Dr Martin Luther King Jr Kona Community Annual Celebration

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$1000 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Virginia Payton Lawson Halliday Donate To Scholarship Fund The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School Scholarship is a $1,000 award given annually to a high school student who demonstrates Dr. King’s values of equity, service, leadership, and nonviolence. The scholarship is financed by the Virginia Halliday Foundation and aims to honor Dr. King’s legacy by supporting a student who embodies academic achievement, community involvement, and a commitment to social justice and inclusivity. Scholarship Program Application

1^st Place $1000 Scholarship Winner 2026 Josiah Justo-Rosenbloom Wilda Payton (Daughter of Virginia Halliday), Jasmin Kiernan (Secretary), Josiah Justo-Rosenbloom, Kathy Simmons (President) 2^nd Place $500 Scholarship Winner 2026 Coree Kobayashi Mamie Bramlett (Treasurer), Kathy Simmons (President), Coree Kobayashi, Wilda Payton (Daughter of Virginia Halliday)