Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii participants for the Class of 2020.
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Kylie Alarcon
City: Pearl City
College Preference: University of Hawaii Manoa
Career Goals: Music Therapist
Talent: Ukulele Solo (While My Guitar Gently Weeps, by The Beatles)
Kaitlyn Anderson
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Dartmouth College
Career Goals: Art Museum Curator
Talent: Visual Art (Art - Original Piece, Music - Follow Me, by Us the Duo)
Aubree Davis
City: Kaneohe
College Preference: Pacific University Oregon
Career Goals: International Journalist
Talent: Hula 'Auana (Maunaleo, by Keali'i Reichel)
Maria Domingo
City: Kaneohe
College Preference: Harvard College
Career Goals: Nuclear Engineer
Talent: Lyrical and Contemporary Dance (you say, song, by Lauren Daigle)
Kristen Drown
City: Honolulu
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: Neonatal/Pediatric Nursing
Talent: Dramatic Monologue (The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, by Meg Cabot and Shonda Rhimes)
Alexia Fu
City: Honolulu
College Preference: The George Washington University
Career Goals: Political Correspondent for National Public Radio
Talent: Vocal Performance (“Imagine”, by John Lennon )
Kimie Fujioka
City: Mililani
College Preference: California State Fullerton
Career Goals: Broadway Performer
Talent: Vocal Performance (Quiet , by Jonathan Reid Gealt)
Rosie Hauhio
City: Ewa Beach, Waianae
College Preference: UNLV, University of Washington, UH Manoa
Career Goals: Traveling Nurse, Certified Nurse-Midwife
Talent: Spoken Word
Josette Huang
City: Honolulu
College Preference: University of Chicago
Career Goals: Victim Advocate
Talent: Classical Piano Piece (Etude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 (Winter Wind), by Frederic Chopin)
Jordyn Kobayashi
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Stanford
Career Goals: International Business Lawyer
Talent: Fusion Dance
Isabella Lee
City: Honolulu
College Preference: University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Elementary School Teacher, Principal
Talent: Violin
Alisha Nijjar
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Chapman University
Career Goals: Real Estate/Contract Lawyer
Talent: Self Written Monologue
Amelie Valenzuela
City: Kailua
College Preference: Florida State University
Career Goals: Musical Theater Actress
Talent: Vocal Performance
