{"id":8739,"date":"2025-01-28T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=8739"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:20:12","slug":"2025-kalihi-uka-elementary-schools-kristy-inamasu-receives-prestigious-milken-educator-award-and-25000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/2025-kalihi-uka-elementary-schools-kristy-inamasu-receives-prestigious-milken-educator-award-and-25000-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Ang Kristy Inamasu sa Kalihi Uka Elementary School nakadawat ug prestihiyosong Milken Educator Award ug $25,000 nga premyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2013 Ang magtutudlo sa Kindergarten sa Kalihi Uka Elementary School nga si Kristy Inamasu nahimong pinakaulahing nakadawat sa prestihiyosong Milken Educator Award niadtong Martes sa usa ka surpresang asembliya uban sa tibuok tunghaan. Giisip nga &quot;Oscar Award of Teaching,&quot; ang award nag-ila sa talagsaon nga mga magtutudlo ug adunay walay pugong nga $25,000 nga ganting salapi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ang Inamasu gipresentar sa award ni Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice-president sa Milken Family Foundation, Lt. Gobernador Sylvia Luke, Superintendent Keith Hayashi ug uban pang mga opisyal sa usa ka sorpresa nga asembliya sa tibuok eskwelahan uban sa mga estudyante, magtutudlo ug kawani nga nag-abiba. Ang Inamasu mao ang bugtong Milken Educator Award nga nakadaog gikan sa Hawai&#039;i karong tuiga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Si Kristy usa ka talagsaon nga magtutudlo nga nag-ugmad sa kritikal nga mga kahanas sa panghunahuna, komunikasyon, pagkaamgo sa kaugalingon ug empatiya sa iyang mga kindergarten, nga naghatag kanila sa sukaranan nga mga kalidad sa pagkat-on nga gikinahanglan alang sa umaabot nga kalampusan,&quot; miingon si Superintendente Keith Hayashi. \u201cAng iyang kolaborasyon nga trabaho uban sa iyang mga kaubang magtutudlo naggiya usab sa paghimog desisyon sa institusyon para sa kaayohan sa tibuok eskwelahan, nga nagtabang sa tanang estudyante sa Kalihi Uka nga mobangon nga magkauban. Ang iyang lawak-klasehanan nagsilbi nga modelo sa bag-ong mga magtutudlo nga mosulod sa propesyon ug swerte kaayo kami nga adunay usa ka talagsaon nga magtutudlo sama kaniya nga nanguna.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-8739_9b03e8-8a alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-grid kb-gallery-id-8739_9b03e8-8a kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977-1024x684.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Kristy Inamasu walks toward the stage to receive her award.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977.jpeg\" data-id=\"8744\" class=\"wp-image-8744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0977.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264.jpeg\"   alt=\"Teacher Kristy Inamasu poses for a group photo with administrators and politicians while holding a check for $25,000.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264.jpeg\" data-id=\"8743\" class=\"wp-image-8743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1264-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278.jpeg\"   alt=\"Teacher Kristy Inamasu gets a hug from a student.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278.jpeg\" data-id=\"8742\" class=\"wp-image-8742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A1278-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ang Inamasu giila tungod sa pagdasig sa maisugon nga pagkat-on sa lawak-klasehanan diin ang tanan nga mga estudyante nagpaambit sa ilang mga hunahuna ug mga ideya, miapil sa grupo nga trabaho, ug nanag-iya sa ilang mga responsibilidad sa akademiko. Ang iyang mga paningkamot sa pagpalambo sa kritikal nga panghunahuna, pagkamay-tulubagon, ug pagtahud ug pagsabot sa uban sulod sa Kalihi Uka nga mga estudyante ug kawani nakatampo sa mahinungdanong pag-uswag sa eskwelahan sa pagbasa ug mga marka sa matematika \u2014 misaka og 8 puntos ug 12 puntos, matag usa gikan sa miaging tuig sa pagtungha.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakuha niya ang iyang bachelor&#039;s degree sa psychology ug master&#039;s degree sa elementary education gikan sa Chaminade University samtang nagsugod sa iyang propesyon sa pagtudlo niadtong 2012 isip part-time nga magtutudlo sa Kalihi Waena Elementary. Sa pagsugod sa School Year 2013, mibalhin siya sa Kalihi Uka Elementary, nagserbisyo isip Primary School Adjustment Program (PSAP) Coordinator, first grade teacher, English language ug intervention teacher, ug nahimong magtutudlo sa kindergarten sa School Year 2015, diin nakita niya ang dakong kalampusan sukad niadto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDiri ko sa Kalihi Uka sukad pa sa akong pagsugod sa akong karera. Kini ang akong balay. All of the students here, the faculty, staff, everyone \u2014 this community means everything to me so this award is not just for me but it&#039;s for our whole community here in Kalihi,\u201d matod ni Inamasu human makadawat sa award. \u201cSa pagkadungog nako sa akong ngalan, dili ko makatuo, dihadiha mihilak. Kini usa ka butang nga wala nako damha, apan nagpasalamat kaayo ako alang niini. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Ania kami aron sa pagsaulog ni Ms. Inamasu apan nahibal-an ko kung unsa ang naghimo kaniya nga espesyal - gihimo niya nga makalingaw ang eskuylahan ug gihangyo ang mga estudyante nga makakat-on matag adlaw,&quot; ingon ni Lt. Gobernador Sylvia Luke. &quot;Ang tanan nga mga marka sa pagsulay nga gihisgutan sa Superintendent, tungod kini sa mga tawo nga sama ni Ms. Inamasu, nga naghimo sa eskwelahan nga makalingaw alang sa matag estudyante.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ang Inamasu mao ang ika-83 nga magtutudlo sa Hawai&#039;i nga nakadawat sa award sukad nga ang Hawai&#039;i miapil sa programa kaniadtong 1990. Ang mga nakadawat sa Hawai&#039;i nakadawat mga pasidungog kauban ang kinatibuk-an nga kapin sa $2 milyon nga premyo nga salapi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon bahin sa seremonya sa Milken Educator Awards karon, bisitaha ang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkeneducatorawards.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/view\/kristy-inamasu-honolulu-hi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pagpagawas sa balita sa Milken Educator Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkeneducatorawards.org\/newsroom\/photos\/view\/kristy-inamasu-honolulu-hi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mga litrato sa panghitabo sa Milken Educator Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkeneducatorawards.org\/newsroom\/videos\/view\/kristy-inamasu-honolulu-hi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video sa panghitabo sa Milken Educator Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2013 Kalihi Uka Elementary School Kindergarten teacher Kristy Inamasu became the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award on Tuesday at a surprise assembly with the entire school. Regarded as the &#8220;Oscar Award of Teaching,&#8221; the award recognizes exceptional teachers and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize.&nbsp; Inamasu was presented the award [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":8741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4V4A0959-1024x684.jpeg",1024,684,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Stanley Lee","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/author\/stanley-leek12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":308,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":308,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 23:59:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}