Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 12, 1 December 1996 — Educators honored by OHA [ARTICLE]

Educators honored by OHA

This month the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' Ke Kukui Mālamalama Awards Banquet will honor those who have made great contributions to the education of students. This year's nominations are: Fred Cachola, a retired Kamehameha Schools educator and KSBE community education division director; Edward Collier, a kumu hula and dance instructor at 'lolani School; Art Fillazar, a student activities coordinator at Lahainaluna High School; Lorraine Gomes, a teacher and curriculum coordinator at Lahainaluna High School; Alberta Pualani Hopkins, a retired associate professor of Hawaiian language at UH Mānoa; Pōhaku Nishimitsu, a Hawaiian studies teacher at King Kaumuali'i Elementary School; Beverly Vierra, a Hawaiian and Japanese language teacher at Kailua Intermediate School; and to Nā Leo Pilimehana for the "Angels of Music" mentoring project. The awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. in the Dole Cannery Ballroom. For information and reservations eall OHA's Education Division at 594-1912.