Stories About Hawaii Educators
Watch and read stories about the life-changing impact of local teachers and professors.
Community Testimonials
We are honored to share these memories from our community about the impact of Hawaii educators on their students’ lives.
“At UH Manoa, I took Prof. Doris Ladd’s course on pre-colonial Latin American history. She kept asking us, “How do you know what you know?” I now ask myself that to navigate life and consider other points of view.”
James Burke
In honor of Doris Ladd
University of Hawaii at Manoa
“Though Mr. Donald Jensen and I disagreed strongly on politics, he nurtured my academic interests at Roosevelt High School and helped me see the humanity in people with whom I might disagree.”
David Harada-Stone
In honor of Donald Jensen
Roosevelt High School
“Mr. Alika Chee taught me at Damien Memorial School and Kamehameha Schools. He was a role model for the awareness I wish to have when approaching work and life and for me to keep pushing myself to excel.”
Brandon Kwock
In honor of Alika Chee
Damien Memorial School and Kamehameha Schools
“As a teacher in the MEdT Program, Mary is highly reflective on teaching implementation.”
Mary G. Ward
UH Manoa
2021-22 Helen McKay Student Teacher Scholarship Recipient