Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 10, 1 October 1987 — Hawaiian Youth from Waimanalo Named a Congressional Scholar [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian Youth from Waimanalo Named a Congressional Scholar

A Kailua High School native Hawaiian youth from homestead land in Waimanalo has been nominated and accepted as a Congressional Scholar, a prestigious honor for high school students. Peter Alhinio Jr., who resides with his parents, brother and sister at 41-706 Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo, has been invited to attend the national Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., Nov. 17 — 22, during whieh time he will be honored along with other Congressional Scholars. Young Peter, however, needs funds to make the trip. He needs money for a roundtrip plane fare, lodging, food and incidentals. Peter is the first string quarterback for Coach Alex Kane's Surfriders this season. In the classroom, he maintains a 3.5 grade point average and is active in

other varsity sports such as basketball, track and field and baseball. This Kailua High School senior is also a Hi Board member of the Susan Page Modeling Agency who goes out into other schools and talks on a variety of subjects, including the drug problem. He is the oldest of the children of Peter and Luana Francis Albinio Sr. Their other offspring are Joseph, a junior at Kailua, and Sharla, sixth grader at Blanche Pope Elementary School. Peter Sr. is a Para Medic with the State Department of Health while Mrs. Alhinio is a housewife. If Ka Wai Ola O OHA readers want to help in funding young Peter's trip, donations must reach the family by Oct. 9. The family telephone is 2597181.