{"id":8780,"date":"2025-02-03T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=8780"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:18:31","slug":"2025-kaua%ca%bbi-middle-school-counselor-named-2025-hawaii-school-counselor-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/2025-kaua%ca%bbi-middle-school-counselor-named-2025-hawaii-school-counselor-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ua kapa \u02bbia ke k\u0101k\u0101\u02bb\u014dlelo o ke kula waena o Kaua\u02bbi \u02bbo 2025 \u02bbo Hawai\u02bbi School Counselor of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ua kapa \u02bbia \u02bbo Noelani Butcher o ke Ali\u02bbi Wahine Kamakahelei Middle School ma L\u012bhu\u02bbe i ka 2025 American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Hawai\u02bbi School Counselor of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ho\u02bbohanohano ka ASCA School Counselor of the Year i ka po\u02bbe \u02bboihana i h\u0101\u02bbawi i k\u0101 l\u0101kou \u02bboihana i ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo \u02bbana i n\u0101 haum\u0101na o ka l\u0101hui a me ka ho\u02bboponopono \u02bbana i k\u0101 l\u0101kou ho\u02bbomohala kula a me ka pilikanaka-na\u02bbau a me ke kulanui a me ka m\u0101kaukau \u02bboihana. Ho\u02bboholo \u02bbia ka po\u02bbe hanohano ma muli o ko l\u0101kou hiki ke hana i ka ho\u02bbololi \u02bb\u014dnaehana i loko o ka \u02bboihana a\u02bboa\u02bbo kula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

"He hopena ko\u02bbiko\u02bbi ko n\u0101 k\u0101k\u0101'\u014dlelo kula i ke alaka\u02bbi \u02bbana i k\u0101 m\u0101kou mau haum\u0101na i loko a i waho o ka lumi papa," wahi a ka Luna Nui Keith Hayashi. \u201cHo\u02bbomaika\u02bbi i\u0101 Noelani no ka lilo \u02bbana i kumu ho\u02bboh\u0101like maika\u02bbi o ka h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbana i n\u0101 haum\u0101na i n\u0101 ala ma\u02bbalahi a me n\u0101 ala e loa\u02bba ai ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo e pono ai l\u0101kou e k\u016ble\u02bba i ke kula."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

"\u02bbO ke k\u014dkua \u02bbana i n\u0101 haum\u0101na e ho\u02bbok\u014d i ko l\u0101kou hiki a h\u0101\u02bbawi i\u0101 l\u0101kou i ke k\u0101ko\u02bbo a me ke alaka\u02bbi \u02bbana ma ke kula \u02bbo ia ka hapa nui o ka\u02bbu hana," wahi a Butcher, n\u0101na e m\u0101lama i n\u0101 haum\u0101na papa \u02bbewalu. "I ko\u02bbu lohe \u02bbana i n\u0101 haum\u0101na e kama\u02bbilio e pili ana i ko l\u0101kou lanakila \u02bbana i kahi pilikia pilikino a kama\u02bbilio maika\u02bbi e pili ana i ko l\u0101kou w\u0101 e hiki mai ana ma muli o ke alaka\u02bbi a\u02bbu i h\u0101\u02bbawi ai i\u0101 l\u0101kou - \u02bbo ia ke kumu i makemake nui ai au i ka \u02bb\u014dlelo a\u02bbo."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ua h\u014d\u02bbike \u02bbo Butcher i ke kula waena he "manawa \u02bbino i ka w\u0101 e ho\u02bbokele ai n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka \u02bb\u0101ina, \u02bbike i ka ulu pilikino, a k\u016bkulu i n\u0101 pilina," no laila ua hana \u02bbo ia i \u02bbelua papahana ma ka p\u0101 kula e h\u0101\u02bbawi i n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka mana\u02bbo o ke \u02bbano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Noelani<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbO ka Needs Closet kahi waihona mea\u02bbai, n\u0101 mea ma\u02bbema\u02bbe a me n\u0101 lako kula i mana\u02bbo \u02bbia e ho\u02bbok\u014d i n\u0101 pono o n\u0101 haum\u0101na. Ua hana p\u016b \u02bbo ia me kahi panak\u014d mea\u02bbai k\u016bloko e h\u0101\u02bbawi i n\u0101 mea\u02bbai manuahi no n\u0101 haum\u0101na \u0101pau o ke kula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

