UH Hilo accounting major Mavrick Faust receives $15K scholarship from national auditing organization
Mavrick Faust, with a double major in accounting and nursing, plans to remain in the Hilo community and be part the understaffed healthcare community, “to serve the people who need it most.”
By Susan Enright/UH Hilo Stories.
An accounting major at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has been selected to receive a $15,000 scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Mavrick Faust, who is double majoring in accounting and nursing, received the merit-based scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a national nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies. The PCAOB Scholars Program seeks to benefit students who are likely to become auditors.
“With an accounting degree and registered nursing degree, I hope to have a future in healthcare and accounting,” says Faust, who hails from Hilo. He plans to take the Certified Public Accountant exam upon his graduation in 2028.
“I plan on remaining in the Hilo community and being a part of our understaffed healthcare community to serve the people who need it most,” he says. “I can foresee myself working as a healthcare accountant at the Big Island Health Clinic or the hospital.”
Faust graduated from Waiākea High School in 2023. He completed his first year of university studies at UH Mānoa, then transferred to UH Hilo in the fall of 2024. He says he returned to Hilo because it wasn’t affordable at Mānoa. “Cost of living was high, and I’m avoiding taking out loans as much as possible,” he says. “I’m currently working to bring past loans down. While there are fewer social opportunities here, it doesn’t affect my overall degree or long term goals.”
Faust is a stellar student. He’s been on the Dean’s List (at least 12 credits per semester, GPA 3.5 or above) each semester at both UH Mānoa and UH Hilo.
In addition to his class studies, Faust interned at a nonprofit pharmacy at the Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center.
“I realized how many people count on affordable prescriptions to manage their health and the health of their loved ones,” he says of the internship.
He’s also been volunteering at health awareness events, including the 2023 and 2024 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes annual Alzheimer’s events, and a Maunakea 25-mile road race this past summer.
“These events are great in providing awareness and reaching out to the community,” he says.
Story by Susan Enright, a public information specialist for the Office of the Chancellor and editor of UH Hilo Stories. She received her bachelor of arts in English and certificate in women’s studies from UH Hilo.
