{"id":9757,"date":"2024-08-20T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:09:02","slug":"2024-hidoe-names-finalists-for-the-2025-hawai%ca%bbi-state-teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/2024-hidoe-names-finalists-for-the-2025-hawai%ca%bbi-state-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ua fa'aigoaina e le HIDOE tagata fa'ai'u mo le Faia'oga o le Tausaga a le Setete o Hawai'i 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2025 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach of these educators utilize innovative approaches to cultivate high-quality environments of teaching and learning where students can thrive,\u201d Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. \u201cTheir passion for teaching and unwavering dedication to student success inspire and elevate our students, staff, schools and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The honored finalists, in alphabetical order, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teacher<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
Nofoaga Lavelave<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
Aoga<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
Subject or Grade<\/strong><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Leah \u02bbAiwohi<\/div><\/td>
Kapa\u02bba-Kaua\u02bbi-Waimea<\/div><\/td>
Kaua\u02bbi High<\/div><\/td>
Computer Science, STEM and Career Technical Education<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Ian Cablay<\/div><\/td>
Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua<\/div><\/td>
Waialua High<\/div><\/td>
Music\/Band<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Tennelle Clark<\/div><\/td>
N\u0101n\u0101kuli-Wai\u02bbanae<\/div><\/td>
Wai'anae Elementary<\/div><\/td>
vasega 5<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Lauren Collier<\/div><\/td>
Castle-Kahuku<\/div><\/td>
Kane\u2018ohe Elementary<\/div><\/td>
A'oa'oga Fa'apitoa<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Robin Cone-Murakami Barros<\/div><\/td>
Public Charter Schools<\/div><\/td>
The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability (SEEQS)<\/div><\/td>
Art<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Leah Gouker<\/div><\/td>
Ka\u2018\u016b-Kea\u02bbau-P\u0101hoa<\/div><\/td>
P\u0101hoa High<\/div><\/td>
Social Studies<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Nicole Laeha<\/div><\/td>
Kailua-Kal\u0101heo<\/div><\/td>
Kailua Intermediate<\/div><\/td>
Computer Science and Engineering Electives<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Karla \u201cViviana\u201d Martinez<\/div><\/td>
Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena\u00a0<\/div><\/td>
Konawaena High<\/div><\/td>
English Language Arts<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jessie O\u2019Neill-Prest<\/div><\/td>
Baldwin-Kekaulike-K\u016blanih\u0101ko\u02bbi-Maui<\/div><\/td>
K\u012bhei Elementary<\/div><\/td>
Curriculum Coordinator<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jaime \u201cKumu Eva\u201d Palakiko<\/div><\/td>
H\u0101na-Lahainaluna-L\u0101na\u02bbi-Molokai<\/div><\/td>
Lahainaluna High<\/div><\/td>
Hawaiian Language, Hula, Hawaiian History<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jonathan Peralto<\/div><\/td>
Hilo-Wai\u0101kea<\/div><\/td>
Waiakea Intermediate<\/div><\/td>
Social Studies<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jennifer Sato<\/div><\/td>
Kaimuk\u012b-McKinley-Roosevelt<\/div><\/td>
K\u016bhi\u014d Elementary<\/div><\/td>
Academic Coach<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Bryan Silver<\/div><\/td>
Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani<\/div><\/td>
Kalani High\u00a0<\/div><\/td>
Career Technical Education: Engineering<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Erin Takamura-Luu<\/div><\/td>
'Aiea-Moanalua-Radford<\/div><\/td>
Elementary Elementary<\/div><\/td>
vasega 1<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Sherry Tenn<\/div><\/td>
Penina Aai-Waipahu<\/div><\/td>
Waipahu High<\/div><\/td>
Career Technical Education: Natural Resources<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Kim Virtudazo<\/div><\/td>
Campbell-Kapolei<\/div><\/td>
Campbell High<\/div><\/td>
English Language Arts<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In October, one teacher will be announced as the 2025 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawai\u02bbi in the National Teacher of the Year program<\/a>. The honor is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 13,000 HIDOE educators.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2025 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year recognition. \u201cEach of these educators utilize innovative approaches to cultivate high-quality environments of teaching and learning where students […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"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-9757","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":"Chanel Honda","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/author\/chanel-hondak12-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":"2026-04-13 15:28:42","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\/9757","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}