'EWA BEACH — E hōʻike ana ʻo Evan Ho i ka papa ʻewalu o ke kula waena o Wakinekona ma Hawaiʻi me ʻekolu mau mea ʻē aʻe – ʻelua mai ke kula ʻo ʻIolani a hoʻokahi mai ke kula ʻo Punahou – ma ka hoʻokūkū aupuni 2024 MATHCOUNTS ma hope o kēia makahiki ma Wakinekona, DC, ma hope o ka lanakila ʻana i ka hoʻokūkū mokuʻāina i ka hopena pule.
Ua holomua ʻo Ho a me kona mau hoa hui ma Washington Middle ʻo Rui Cai, Noah L'Esperance a me Choongwon Moon ma ke ʻano he kime poʻokela mai ka hoʻokūkū kūloko o Honolulu i ka hoʻokūkū MATHCOUNTS Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi 2024 ma 'Ewa Makai Middle School i ka lā 9 Malaki.
"ʻO ke kumu nui a mākou e aʻo ai i ka makemakika no ka hoʻokūkū ʻana i kēia hoʻokūkū," wahi a Ho, ka mea i hoʻokūkū mai ka papa ʻeono. (Ke kiʻi ʻia ma luna, ka lua mai ka hema.)
Ma kahi o 20 mau kula aupuni a me nā kula pilikino i komo, me nā haumāna mai Highlands Intermediate, Kapolei Middle, Maui Waena Intermediate, Niu Valley Middle, Pa'auilo Elementary & Intermediate, Waipahu Intermediate and Washington Middle. Ua loaʻa pū i ka hui Highlands Intermediate ma lalo o ke alakaʻi poʻo ʻo Deborah Nakagawa ka makana no ka "hoʻomaikaʻi maikaʻi loa."
ʻO MATHCOUNTS he hui aupuni ʻole me ka misionari e hoʻolako i nā papahana makemakika i nā haumāna kula waena o US o nā pae mākaukau āpau e kūkulu i ka hilinaʻi a hoʻomaikaʻi i nā ʻano e pili ana i ka makemakika a me ka hoʻoholo pilikia.
Hāʻawi ka hui i ʻehā pae o ka hoʻokūkū - kula, mokuna, mokuʻāina a me ka lāhui. Hiki i nā haumāna ke holomua ma ke ʻano he hui a i ʻole hoʻokahi no ka hoʻokūkū mokuʻāina, kahi e hoʻokūkū ai lākou no kahi manawa e pani ai i ka mokuʻāina ma ka pae aupuni. Nānā i nā pilikia makemakika mai nā hoʻokūkū i hala ma mathcounts.org/resources/past-competitions.
Wahi a Nhut Pham, ka luna hoʻoponopono MATHCOUNTS mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi, ua piʻi ka nui o nā kula i komo ma kahi o 40, akā ua emi iho ma hope o ka maʻi maʻi COVID-19 me ka paʻakikī o kekahi mau kula e hana a kūkulu hou i nā hui.
Over at Washington Middle, mathematics teacher and MATHCOUNTS head coach Sung Park continues to encourage students to try out for and participate in the math team. Park, who was recognized in 2017 as the Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year, began competitions around 15 years ago after encouragement from Principal Michael Harano. Now, his students regularly make it to the top in both team and individual rankings for the Honolulu Chapter, which includes ʻIolani and Punahou.
"I kēia manawa me Mr. Park, loaʻa iā mākou he 40, 50, 60 mau keiki e hoʻokūkū ana mai ka papa ʻeono e hoʻāʻo e komo i ka 12 kiʻekiʻe," wahi a Harano.
In 2018 Park and his math team were featured in a documentary, “Korean Style in Honolulu,” that aired on KBFD after eight consecutive state wins. Park continues looking forward to an all-Washington Middle state team. “I’m very nervous every time I come to competitions, especially nervous when they announce the top 10 score. Because I want my kids to be in the top 10.”
Ua hauʻoli ʻo Park i nā moʻolelo he nui o nā haumāna mua e hoʻi mai ana i Wakinekona Middle e kōkua a hui pū me kāna hui a hoʻomākaukau no nā hoʻokūkū e hiki mai ana. Hoʻi hou nā haumāna mua e hāʻawi i ke kumu aʻo hoʻokahi a me ke kōkua ʻana i ke kūkulu ʻana i ka waihona hōʻailona o nā nīnau a me nā pane i loaʻa ma mua o 30,000 mau mea.
Hiki i nā kula a me nā kumu ke makemake e ʻike i ka ʻike hou aʻe a makemake paha e komo i ka MATHCOUNTS e kelepona iā Pham ma [email protected].
