PUKALANI – With a fleet of students three times the size of four years ago, the HOSA District competition returned to the Kamehameha Schools Maui campus, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.

According to adviser Mrs. Brandy Cajudoy, because KSM does not offer a class that allows students to prepare for the competition like the other schools that participated, KS students have to find their own time to study and practice.

“This year it’s been incredibly challenging. We can hardly find the time because of school and college and scholarship applications,” senior Michael Gorman said. When they found the time, the Biomedical Debate team prepared with help from English teacher Ms. Naomi McCall.

Juniors Kawelau Yen, Luke Batoon and Aaron Dela Cruz organized this year’s HOSA District competition for their senior project under the direction of Mrs. Cajudoy.

“We had meetings every Wednesday. We had to submit request forms to use the buildings, set up the rosters, get every room and assign every student to a room. We also had to have a meeting with all the advisers from all the different schools,” Yen said.

15 KSM students placed in their events.

“They did well with me being less supportive of them this year than in past years,” said Mrs. Cajudoy, who organized the event with fellow science teacher and co-adviser Mr. Kyle Fujii.

First place KSM winners:

• Senior Abby Okazaki in Medical Math
• Seniors Michael Gorman, Alex Guerrero, Christian Fernandez and Makai Mann in Biomedical Debate
• Seniors Chris Kim and Jared Toba, and juniors Kamahao Cavaco and Kekoa Uyechi in Public Service Announcement
• Senior Kamalani Uehara in Nutrition

Second place KSM winners:

• Juniors Leeana Batungbacal, Kelcey Lorenzo and Barry Pereza in Public Health Emergency Preparedness.
• Junior Kaylee Correa in Nutrition.

Third place winner:

• Junior Kalia Tamashiro in Medical Photography.

Health Occupations Students of America is an organization for students who are interested in careers in the health field.

Following the 8:30 am opening ceremony in Keōpuolani Hale, the students spent the morning competing in their categories. The 30 events were held in Pākī, Konia, Kekaulike and Kekuʻiapoiwanui buildings.

The students played makahiki games in the quadrangle after a lunch of chili chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, teriyaki beef and rice in the dining hall.

Two breakout sessions were scheduled before and after lunch, during which students watched presentations given by their peers. They were also able to “break out” of their normal groups of friends during ice breaker activities to meet competitors from other schools.

“The sessions were very informational because this was my first year being an active member in HOSA. They taught me that there is more to HOSA than just health occupations,” Toba said.

While they did not place, several other KSM students scored high enough in their events to qualify for the state competition, which will be held on Oʻahu, Feb. 22-24.

These students are:

• freshmen Regina Kuhia and Jackie Gorman,
• sophomores Kasie Apo-Takayama,
• juniors Alyssa McAlinden, Stephen Barut, Raven Poepoe, Kailee Tabaco, Taylor Phillips, Kapa Gormley and Sai Furukawa,
• and seniors Philip Nishioka, Travis Haas and Laura Albert.

Two of KSM’s winning teams went unopposed at Monday’s competition, including the Biomedical Debate team.

Senior team member Gorman felt “very complacent [about winning] because we didn’t have a team to debate,” he said. Gorman and his teammates placed in the top 24 of last year’s national competition.

Complete results of students who placed at the 2012 competition:

Biomedical Debate:

1^st place: Christian Fernandez, Michael Gorman, Alex Guerrero, Makai Mann – Kamehameha Schools Maui

Biotechnology:

• 1^st place: Ashley Ryan Vidad – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Ezra Baccar – Lahainaluna High School

Community Awareness:

• 1^st place: Princess Agdinaoay, Angelica Almogela, Sharizze Ramos, Christine Velasco – Maui High School

Career Health Display:

• 1^st place: Lourelie Valdez, Ro Ann Destinee – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Nicole Davis, Selena Otukolo – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Laura Almonte, Ashley Fonseca Rodriguez – Maui High School

CPR/First Aid:

• 1^st place: Kourtney Kaya, Marlena Cua – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Regina Grace Ramos, Sonnie Smith – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Vincent Magno, Christine Mariano – Lahainaluna High School

