WAIPIO — The Hawaiʻi Elementary and Middle School Administrators Association (HEMSAA) named Pauoa Elementary School Principal Dale Arakaki the state’s 2024 National Distinguished Principal at an awards event Sunday, citing his “unwavering commitment to the betterment of education.”
Hāʻawi ka National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) i kēlā me kēia makahiki i nā poʻo kumu kula haʻahaʻa a waena o ka ʻāina i hoʻonohonoho i nā kūlana kiʻekiʻe no ke aʻo ʻana, ka holomua o nā haumāna, ke ʻano a me ke aniau no kā lākou mau haumāna, ʻohana a me nā limahana kula.
Ma ke ʻano he Poʻo Kūkākūkā Lahui o ka mokuʻāina no ka makahiki, e kū ana ʻo Arakaki i luna o Hawaiʻi a e ʻike ʻia no kona kūlana maikaʻi ma ke alakaʻi ʻana me nā mea ʻē aʻe o ka mokuʻāina.
ʻO Arakaki, ka mea nāna i alakaʻi i ke kula haʻahaʻa o Pauoa no 10 mau makahiki, ua hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia ʻo ia me ka hoʻoikaika nui ʻana i ka hoʻokō kula ma ke kula, kahi kula Title I kahi i ʻike ʻia ai ka hapalua o nā haumāna he haʻahaʻa kālā a loaʻa iā ia no ka ʻaina awakea manuahi a hoʻemi ʻia. Ua hōʻemi pū ke kula i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā haumāna me nā pono kiʻekiʻe a me kā lākou mau hoa.
“Under his guidance, Pauoa achieved (National Blue Ribbon School) status in 2018, a testament to his strategic vision, effective decision-making, and dedication to academic excellence,” said Linell Dilwith, complex area superintendent for schools in the Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area, which includes Pauoa Elementary. “Daleʻs ability to inspire and motivate both students and staff has led to significant advancements in educational outcomes.”
Ma waho aʻe o ka kūleʻa hoʻonaʻauao maikaʻi, mahalo ʻia ʻo Arakaki no ka hoʻoulu ʻana i kahi moʻomeheu kula haʻaheo, kamaʻilio ākea, kaiāulu a me ka 'ohana.
“ʻAʻole ʻo ke poʻokela Arakaki i hoʻokūpaʻa wale i ke koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻonaʻauao kula akā, ʻoi aku ka mea nui iaʻu, ʻo ka ulu pilikino a me ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ke ʻano o nā haumāna," wahi a Sergio Alcubilla, he makua haʻahaʻa o Pauoa a he lālā a he luna o ke kula PTA o Pauoa Ohana a Aha Kula Kaiapuni. “ʻO ka ʻōlelo maʻamau o ke kula, ʻO ka Manaʻoʻiʻo e Achieve, Kū i luna, E Lohe ʻia, E Hoʻomaikaʻi kākou i kēia manawa!' ʻo ia ka ʻōlelo a ke Kumu Arakaki i hoʻolaʻa ai ma ke kula haʻahaʻa o Pauoa."
He 27 makahiki ko Arakaki ma na kula aupuni, e hoomaka ana ma ke ano he kumu a'o ma Kamaile Elementary kahi i a'o ai a noho hope pookela. Ua lawelawe ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he hope poʻokela ma Waipahu Elementary ma mua o kona komo ʻana i ke kula haʻahaʻa ʻo Pauoa i ka makahiki 2014.
ʻO Arakaki (Ka Apana ʻo Honolulu) kekahi o nā mea hope ʻehiku no ka makana poʻokela poʻokela o kēia makahiki – e pani ana i kēlā me kēia apana kula o ka 'Oihana. ʻO nā mea hope ʻē aʻe (kiʻi ʻia ma lalo, e noho ana) ʻo:
- Lynne Ajifu, poʻo o Mililani Ike Elementary (Apana Waena)
- Daniel Espaniola, poʻokela o Kaunakakai Elementary (Maui District)
- Sam Izumi, poʻo o Kapunahala Elementary (Mahele Windward)
- Noreen Kunitomo, poʻokela o Hōnaunau Elementary (Ka Apana Hawaiʻi)
- Jean Morris, poʻo o ke Aliʻi wahine Kamakahelei Middle (Kauai District)
- Kim Sanders, poʻo o 'Ewa Makai Middle (Leeward District)
Ua ʻike pū ʻia kēia hanana iā Jennifer Pimentel, hope poʻo ma Lānaʻi High & Elementary, ʻo ia ke Kokua Poʻo Poʻokela Lahui Nui o ka makahiki 2024.
