{"id":8774,"date":"2025-01-31T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=8774"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:18:59","slug":"2025-niu-valley-middle-and-waimea-high-vice-principals-recognized-as-states-2025-assistant-principals-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/2025-niu-valley-middle-and-waimea-high-vice-principals-recognized-as-states-2025-assistant-principals-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ua \u02bbike \u02bbia n\u0101 hope po\u02bbo kumu ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe o Niu Valley Middle a me Waimea ma ke \u02bbano he mau kumu k\u014dkua kumu no ka makahiki 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ua \u02bbike \u02bbia ka Hope Po\u02bbo Nui o ke Kula Waena \u02bbo Niu Valley \u02bbo Marlyn Hutton l\u0101ua \u02bbo Waimea High School Penny Vess i k\u0113ia pule ma ke \u02bbano he Kokua Po\u02bbo Kumu o ka Papa Waena Ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe o ka makahiki 2025 a me ke Kokua Kumu Kula Ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe o ka Makahiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO ka National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nassp.org\/success-stories\/recognition-programs\/assistant-principal-of-the-year\/\">Ka papahana k\u014dkua kumu o ka makahiki<\/a>&nbsp;\u02bbike i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia makahiki i n\u0101 po\u02bbo kumu ko\u02bbiko\u02bbi o ka pae waena a me ke kula ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe i k\u016ble\u02bba i ka h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbana i n\u0101 manawa a\u02bbo ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe no n\u0101 haum\u0101na. Ua koho \u02bbia n\u0101 po\u02bbo kumu k\u014dkua o ka makahiki e ka mokuna k\u016bloko o ka NASSP, \u02bbo ka \u02bbAhahui Luna Ho\u02bbokele o n\u0101 Kula Ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe o Hawai\u02bbi (HASSA). \u02bbO k\u0113ia ka makahiki mua a NASSP i ho\u02bbonui ai i k\u0101na papahana no ka \u02bbike \u02bboko\u02bba i ka pae waena a me ke kula ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;\u02bbO Hope Principal Hutton a me Vice Principal Vess n\u0101 kumu ho\u02bboh\u0101like o n\u0101 alaka\u02bbi kula e ho\u02bbokomo i n\u0101 pono o n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ke kumu o k\u0101 l\u0101kou ho\u02bboholo \u02bbana,&quot; wahi a ka Luna Nui Keith Hayashi. &quot;Ua ho\u02bboulu l\u0101kou i n\u0101 wahi ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino a palekana no k\u0101 l\u0101kou mau haum\u0101na a me n\u0101 limahana, k\u0101ko\u02bbo i ke kaulike o ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao k\u016b ho\u02bbokahi, ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe no n\u0101 haum\u0101na \u0101pau, a ho\u02bboikaika i k\u0101 l\u0101kou kai\u0101ulu kula e ho\u02bboulu i ka hana hou a me ka no\u02bbono\u02bbo ma ke \u02bbano o ke ka\u02bbina a\u02bbo a me ke a\u02bbo \u02bbana. Ha\u02bbaheo loa m\u0101kou i ka loa\u02bba \u02bbana o k\u0113ia mau alaka\u02bbi e pani ana i n\u0101 kula aupuni o Hawai\u02bbi ma ke kahua aupuni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marlyn Hutton, Hope Po\u02bbokela, Niu Valley Middle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua lawelawe \u02bbo Hutton ma ke \u02bbano he hope po\u02bbo kumu no 15 mau makahiki me \u02bbeiwa i hala ma Niu Valley Middle, kahi \u0101na i k\u014dkua ai i ka ho\u02bbololi \u02bbana i ka mo\u02bbomeheu o ke kula i mea e ho\u02bboikaika ai i ka ho\u02bboikaika \u02bbana i n\u0101 limahana, e ho\u02bbokumu i ka pilina, a me ka paipai \u02bbana i ka ho\u02bbomohala \u02bboihana. Ua alaka\u02bbi \u02bbo Hutton i n\u0101 \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 li\u02bbili\u02bbi i loko o ke kula kahi e hiki ai i n\u0101 kumu ke hana like a ka\u02bbana like i n\u0101 hana maika\u02bbi loa me kekahi, a ua ho\u02bbomaka i n\u0101 limahana &quot;n\u0101 huaka\u02bbi a\u02bbo&quot; e h\u0101pai i kahi