22yrs old

PARENTS:  Harold and Deborah Iida of Kahului

EDUCATION:  2009 Graduate of the University of Hawaii Manoa, with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Is  now continuing to obtain her Master's Degree in Educational Technology.

PLATFORM:   "Ethical Technology Education in Elementary School"

CAREER AMBITION;   "To obtain a Master's and a Doctorate in Educational Technology.

INTERESTING FACTS:    Maya has danced the Hula in front of 80,000 people at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. She is formerly one of the University of Hawaii Rainbow Dancers, and is the first child in her family to attend graduate school.

TALENT;    Contemporary Dance to "Better in Time"