UH Mānoa College of Ed (COE) alumni, Jade Pham and Rory Inouye, were surprised with Milken Educator Awards, which is considered one of the highest accolade for educators who continue to show excellence & promise!

Read about their stories & success here: bit.ly/3xXzoJx

All public school students in pre-K to 12 are invited to join in the Department's Here to Help mascot design competition! Deadline is Fri, April 26. For more info and to submit your entry: bit.ly/H2HMascot24 (A teacher or school staff must use their @k12 account to access.)

McKinley High School students recently got a chance to shadow City & County of Honolulu directors for part of the day through the city's Nā Alaka‘i A‘o Mau program.

Mahalo to Mayor Blangiardi and the participating city agencies and departments!

Congratulations to Kapa‘a High Principal Tommy Cox on receiving the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award 🏆🎉 ! And 🙌 to semi-finalists Principal Sheldon Oshio and Principal John Wataoka. Outstanding examples of leaders committed to student success!

The deadline to send your high school students to this 5-week exploratory summer program is May 1. Use the QR code to get to the application and for more information. The students will have an opportunity to explore programs of their choice.

Our latest issue of Hoʻohaʻaheo is out! We're highlighting AED training at high schools, the opening of a campus health clinic and a student job fair.

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Here's Theresa Sanchez, from the Department's Workforce Development Branch, explaining more about what the goals were for a hiring event for high school seniors that happened yesterday. Mahalo to all the schools and employers that participated!

All public school students in grades pre-K to 12 are invited to join in the Department's Here to Help mascot design competition! All designs should incorporate the Here to Help kalo leaf shape.

For more information and to submit your entry, visit: bit.ly/H2HMascot24

Approximately 230 seniors from 15 Oahu high schools connected with over 90 employers at the 2nd annual WorkHawaii hiring event. Mahalo to the C&C of Honolulu, DLIR, American Job Center Hawaii as well as the Oahu Workforce Development Board.

The Department is encouraging everyone to wear purple on Monday to visually honor the sacrifices made by military families and their communities as they serve our country. #PurpleUp

The deadline to send your high school students to this 5-week exploratory summer program is May 1. Use the QR code to get to the application and for more information.

This week two HIDOE educators joined the ranks of the top 1% of K-12 teaching professionals in the country when they were recognized with Milken Educator Awards.

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2 #UHohana alums earn $25K Milken Family Fdn Educator Award - Jade Pham and Rory Inouye are the 81st and 82nd Hawai‘i Public Schools teachers, respectively, to receive the award since Hawaiʻi joined the program in 1990 ➡️ bit.ly/3UbPLep

Waipahu High School’s new Academic Health Center will engage more than 500 health academy students who will receive hands-on training from Hawai‘i Pacific Health physicians and medical professionals to support the community clinic.

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Our latest issue of Hoʻohaʻaheo is out! We're highlighting two educators named as national Milken awardees; retail items created and sold by HIDOE secondary students as part of the Young Entrepreneurs Program; and summer internships.

Read more: go.hidoe.us/Hoohaaheo-23-24

Here's the moment Waiakea High School math teacher Rory Inouye learned that today's assembly was all for HIM! Listen to students & colleagues cheer for this hometown hero as he's named a 2023-24 #MilkenAward recipient for excellence in education.

Learn more: milkeneducatorawards.org/educators/view…

In #HiloHI , Waiakea High School teacher RORY INOUYE wins a 2023-24 Hawai'i #MilkenAward and $25,000! Mr. Inouye is a math teacher to 9th-12th graders in the same community where he was raised and is the first educator awarded on the Big Island since 2007. Congratulations! Learn more: