Schatz Announces Nominees for U.S. Military Service Academies

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced the names of 71 students he nominated to attend the nation's military service academies.

"These students represent the very best of Hawai'i, and it's an honor to nominate them to our nation's military service academies," said Senator Schatz. "I commend them for their commitment to serving our country and wish them the very best."

The United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy, and the United States Naval Academy are highly selective post-secondary institutions. The academies will evaluate the nominees and determine which will be given Offers of Appointment for the Class of 2030. Upon graduation these students become commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces.

Senator Schatz nominated the following individuals:

U.S. Air Force Academy

Kasyn Amazaki, Honolulu, 'Iolani School

Teague Baerman, Kailua, Kalaheo High School and Randolf-Macon Academy

Luke Barner, Honolulu, Radford High School

Rosalisha Barrett, Holualoa, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy

Jacob Blaze Cabuhat, 'Aiea, Punahou School

Julian Cortez, Kihei, Seabury Hall

Hayden Edgmon, Wahiawa, Leilehua High School

Kodai Eskin, Honolulu, Punahou School

Shota Eskin, Honolulu, Punahou School

John Ganske, Honolulu, Moanalua High School and New Mexico Military Institute

Ryder Goto, Honolulu, Kalani High School

Lia Hamamura, Honolulu, Kaiser High School

Timothy Iha, Pearl City, Pearl City High School

Isamu Kahai, Wailuku, Baldwin High School

Aidan Kam, Honolulu, Punahou School

William Kayes, Makawao, Seabury Hall

Kailee Lambert, Kane'ohe, Kalaheo High School

Inwoo Lim, Daegu, Daegu Middle High School

Akaecia Mateo, Honolulu, Moanalua High School and New Mexico Military Institute

Stanley Ray Oka, Kailua-Kona, Clovis West High School

Liam Pangilinan, Honolulu, Moanalua High School

Katalina Perry, Wailuku, Kihei Charter School and USAFA Preparatory School

Tuan Pettaway, Waipahu, Mililani High School and USAFA Preparatory School

Johanna Roggenkamp, Hilo, Leipzig International School and University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Christopher Tang, 'Ewa Beach, Campbell High School and USAFA Preparatory School

Nakoa Tutop, Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama

Derrick Ung, 'Aiea, 'Aiea High School

Joseph Yeates, La'ie, Kahuku High & Intermediate School

Andrew Yu, Kahuku, Kahuku High & Intermediate School

U.S. Military Academy

Reggie Adams, Lana'i City, Lana'i High & Elementary School and New Mexico Military Institute

Ian Barbour, Honolulu, The Barbour Homeschool Academy and University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Jacob Blaze Cabuhat, 'Aiea, Punahou School

Tristen Cole, Honolulu, Moanalua High School

Anthony Dang, Honolulu, University Laboratory School

Casey Jones, Honolulu, Hawai'i Baptist Academy

Matthew Lamborn, Wahiawa, Mililani High School

Joseph Lapinad, Kane'ohe, Punahou School

Brycen Lew, Honolulu, Punahou School

Liam Martin, Honolulu, Punahou School

Jazmine Mayo, Waipahu, 'Aiea High School

Malia McCoy, Honolulu, Punahou School

Juneau Stickley, Papa'ikou, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School

Luke VanAntwerp, Wahiawa, Mililani High School

Andrew Yu, Kahuku, Kahuku High & Intermediate School

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Kendall Aragon, Honolulu, Moanalua High School

Gavin Buelow, Honolulu, Punahou School

Elizabeth Gillaspie, Honolulu, Maryknoll High School

Darren Kim, 'Aiea, 'Aiea High School

Kailee Lambert, Kane'ohe, Kalaheo High School

Clarence Loomis, Kailua, Kalaheo High School

Akaecia Mateo, Honolulu, Moanalua High School and New Mexico Military Institute

Elvis Miller, Kane'ohe, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama

Parker Reppun, Honolulu, Punahou School

Cru Spalding, Ha'iku, Kamehameha Schools Maui

U.S. Naval Academy

Jade Baltazar, Hilo, Waiakea High School

Luke Barner, Honolulu, Radford High School

Tyler Beissel, Kailua, Sacred Hearts Academy

Samuel Bennett, Honolulu, Punahou School

Juliet Caston, 'Ewa Beach, Campbell High School

Katelyn Deiner, Kapolei, Moanalua High School

Kodai Eskin, Honolulu, Punahou School

Shota Eskin, Honolulu, Punahou School

Aiden Espiritu , Wai'anae, Wai'anae High School

Adam Ettlich, Honolulu, Soli Deo Gloria Academy

Elizabeth Gillaspie, Honolulu, Maryknoll High School

Vanessa He, Honolulu, Hawai'i Baptist Academy

Akahai Hudgens, Kailua, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Malakai Keawe-Correa, Hilo, Hilo High School

Noah Langford, Kailua-Kona, Konawaena High School

Brandon Lin, Lihu'e, Kaua'i High School

Clarence Loomis, Kailua, Kalaheo High School

Liam Martin, Honolulu, Punahou School

Malia McCoy, Honolulu, Punahou School

Charlotte Nakagawa, Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama

Talis Noya, Kailua, Kalaheo High School

Caleb Parsons, Honolulu, Moanalua High School

Carl Pearson, Pearl Harbor, Old Redford Academy Preparatory High School and USNA Preparatory School

Noah Richard, Lahaina, Maui Preparatory Academy

Alicya Robson, 'Ewa Beach, Campbell High School and USNA Preparatory School

Marisol Salas-Selem, Kapolei, Kapolei High School

Ezekiel Schulz, Honolulu, Radford High School

Juneau Stickley, Papa'ikou, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School

Christopherjay Tenorio, 'Aiea, 'Aiea High School

Jia Qi Zhan, Honolulu, Roosevelt High School and USNA Preparatory School

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