i Central Federal Credit Union board director Ariel Chun, HCFCU board secretary Alan Yoshida and HCFCU board chairman Neil Shimogawa stand with the $5,000 scholarship check from the credit union to the university. PHOTO COURTESY HAWAI‘I CENTRAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
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