{"id":14299,"date":"2025-08-13T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:07:34","slug":"2025-hidoe-recognizes-complex-area-and-charter-school-teachers-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/2025-hidoe-recognizes-complex-area-and-charter-school-teachers-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"HIDOE recognizes complex area and charter school teachers of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The finalists are (top row, left to right), David Adler, Josette (Kaleo) Akim Hanohano, Jessica Canyon, Susan Chew. (Second row, left to right) Claire Ann (Kalaunuola) Domingo, Steve Hanks, Judith (Elise) Hannigan, Christopher Justo. (Third row, left to right) Jodi Kadoyama, Emily Mendoza, Kristel Pigao, Dawn Spurrell-Robinson. (Bottom row, left to right) Courtney Suma, Kris Tajima, Kathleen Trifonovitch, Natsumi Yamasato.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 part of the 2026 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year recognition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This year’s Teachers of the Year exemplify the profound impact our dedicated educators have in preparing our students to become globally competitive and locally committed,\u201d Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. \u201cTheir commitment to fostering not just academic excellence, but also creativity, resilience, curiosity and critical thinking, is truly inspiring. We are honored to celebrate these individuals who are actively building a foundation for success for our students, our schools, and our state.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teachers of the year, in alphabetical order, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8001\u5e08<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
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\u5b66\u6821<\/strong><\/div><\/td>
\u79d1\u76ee\u6216\u5e74\u7ea7<\/strong><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
David Adler<\/div><\/td>
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\u7eb3\u7eb3\u5e93\u5229\u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
6th grade math and science<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Josette (Kaleo) Akim Hanohano<\/div><\/td>
\u5361\u80e1\u5e93\u57ce\u5821<\/div><\/td>
\u5361\u80e1\u5e93\u9ad8\u4e2d\u7ea7<\/div><\/td>
Modern History of Hawai\u02bbi and Hawaiian Language<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jessica Canyon<\/div><\/td>
\u6cd5\u7075\u987f-\u51ef\u6492-\u5361\u62c9\u5c3c<\/div><\/td>
\u5f17\u6069\u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
\u4e94\u5e74\u7ea7<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Susan Chew<\/div><\/td>
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L\u0101na\u02bbi High and Elementary<\/div><\/td>
\u5e7c\u513f\u56ed<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Claire Ann (Kalaunuola) Domingo<\/div><\/td>
\u516c\u7acb\u7279\u8bb8\u5b66\u6821<\/div><\/td>
Ke Kula \u02bbo Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter School<\/div><\/td>
Kindergarten (Hawaiian immersion)<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Steve Hanks<\/div><\/td>
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Honoka`a \u9ad8\u7ea7\u548c\u4e2d\u7ea7<\/div><\/td>
11th and 12th grade math<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Judith (Elise) Hannigan<\/div><\/td>
Ka\u02bb\u016b-Kea\u2018au-P\u0101hoa<\/div><\/td>
\u57fa\u4e9a\u4e4c\u9ad8\u4e2d<\/div><\/td>
\u82f1\u8bed<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Christopher Justo<\/div><\/td>
\u96f7\u83b1\u534e-\u7c73\u5229\u62c9\u5c3c-\u74e6\u963f\u5362\u963f<\/div><\/td>
\u7c73\u5229\u62c9\u5c3c\u4e2d\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
Agriculture<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Jodi Kadoyama<\/div><\/td>
\u73cd\u73e0\u57ce-\u6000\u5e15\u80e1<\/div><\/td>
\u9a6c\u7eb3\u7eb3\u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
\u8bfe\u7a0b\u534f\u8c03\u5458<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Emily Mendoza<\/div><\/td>
\u827e\u4e9a-\u83ab\u963f\u7eb3\u9c81\u4e9a-\u62c9\u5fb7\u798f<\/div><\/td>
\u827e\u4e9a\u9ad8\u4e2d<\/div><\/td>
\u70f9\u996a\u827a\u672f<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Kristel Pigao<\/div><\/td>
\u9c8d\u5fb7\u6e29-\u51ef\u8003\u5229\u514b-\u5e93\u62c9\u5c3c\u54c8\u79d1\u4f0a-\u6bdb\u4f0a\u5c9b<\/div><\/td>
Waihe'e \u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
\u4e94\u5e74\u7ea7<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Dawn Spurrell-Robinson<\/div><\/td>
\u5e0c\u6d1b-\u6000\u963f\u51ef\u4e9a<\/div><\/td>
\u5e0c\u6d1b-\u6000\u963f\u57fa\u4e9a\u7efc\u5408\u533a<\/div><\/td>
PreK-6<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Courtney Suma<\/div><\/td>
\u574e\u8d1d\u5c14-\u5361\u6ce2\u5229<\/div><\/td>
\u5361\u6ce2\u96f7\u9ad8\u4e2d<\/div><\/td>
Career Academy Coordinator<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Kris Tajima<\/div><\/td>
\u51ef\u7a46\u57fa-\u9ea6\u91d1\u5229-\u7f57\u65af\u798f<\/div><\/td>
\u8003\u9c81\u97e6\u62c9\u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
English Learner Coordinator<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Kathleen Trifonovitch<\/div><\/td>
\u51ef\u5362\u963f-\u5361\u62c9\u8d6b\u5965<\/div><\/td>
\u83ab\u7eb3\u5a01\u5229\u5c0f\u5b66<\/div><\/td>
\u56db\u5e74\u7ea7<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Natsumi Yamasato<\/div><\/td>
\u5361\u5e15\u4e9a-\u53ef\u7231\u5c9b-\u5a01\u7f8e\u4e9a<\/div><\/td>
Wilcox Elementary<\/div><\/td>
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In September, one teacher will be announced as the 2026 Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawai\u02bbi in the \u5168\u56fd\u5e74\u5ea6\u6559\u5e08\u8ba1\u5212<\/a>\u8be5\u8363\u8a89\u6bcf\u5e74\u9881\u53d1\u7ed9\u4ece 13,000 \u591a\u540d HIDOE \u6559\u80b2\u5de5\u4f5c\u8005\u4e2d\u9009\u51fa\u7684\u4e00\u540d\u6559\u5e08\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The finalists are (top row, left to right), David Adler, Josette (Kaleo) Akim Hanohano, Jessica Canyon, Susan Chew. (Second row, left to right) Claire Ann (Kalaunuola) Domingo, Steve Hanks, Judith (Elise) Hannigan, Christopher Justo. (Third row, left to right) Jodi Kadoyama, Emily Mendoza, Kristel Pigao, Dawn Spurrell-Robinson. (Bottom row, left to right) Courtney Suma, Kris […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":14818,"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":"16234,10236,15652,9987,2427,9834","_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-14299","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\/20250813-toy-resize4.jpg",800,480,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Stanley Lee","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/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":308,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":308,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 06:08:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}