#maui teacher of the year
HIDOE names finalists for the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year
Maui finalists include Jessie O’Neill-Prest, a Kīhei Elementary Curriculum Coordinator from the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihākoʻi-Maui complex area; and Jaime “Kumu Eva” Palakiko a Hawaiian language, hula and Hawaiian history teacher at Lahainaluna High in the Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanaʻi-Molokaʻi complex area.
Maui’s Malia Draper and CJ Ancheta named Complex Area Teachers of the Year; Kalani HS teacher wins state award
Maui awards were issued to Malia Draper of Waiheʻe Elementary School for the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area; and Cornelio “CJ” Ancheta of Lahainaluna High School for the Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lānaʻi-Molokaʻi Complex Area award.
Finalists named for 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year
Waiheʻe Elementaryʻs curriculum coordinator, Malia Draper, and Lahainaluna math teacher Cornelio “CJ” Ancheta, are among the list of 15 educators across the state selected as finalists for the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year.
Two Maui Teachers Recognized as 2021 Complex Area Teachers of the Year
The awards were issued to Shannon Kealoha, a teacher at Maui Waena Intermediate within the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex, and Heidi Jenkins, a science/technology/engineering/math resource teacher for the Maui District Office’s Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lānaʻi-Molokaʻi Complex.
Brandon Arakawa Named Maui District Teacher of the Year
Maui’s Brandon Arakawa was named Maui District Teacher of the Year as part of the annual recognition and awards issued by the state Department of Education.
Hughes Named Maui District Teacher of the Year
Maui’s Francine Hughes is among a list of teachers from across the state that were named Teacher of the Year for their respective districts by the state DOE.