k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 hohonu e pili ana i n\u0101 hana a\u02bbo. I kona manawa a pau ma ka hui alaka\u02bbi o Niu Valley, ua pi\u02bbi ka hau\u02bboli kumu mai 32% a kokoke i 83%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho\u02bbola\u02bba p\u016b \u02bbia \u02bbo Hutton e h\u014d\u02bboia i ka mana\u02bbo o n\u0101 haum\u0101na \u0101pau i ka waiwai a k\u0101ko\u02bbo \u02bbia i ko l\u0101kou mau makahiki kula waena. Ma waho a\u02bbe o ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo \u02bbana i ke kaulike o n\u0101 p\u016b\u02bbulu haum\u0101na i h\u014d\u02bbike \u02bbole \u02bbia a me ka ho\u02bbonui \u02bbana i n\u0101 lumi papa ma Niu Valley, ua k\u014dkua \u02bbo Hutton i ka ho\u02bbokumu \u02bbana i ka papahana a\u02bboa\u02bbo o ke kula, e hana ana i kahi \u02bb\u014dnaehana holo\u02bboko\u02bba o ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo haum\u0101na a me ka pilikanaka. Mai kona ho\u02bbok\u014d \u02bbana, ua pi\u02bbi ka mana\u02bbo o n\u0101 haum\u0101na mai 39% a i 64%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-01.jpg\" alt=\"\u200bNiu Valley Middle School Vice Principal Marlyn Hutton, center, poses for a photo with two administrators after being recognized as Hawai\u2018i\u2019s 2025 Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year.\" class=\"wp-image-8776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-01-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-01-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u02bbO ka Hope Principal Hutton he kumu ho\u02bboh\u0101like ho\u02bboh\u0101like, e ho\u02bboulu ana i n\u0101 pilina maika\u02bbi e ho\u02bboulu i kahi mo\u02bbomeheu kula olakino a holomua ma ke kula waena o Niu Valley,\u201d wahi a ke po\u02bbo kumu \u02bbo Jeffrey Shitaoka i k\u0101na koho. &quot;\u02bbO k\u0101na k\u016bpa\u02bba i ka kama\u02bbilio ma\u02bbema\u02bbe, ka hilina\u02bbi a me ka mahalo i kekahi i loa\u02bba i\u0101 ia ka hilina\u02bbi a me ka hilina\u02bbi o n\u0101 kumu a me n\u0101 limahana.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;He mea hanohano ke ku ana i ka apana o Honolulu, aka, o ka&#039;u kula, ka mokuaina o Hawaii a me na luna hooponopono a pau o ka mokuaina,&quot; wahi a Hutton, ka mea i ike ia ma ka Poaha ma ka halawai kamahao o na papa ehiku. &quot;\u02bbA\u02bbole k\u0113ia he kanaka ho\u02bbokahi wale n\u014d, he hana hui ia e k\u016bkulu i kahi mo\u02bbomeheu kula kahi e makemake ai m\u0101kou a pau e hele i ka hana i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia l\u0101.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua h\u0101\u02bbawi p\u016b aku \u02bbo Tommy Waters, ka l\u0101l\u0101 o ka \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 o ke k\u016blanakauhale \u02bbo Honolulu, \u02bbo ia ka \u02bb\u0101pana o O\u02bbahu Hikina, i\u0101 Hutton i kahi palapala ho\u02bbomana\u02bbo mai ka \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 o ke k\u016blanakauhale \u02bbo Honolulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Penny Vess, Hope Kumu, Waimea High<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO Vess, ka mea i \u02bbike \u02bbia i k\u0113ia l\u0101 ma ka papa 9, ua lawelawe \u02bbo ia ma ke \u02bbano he hope po\u02bbo kumu no n\u0101 makahiki he 23, \u02bbewalu mau makahiki i hala ma Waimea High, kahi \u0101na e m\u0101lama ai i ke kula hou e k\u014dkua i ka ho\u02bbololi k\u016ble\u02bba \u02bbana i n\u0101 haum\u0101na mai ke kula waena a i ke kula ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe. Ma lalo o k\u0101na alaka\u02bbi \u02bbana, h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbia n\u0101 haum\u0101na hou i ke alaka\u02bbi pilikino a h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbia i ka mana e k\u0101ko\u02bbo no l\u0101kou iho i ka ho\u02bbok\u014d \u02bbana i k\u0101 l\u0101kou mau pahuhopu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO ka \u02bbike a Vess no ke kula hou i alaka\u02bbi i ka n\u0101n\u0101 \u02bbana i ka \u02bbimi \u02bboihana, ka ho\u02bboulu \u02bbana i n\u0101 