"\u02bbO ka\u02bbu pahuhopu nui \u02bbo ia ka ho\u02bboikaika \u02bbana i k\u0101 m\u0101kou kula kula ma ka paipai \u02bbana i ka \u02bbai olakino a me ka h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbana i n\u0101 koho mea\u02bbai momona no k\u0101 m\u0101kou mau haum\u0101na," i \u02bb\u014dlelo \u02bbo ia, me ka ho\u02bbohui \u02bbana mai ka h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbana i n\u0101 hua\u02bbai hou, n\u0101 mea kanu, a me n\u0101 mea\u02bbai maika\u02bbi i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia l\u0101 i n\u0101 haum\u0101na, ua h\u014d\u02bbike n\u0101 kumu ua \u02bboi aku ka n\u0101n\u0101 \u02bbana o n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka papa a m\u0101kaukau e a\u02bbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbO kekahi papahana \u0101na i ho\u02bbomaka ai \u02bbo "Da Gameroom," kahi wahi e hiki ai i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ke launa a le\u02bbale\u02bba i ka w\u0101 ho\u02bbomaha. Ma Da Gameroom, hiki i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ke p\u0101\u02bbani i ka hockey ea, ping pong a me ka loko wai no n\u0101 manawa hou aku e launa p\u016b ai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u02bbA\u02bbole makemake n\u0101 haum\u0101na \u0101pau i ka p\u0101\u02bbani ha\u02bbuki a i \u02bbole ka hele w\u0101wae \u02bbana i ko l\u0101kou w\u0101 ho\u02bbomaha. \u02bbO Da Gameroom kahi wahi palekana kahi e ho\u02bbokipa \u02bbia ai n\u0101 haum\u0101na \u0101pau e p\u0101\u02bbani a hui me n\u0101 po\u02bbe hou, "wahi \u0101na. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ua \u02bbike \u02bbia \u02bbo Butcher, a me n\u0101 kumu a\u02bbo kula 2025 \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe o ka makahiki, ma kahi hui ASCA ma Wakinekona, DC ma Ianuali 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He k\u0101k\u0101'\u014dlelo kula \u02bbo Butcher mai ka makahiki 2011 a loa\u02bba i\u0101 ia ke k\u0113kel\u0113 laepua ma ka Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao Nui a me ke k\u0113kel\u0113 laepua ma ka Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao K\u016bikaw\u0101 mai ke Kulanui o North Texas. Loa\u02bba i\u0101 ia ke k\u0113kel\u0113 laepua ma Psychology-School Counseling mai ke Kulanui o Texas A&M a loa\u02bba i\u0101 ia ka National Board Certification mai ka American School Counseling Association ma 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ho\u02bbolaule\u02bba \u02bbia ka wiki a\u02bboa\u02bbo kula aupuni 2025 i Pepeluali 3-7, e k\u0101lele i ka mana\u02bbo o ka lehulehu i ka h\u0101\u02bbawi k\u016b\u02bboko\u02bba o n\u0101 k\u0101k\u0101\u02bb\u014dlelo kula i loko o n\u0101 \u02bb\u014dnaehana kula US. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Noelani Butcher of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in L\u012bhu\u02bbe was named the 2025 American School Counselor Association\u2019s (ASCA) Hawai\u2018i School Counselor of the Year. The ASCA School Counselor of the Year award honors professionals who devote their careers to advocating for the nation\u2019s students and addressing their academic and social-emotional development and college and career […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"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-8780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","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":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Stanley Lee","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/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":305,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":305,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 04:36:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}