The other week, I was fortunate to attend the Native Hawaiian Education Association‘s 11th Annual Convention at Windward Community College in Kaneohe. One of the best-attended events is the awards dinner, which was no exception this year, and honored four Native Hawaiians for the contribution to the education of other Native Hawaiians.
This year’s honorees were Noelani Mahoe, Naomi Losch, Richard Paglinawan, and Lynette Paglinawan. In the next few weeks, I will be sharing information about each of the honorees, but for now wanted to share a little background on NHEA, the Educator of the Year Award, and the program.
NHEA‘s slogan is “Encouraging a Native Hawaiian perspective in teaching and learning in the 21st century.” The recognition the Educator of the Year Award brings with it is but one facet of their varied efforts.
The judging criteria upon which the nominees for the Educator of the Year Award were judged is as follows:
- K?laimana?o: The nominee?s philosophy of education and its relationship to Hawaiians.
- Accomplishments: The nominee?s history of success and the reasons why the nominee deserves to be recognized.
- Longevity: The length of time the nominee has served and supported Hawaiian education, students and schools
- Impact: How the nominee?s actions have changed and/or benefited Hawaiian students, community and/or groups.
- Aloha: The nominee?s commitment to the Hawaiian community through service-oriented activities, such as volunteer work, civic and other group activities.
Indeed, it is an honor for these four recipients to receive this award, as it was for all of us who saw them receive it. Their contributions may not be known to everyone, but will be felt for years to come. I look forward to sharing more about Noelani Mahoe, Naomi Losch, Richard Paglinawan, and Lynette Paglinawan in the weeks to come.
Mahalo!
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Congrats to them all :)
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