manawa ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao hoihoi e like me n\u0101 hana \u02bboihana, n\u0101 ho\u02bb\u0101\u02bbo ho\u02bbohenehene, n\u0101 papahana kaiaulu, a me n\u0101 manawa ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao ma hope o ke kula ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe. I ka makahiki mua o ka \u02bbike hou a Vess, ua h\u0101pai \u02bbia n\u0101 papa \u02bbeiwa a pau i ka papa 10. \u02bbO ke kula hou o Waimea ka mea mua ma Hawai\u02bbi \u2013 a me ka lua o ka l\u0101hui \u2013 i loa\u02bba i ke k\u016blana kula kumu ho\u02bboh\u0101like aupuni ma 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-02.jpg\" alt=\"Waimea High School Vice Principal Penny Vess poses for a photo with administrators after being recognized as Hawai\u2018i\u2019s 2025 High School Assistant Principal of the Year.\" class=\"wp-image-8775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-02-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-01-30-APOY-02-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO ka ho\u02bboikaika \u02bbana o Vess i ka ho\u02bbolako \u02bbana i ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao kaulike no n\u0101 haum\u0101na a pau o Waimea i alaka\u02bbi ai i ka mana\u02bbo o ke kula e ho\u02bbomau i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao k\u016bikaw\u0101 a pau. Ma waho a\u02bbe o ka ho\u02bbohui \u02bbana i ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo o n\u0101 limahana no k\u0113ia mau haum\u0101na i loko o n\u0101 lumi papa, paipai mau \u02bbo ia i n\u0101 haum\u0101na e komo i ka ho\u02bbomohala \u02bbana i k\u0101 l\u0101kou mau papahana ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao pono\u02bb\u012b e h\u014d\u02bboia i ka loa\u02bba i\u0101 l\u0101kou n\u0101 hale k\u016bpono a pau e k\u016ble\u02bba ai i ka lumi papa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Mai ka l\u0101 ho\u02bbokahi, ua ho\u02bbonohonoho \u02bbo Assistant Principal Vess i n\u0101 pono o k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia haum\u0101na ma ke \u02bbano he waiwai ho\u02bbonohonoho alaka\u02bbi ma Waimea High,&quot; i \u02bb\u014dlelo ai \u02bbo Principal Mahina Anguay i k\u0101na koho \u02bbana. &quot;\u02bbIke \u02bbo ia i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia haum\u0101na ma ke \u02bbano he kanaka, e \u02bbike ana i ko l\u0101kou ikaika a k\u014dkua i\u0101 l\u0101kou e hana i n\u0101 hopena maika\u02bbi a me ka ho\u02bboholo \u02bbana.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;He hanohano nui k\u0113ia \u02bba\u02bbole na\u02bbu wale n\u014d, ak\u0101 no ke kula a me k\u0101 m\u0101kou kula hou,&quot; wahi a Vess, ka mea i \u02bbike \u02bbia ma ka \u02bbaha \u02bbeiwa o ka papa \u02bbeiwa. &quot;He \u02bbike k\u0113ia i k\u0101 m\u0101kou limahana kula hou a me n\u0101 hana pa\u02bbakik\u012b a l\u0101kou i hana ai.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua komo p\u016b kekahi l\u0101l\u0101 o ka Papa Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao o ka Moku\u02bb\u0101ina \u02bbo Hawai\u02bbi \u02bbo Bill Arakaki a me ka Luna \u02bbAha Kalana \u02bbo Kaua\u02bbi \u02bbo Mel Rapozo, n\u0101na i h\u0101\u02bbawi i\u0101 Vess i kahi palapala ho\u02bbomana\u02bbo mai ka \u02bbAha Kalana \u02bbo Kaua\u02bbi, a me kahi ho\u02bbolaha mai ka Meia Derek Kawakami e ho\u02bbolaha ana i Ianuali 31, 2025 \u02bbo &quot;Penny Vess Day.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E huaka\u02bbi ana \u02bbo Hutton l\u0101ua \u02bbo Vess i Wakinekona, DC, no ka h\u014d\u02bbike \u02bbana i\u0101 Hawai\u02bbi ma n\u0101 makana National Assistant Principal of the Year ma \u02bbApelila.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bNiu Valley Middle School Vice Principal Marlyn Hutton and Waimea High School Vice Principal Penny Vess were recognized this week as Hawai\u2018i\u2019s 2025 Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year and High School Assistant Principal of the Year, respectively. 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