{"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\/sm\/2025-kalihi-uka-elementary-schools-kristy-inamasu-receives-prestigious-milken-educator-award-and-25000-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Ua maua e le Ali&#039;i A&#039;oga Tulaga Lua a Kalihi Uka, Kristy Inamasu, le Fa&#039;ailoga Fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;o Milken ma le fa&#039;ailoga $25,000."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2013 O le faiaoga o le A\u2019oga Tulaga Lua a Kalihi Uka, Kristy Inamasu, na avea ma tagata aupito lata mai na mauaina le Fa\u2019ailoga Fa\u2019ailoga Fa\u2019aa\u2019oa\u2019o a Milken i le Aso Lua i se fonotaga fa\u2019ate\u2019ia ma le a\u2019oga atoa. E ta&#039;ua o le &quot;Oscar Award of Teaching,&quot; o le fa&#039;ailoga e aloa&#039;ia ai faiaoga fa&#039;apitoa ma e sau ma se fa&#039;ailoga tupe e le fa&#039;atapulaaina $25,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inamasu na tauaao e Dr. Jane Foley, sui-peresitene sinia o le Milken Family Foundation, Lt. Kovana Sylvia Luke, Superintendent Keith Hayashi ma isi ofisa i se fonotaga fa\u02bbate\u02bbia a le a\u02bboga fa\u02bbatasi ma tamaiti aoga, faiaoga ma le aufaigaluega. O Inamasu e na&#039;o ia na manumalo i le Milken Educator Award mai Hawai&#039;i i lenei tausaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;O Kristy o se faiaoga tulaga ese na te fa\u02bbaleleia tomai fa\u02bbapitoa mafaufauga, feso\u02bbota\u02bbiga, fa\u02bbalauiloaina o le tagata lava ia ma lagona alofa i ana a\u02bboga, tu\u02bbuina atu ia i latou uiga fa\u02bbavae a\u02bboa\u02bboga e mana\u02bbomia mo le lumana\u02bbi manuia,&quot; o le tala lea a Superintendent Keith Hayashi. \u201cO lana galulue fa\u2019atasi ma ona uso a faia\u2019oga ua ta\u2019ita\u2019ia ai fo\u2019i faiga fa\u2019ai\u2019uga a le fa\u2019alapotopotoga mo le manuia o le a\u2019oga atoa, ma fesoasoani ai i tamaiti aoga uma a Kalihi Uka e tula\u2019i fa\u2019atasi. O lona potuaoga e fai ma fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga mo faiaoga fou o lo\u02bbo ulufale atu i le matata ma e matua laki lava i matou i le i ai o se faiaoga tulaga ese e pei o ia e ta\u02bbita\u02bbia le ala.<\/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>Na aloaia Inamasu mo le fa\u02bbamalosia o le lototele e a\u02bboa\u02bbo i totonu o potuaoga lea e fefa\u02bbasoaa\u02bbi ai tamaiti aoga uma o latou manatu ma manatu, auai i galuega fa\u02bbavae, ma fa\u02bbatautaia a latou matafaioi fa\u02bbalea\u02bboa\u02bboga. O ana taumafaiga e una&#039;ia mafaufauga faitio, tali atu, ma le fa&#039;aaloalo ma le malamalama mo isi i totonu o Kalihi Uka tamaiti a&#039;oga ma le aufaigaluega ua saofag\u0101 i le fa&#039;atupula&#039;ia iloga o le a&#039;oga i le faitau tusi ma le numera - i luga le 8 &#039;ai ma le 12 &#039;ai, mai le tausaga a&#039;oga talu ai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na maua lona faailoga o le tagata malaga i mataupu tau le mafaufau ma le faailoga o le matuaofaiva i aoga tulagalua mai le Chaminade University a o amata lana galuega faafaiaoga i le 2012 o se faiaoga faavaitaimi i Kalihi Waena Elementary. I le amataga o le tausaga aoga 2013, na siitia atu ai o ia i Kalihi Uka Elementary, ma avea ai o se Primary School Adjustment Programme (PSAP) Coordinator, faiaoga o le vasega muamua, faiaoga o le gagana Peretania ma le intervention, ma avea ai ma faiaoga o le Kindergarten i le Tausaga Aoga 2015, lea na ia vaaia ai le tele o le manuia talu mai lena taimi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSa ou i ai iinei i Kalihi Uka talu ona amata la\u2019u galuega. O lo&#039;u fale lenei. O tamaiti aoga uma iinei, faiaoga, tagata faigaluega, tagata uma \u2014 o lenei nuu o lona uiga o mea uma ia te a\u2019u ia o lenei faailoga e le na\u2019o a\u2019u ae mo lo tatou nuu atoa iinei i Kalihi,\u201d o le saunoaga lea a Inamasu ina ua mae\u2019a ona maua le fa\u2019ailoga. \u201cIna ua ou faalogo i lo&#039;u igoa, sa ou le talitonu i ai, ma maligi loimata. O se mea lenei ou te le\u02bbi mafaufauina, ae ou te matua fa\u02bbafetai lava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Ua matou i ai iinei e fa\u02bbamanatuina Ms. Inamasu ae ou te iloa le mea e fa\u02bbapitoa ai o ia - na te fa\u02bbafiafia le a\u02bboga ma fa\u02bbaosofia tamaiti aoga e a\u02bboa\u02bbo i aso uma,&quot; o le tala lea a Lt. Kovana Sylvia Luke. \u201cO togi uma o su\u2019ega na saunoa i ai le Superintendent, e mafua ona o tagata e pei o Ms. Inamasu, e fa\u2019afiafia ai le a\u2019oga mo tamaiti ta\u2019ito\u2019atasi.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Inamasu o le lona 83 lea o faia&#039;oga a Hawai&#039;i ua maua lea fa&#039;ailoga talu ona auai Hawai&#039;i i le polokalame i le 1990. Ua maua e i latou na mauaina fa&#039;ailoga fa&#039;atasi ai ma le aofa&#039;iga e silia ma le $2 miliona fa&#039;ailoga tupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo nisi fa&#039;amatalaga e uiga i le aso nei Milken Educator Awards sauniga, asiasi:<\/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\">Milken Educator Awards tala fou<\/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\">Milken Educator Awards ata o mea na tutupu<\/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\">Milken Educator Awards mea na tupu vitio<\/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\/sm\/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":306,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":306,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 03:24:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}