{"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\/tl\/2024-hidoe-names-finalists-for-the-2025-hawai%ca%bbi-state-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinangalanan ng HIDOE ang mga finalist para sa 2025 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year"},"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>
Masalimuot na Lugar<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
Paaralan<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
Subject or Grade<\/strong><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Leah \u02bbAiwohi<\/div><\/td>
Kapa\u02bba-Kaua\u02bbi-Waimea<\/div><\/td>
Mataas na Kaua\u02bbi<\/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>
Elementarya ng Wai\u02bbanae<\/div><\/td>
ika-5 baitang<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Lauren Collier<\/div><\/td>
Castle-Kahuku<\/div><\/td>
Kane\u2018ohe Elementary<\/div><\/td>
Espesyal na Edukasyon<\/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>
Araling Panlipunan<\/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 Elementarya<\/div><\/td>
Curriculum Coordinator<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jaime \u201cKumu Eva\u201d Palakiko<\/div><\/td>
H\u0101na-Lahainaluna-L\u0101na\u02bbi-Molokai<\/div><\/td>
Mataas na Lahainaluna<\/div><\/td>
Hawaiian Language, Hula, Hawaiian History<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jonathan Peralto<\/div><\/td>
Hilo-Wai\u0101kea<\/div><\/td>
Wai\u0101kea Intermediate<\/div><\/td>
Araling Panlipunan<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jennifer Sato<\/div><\/td>
Kaimuk\u012b-McKinley-Roosevelt<\/div><\/td>
Elementarya ng K\u016bhi\u014d<\/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>
Elementarya ng Red Hill<\/div><\/td>
ika-1 baitang<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Sherry Tenn<\/div><\/td>
Pearl City-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\/tl\/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 13:43:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}