(BIVN) – Three school principals on Hawaiʻi island are among the Department of Education’s top 15 principals in the State, and are nominated for the 2024 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.
Principals Hannah Loyola of Kohala Elementary School, Tiffany Pratt of Kaʻūmana Elementary School in Hilo, and Wilma Roddy of Nāʻālehu Elementary School in Kaʻū were all honored by the DOE and the Island Insurance Foundation on Saturday.
Photo of all 2024 nominees with Hawai‘i DOE and Island Insurance Foundation leaders. (courtesy Island Insurance Foundation)
From a news release:
At the festivities at the Island Insurance Center in Downtown Honolulu, each of the 15 nominees – who lead public elementary and secondary schools in all four counties – received a $1,000 cash award.
The 2024 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award recipient and two semi-finalists will be announced as part of the official program at the Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation annual dinner on Thursday, April 18.
At the gala fundraiser, the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award winner will receive $25,000: a $10,000 personal award and $15,000 toward a school project of the principal’s choice. Two semi-finalists will each receive a $2,000 cash award.
The 15 principal-nominees for 2024 are:
- Lynne Ajifu, Mililani ‘Ike Elementary School
- Tommy Cox, Kapaʻa High School
- Allyson Doherty, Kailua Elementary School
- Eliza Loha Kanahele Kaka, Lā‘ie Elementary School
- Gary Kanamori, Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School (Lahaina)
- James Kau, ‘Aiea Intermediate School
- Marc Kawahara, Kalihi Kai Elementary School
- Hannah Loyola, Kohala Elementary School
- Ty Ogasawara, Pukalani Elementary School
- Sheldon Oshio, Waikele Elementary School
- Joseph Passantino, Keʻelikōlani Middle School
- Tiffany Pratt, Kaʻūmana Elementary School
- Wilma Roddy, Nāʻālehu Elementary School
- Kim Sanders, Ewa Makai Middle School
- John Wataoka, Wai‘anae Intermediate School
The award is named for the late Masayuki Tokioka, founder of Island Insurance Company, Ltd. and a proud graduate of Hawai‘i public schools. It was established in 2004 and is underwritten by the Island Insurance Foundation
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STORY SUMMARY
HAWAIʻI - The Hawaiʻi Department of Education's top 15 principals were honored Saturday as nominees for the 18th Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.