HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi 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 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.
“Each of these educators utilize innovative approaches to cultivate high-quality environments of teaching and learning where students can thrive,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. “Their passion for teaching and unwavering dedication to student success inspire and elevate our students, staff, schools and communities.”
獲得榮譽的決賽入圍者（按字母順序排列）如下：
老師 | 綜合區 | 學校 | 科目或年級 |
Leah ʻAiwohi | 卡帕亞-可愛島-威美亞 | 考艾高中 | Computer Science, STEM and Career Technical Education |
Ian Cablay | 雷萊華-米利拉尼-瓦阿盧阿 | Waialua High | Music/Band |
Tennelle Clark | 納納庫利-瓦伊阿納 | 懷亞奈小學 | 五年級 |
Lauren Collier | 卡胡庫城堡 | Kane‘ohe Elementary | 特殊教育 |
Robin Cone-Murakami Barros | 公立特許學校 | The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability (SEEQS) | Art |
Leah Gouker | 卡烏-基奧-帕霍亞 | Pāhoa High | 社會研究 |
Nicole Laeha | 凱路亞-卡拉赫奧 | 凱盧阿中級 | Computer Science and Engineering Electives |
Karla “Viviana” Martinez | 霍諾卡阿-凱拉凱希-科哈拉-科納瓦埃納 | 科納瓦埃納高中 | 英語語言藝術 |
Jessie O’Neill-Prest | 鮑德溫-凱考里克-庫拉尼哈科伊-毛伊 | 基黑小學 | Curriculum Coordinator |
Jaime “Kumu Eva” Palakiko | 哈納 - 拉海納魯納 - 拉奈 - 莫洛凱島 | 拉海納魯納高中 | Hawaiian Language, Hula, Hawaiian History |
Jonathan Peralto | 希洛-懷阿凱亞 | 懷阿凱阿中級 | 社會研究 |
Jennifer Sato | 凱穆基-麥金利-羅斯福 | 久比歐小學 | Academic Coach |
Bryan Silver | 法靈頓-凱撒-卡拉尼 | 卡拉尼高中 | Career Technical Education: Engineering |
Erin Takamura-Luu | 艾亞-莫阿納魯亞-拉德福 | 紅山小學 | 一年級 |
Sherry Tenn | 珍珠城-懷帕胡 | 懷帕胡高中 | Career Technical Education: Natural Resources |
Kim Virtudazo | 坎貝爾-卡波利 | 坎貝爾高中 | 英語語言藝術 |
In October, one teacher will be announced as the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the 全國年度教師計劃. The honor is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 13,000 HIDOE educators.