ʻO Pimentel, he haumāna o Lānaʻi High & Elementary, ʻike ʻia ʻo ia i ka hoʻoulu ʻana i nā pilina maikaʻi i loko o ke kula, ma waena o ke kula a me kona kaiāulu, a ma ka ʻOihana holoʻokoʻa.
“Ua haʻi aku ʻo Mrs. Ua hōʻike ʻo Pimentel i nā ʻano alakaʻi kupaianaha me ka hōʻike ʻana i ka manaʻo maikaʻi a me ka ʻoihana hiʻohiʻona ma o ka lawelawe ʻana i nā kūlana paʻakikī me ka hilinaʻi a me ka noʻonoʻo," wahi a Lānaʻi High & Elementary Principal Douglas Boyer. "ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia kāna mau loea interpersonal me nā hoa hana a me nā mea pili i ke kula, a ua hele mau ʻo ia i luna a i ʻole e hoʻomohala i ka ʻike like ʻana i nā hana a me nā kulekele hui aupuni, moku a me ke kula."
Ua ʻōlelo hou ʻo Boyer, ua kōkua ʻo ia i ka hōʻemi ʻana i nā pilikia pili i ka hana a nā haumāna ma ke kula, ua alakaʻi ʻo ia i kahi huakaʻi hāʻawi no ka pōmaikaʻi i ka poʻe i pōʻino i ke ahi ahi o Maui, a ua hoʻopiha ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he kumu pani no ka hapaha e hōʻoia i ka loaʻa ʻana o nā kumu kula kiʻekiʻe.
“I koʻu mau makahiki ʻelima e hana pū ana me Mrs. Pimentel, ua ʻike au i kona ulu ʻana ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi kūpaʻa, ʻike maopopo," wahi a Simeona Tajiri, he kumu ma ke kula kaiapuni ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi o Lānaʻi High & Elementary, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ' o Lānaʻi. “Ke aʻo mau nei, ka hoʻololi ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻike paʻa o kā mākou kula ma ke ʻano he ʻohana me ka puʻuwai o ko mākou kaiāulu mokupuni, ola ʻo ia i nā huaʻōlelo āna i hōʻailona ai ma ka hope o kēlā me kēia leka uila: 'I ulu nō ka lālā i ke kumu,' ( Ulu nā lālā no ka lāʻau, ulu nā keiki no kā lākou kumu).
ʻO nā mea hope ʻē aʻe (kiʻi ʻia ma lalo, e noho ana) i ʻike ʻia no ka makana hope poʻokela:
- Kevin Dias, hope poʻokela ma Kaimuki Middle
- Deanna Shibaoka, hope poʻokela ma Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary
- Taharra Stein, hope poʻo ma Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle
- Lisa Tominaga, hope poʻo ma Kanoelani Elementary
Ua ʻike ʻia ka poʻe hanohano no nā makana ʻelua ma kahi hanana ma ka Hawaiʻi Okinawa Center ma ka Lāpule e Superintendent Keith Hayashi, Hope Superintendent for Academics Heidi Armstrong, nā luna HEMSAA a me nā lālā o ka papa, Greg Young, pelekikena a Luna Nui o ke kākoʻo ʻo HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, a me nā luna kula a me nā wahi paʻakikī, nā hoahana a me nā kākoʻo.
“ʻO nā alakaʻi kula koʻikoʻi he poʻe ʻike maka nāna e hoʻokumu a alakaʻi i kā mākou ʻōnaehana hoʻonaʻauao i kā mākou pahuhopu like e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka holomua haumāna. ʻO lākou nā mea hoʻolālā, nā mea hoʻolālā a me nā mea kūkulu hale e hoʻohui i kā lākou ʻike o ka holomua hoʻonaʻauao i loko o kā lākou mau kumu kula a hana i ka holomua mau i ka manawa, "wahi a Superintendent Hayashi. "ʻO koʻu hanohano nui ke ʻike a hoʻolauleʻa i kā mākou poʻe koho hanohano no kā lākou alakaʻi ʻana i ka hoʻoulu ʻana i nā wahi hoʻonaʻauao kahi e ulu ai nā haumāna a me nā limahana."