Clinical Specialty:

• 1^st place: Chelsey Vierra – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Hope Morikawa – Lahainaluna High School

Dental Spelling:

• 1^st place: Julie Nguyen – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Sarah Lauricio – Lahainaluna High School
• 3^rd place: Cassie-Aren Cacho – Maui High School

Dental Terminology:

• 1^st place: Christopher Naputi – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Alidrin Armandico – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Chemaine Megan Lagunay – Maui High School

Extemporaneous Health Poster:

• 1^st place: Joen Mae Nalundasan – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Alexandra Pardico – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Chaymira Coloma – Maui High School

Extemporaneous Speaking:

• 1^st place: Hoʻo Cabanilla – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Dinora Villalobos – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Jared Cutler – Maui High School

Extemporaneous Writing:

• 1^st place: Wendy Pias – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Dawn Tongi – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Gilcrist Gilchrist – Lahainaluna High School

Forensic Medicine:

• 1^st place: Kahana Kaneyasu, Adam Hernandez – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Leiana Boyce-Galase, Kuulei Bailey – Maui High School

Job Seeking Skills:

• 1^st place: Donna Paz – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Julian Bel-Robert, Brittany Treu – Lahainaluna High School

Human Growth and Development:

• 1^st place: Erica-Paige Nakamura – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: MaryKate Hanlon – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Leilani Bensan – Maui High School

Pathophysiology:

• 1^st place: Shaneese Longboy – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Reshimi Rao – Maui High School

Pharmacology:

• 1^st place: Paige Cajudoy – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Jen Nguyen – Lahainaluna High School
• 3^rd place: Eva Mae Daoaten – Maui High School

Medical Assisting:

• 1^st place: Marella Galace – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Reece Sinceci – Lahainaluna High School
• 3^rd place: Lauren Bedard – Lahainaluna High School

Medical Math:

• 1^st place: Abby Okazaki – Kamehameha Schools Maui
• 2^nd place: Stephany Flores-Ramos – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Jill Christine Blanca – Maui High School

Medical Photography:

• 1^st place: Gabrielle Berce – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Anjanina Binas – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Kalia Tamashiro – Kamehameha Schools Maui

Medical Reading:

• 1^st place: Ashley Magno – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Nathalia Haro – Lahainaluna High School
• 3^rd place: Jinky Aguiran – Lahainaluna High School

Medical Spelling:

• 1^st place: Vanessa De Cambra Ocampo – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Mary Joy Agonoy – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Jhaiza Diane – Maui High School

Medical Terminology:

• 1^st place: Dwayne Karlo Manzanillo – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Haley Nakamura – Lahainaluna High School
• 3^rd place: Sharmaine Pasalo – Maui High School

Nutrition:

• 1^st place: Kamalani Uehara – Kamehameha Schools Maui
• 2^nd place: Kaylee Correa – Kamehameha Schools Maui

Public Health Emergency Preparedness:

• 1^st place: Keolamauloa Dela Cruz, Lavinia Sagario, Jennifer Viloria, Jacey Maxwell – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Leeana Batungbacal, Kelcey Lorenzo, Barry Pereza – Kamehameha Schools Maui

Prepared Speaking:

• 1^st place: Leslie Garo – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Kimberly Canosa – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Amanda Matsuda – Lahainaluna High School

Public Service Announcement:

• 1^st place: Chris Kim, Jared Toba, Kekoa Uyechi, Kamahao Cavaco – Kamehameha Schools Maui

Researched Persuasive Speaking:

• 1^st place: Kristen Kagoshima – Maui High School
• 2^nd place: Krystal Mae Bonilla – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Dann Rebb Leano – Maui High School

Sports Medicine:

• 1^st place: Amanda Arakawa – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Chanel Sijalbo – Maui High School
• 3^rd place: Shauni Okazaki – Maui High School

Veterinary Science:

• 1^st place: Lorrie Dumayas – Lahainaluna High School
• 2^nd place: Brandon Agpaoa-Thompson – Maui High School