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 Hawaii Baptist Academy, Mrs. Arlene Huster inspired me to choose my passion for music over a high salary for my college major. I now sing professionally while flying around the world as a flight attendant.”
Taylor Ishida
In honor of Arlene Huster
Hawaii Baptist Academy
“Carl Tanabe inspires me, a senior, to play the ukulele until I am older and grayer. Even in his 20s, he’s patient beyond his years to help his students at Roy Sakuma’s Ukulele Studios reach their full potential.”
Linda Shimamoto
In honor of Carl Tanabe
Roy Sakuma’s Ukulele Studios
“As the choir teacher at Aiea High School, Mrs. Edwina Siu made us country kids into the Swingin’ Singers, a national and international performing group. Many of our alumni then chose music and teaching careers.”
Blaine Fergerstrom
In honor of Edwina Siu
Aiea High School
“Mr. Bud Jenkins at Mililani High School made chemistry exciting. Because of him, I bought starter chemistry kits and a microscope to learn more at home, and he gave me extra equipment to support my experiments.”
Jeffrey Higa
In honor of Bud Jenkins
Mililani High School