‘Iolani School senior Amy Uehara was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Hawaii for 2016 at the annual scholarship program finals, known previously as Hawaii’s Junior Miss.

Uehara is the daughter of Garret and Lynn Uehara, and won a $4,000 scholarship, a trip to the Distinguished Young Woman of America National Finals and a four-year scholarship to Hawaii Pacific University, among other prizes. She took home an additional $1,000 in scholarships as the Self Expression Award winner and the Spirit Award winner. She will compete for a $50,000 scholarship at the national finals in Mobile, Ala.

In other awards and recognitions:

>> Maddison Matthews, a senior at Le Jardin Academy, was awarded a $3,500 cash scholarship and a $12,500 tuition award from HPU as first runner-up. Matthews also won $1,000 as the Top Scholar in the program, $1,000 in the Interview category and $500 as the winner of the Be Your Best Self Essay contest. She is the daughter of Patricia Ledford and Travis Matthews.

The second runner-up was Shannon Domingsil, a senior at Sacred Hearts Academy and the daughter of Ana and Roger Domingsil. Domingsil won a $2,250 cash scholarship and a $12,500 HPU tuition award. Ashley Lee, a Kamehameha Schools Kapalama senior and the daughter of Kanani and Lloyd Lee, was the third runner-up and the recipient of a $1,500 cash scholarship and a $12,500 HPU tuition scholarship, and $1,000 in the Scholastics category.

>> Gabriel Nakashima, founder of the Charter Substitute Teacher Network, is among the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education, recognizing leadership and innovation.

Nakashima’s network vets high-quality substitute teachers by using rigorous sourcing and matching analytics. Currently a 320-employee operation, CSTN is in schools across Chicago, Denver and more, according to a press release.

“This award is humbling and exciting,” Nakashima said. “It has already begun to open doors that will enable me to contribute on a greater scale. I plan to take full advantage of these opportunities that will enable me to lead and contribute to our future generations at the highest level.”

A graduate of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education, Nakashima earned his Master of Education degree in teaching. He attributes the initial concept for CSTN to discussions he had with professor Fred Birkett in the master’s program.

He taught at Kamaile Academy in Waianae and focused his research on the amount of time students spend with substitutes, particularly in high-needs communities.