Fifteen Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) principals – one from each complex area – were honored as the latest nominees for the 17th annual 时冈雅之杰出学校领导奖.
HIDOE leaders joined the Island Insurance Foundation and public officials including state Sen. Carol Fukunaga and Honolulu City Councilwoman Val Okimoto to recognize the honorees at an event at Island Insurance’s Honolulu offices.
The 2023 principal-nominees, who each received a $1,000 prize, are:
- Sharon Beck, Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary (Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area)
- U‘ilani Kaitoku, Hau‘ula Elementary (Castle-Kahuku Complex Area)
- Suzie Lee, Mā‘ili Elementary (Nānākuli-Wai‘anae Complex Area)
- Nathan Maeda, Maunawili Elementary (Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area)
- Leila Maeda-Kobayashi, Kōloa Elementary (Kapa‘a-Kaua‘i-Waimea Complex Area)
- Amy Martinson, Highlands Intermediate (Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area)
- Komarey Moss, Red Hill Elementary (‘Aiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area)
- 杰森·中本, Leilehua High (Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area)
- Chad Okamoto, Pu‘u Kukui Elementary (Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko‘i-Maui Complex Area)
- Jacqueline Ornellas, Lincoln Elementary (Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area)
- Christopher Sanita, Hāna High and Elementary (Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna‘i-Moloka‘i Complex Area)
- Wesley Shinkawa, Kapolei High (Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area)
- Lisa Souza, Waiākea Intermediate (Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area)
- Kori Takaki, Kahakai Elementary (Honoka‘a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena)
- Jason Yoshimoto, Kamilo‘iki Elementary (Farrington-Kalani-Kaiser Complex Area)
优胜者将于 4 月在夏威夷公立学校基金会年度晚宴上公布，并将获得 $25,000 美元奖金——$10,000 美元个人现金奖和 $15,000 美元校长选择的学校项目奖金。两名半决赛选手将分别获得 $2,000 美元现金奖。
“This is the 17th year that we’ve had this award and the level of candidates has been truly amazing. It’s a testament to the public schools system that they continue to strive and achieve greater and greater things – something that we’re proud to be able to support and try to grow,” Island Insurance Foundation Chairman Tyler Tokioka said.
该奖项旨在纪念已故的岛保险公司创始人、夏威夷公立学校的优秀毕业生 Masayuki Tokioka。该奖项于 2004 年设立，由岛保险基金会承保。
“It’s so meaningful when we have organizations like the Island Insurance Foundation and the Tokioka family recognizing our hard-working school principals who give their time and energy in leading our school communities,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said.
Hayashi, who was a recipient of the top award in 2013 when he was principal of Waipahu High School, added: “What that meant for our community, it recognized the efforts of all of us coming together to support our students. The recognition today for our principals is not only a recognition of their efforts, but the collaborative efforts of everyone working together in our schools to move public education forward.”
