2:00 pm | Aloha ‘Āina Leader Awards 2021
The Aloha ‘Āina Leader Awards honor the future of our lāhui by recognizing haumāna for their growing commitments to aloha ‘āina. These up and coming haumāna have accepted the kuleana to work for the benefit of all our communities. Aloha ‘āina has always been a traditional value passed down from older generation to younger, but it has become even more vital in this era of change. The Aloha ‘Āina Leader Awards affirm not only the importance of our cultural values in today’s society, but also recognize the work of the many kumu and mākua who have supported these haumāna throughout the years.
Join us as we celebrate the 2021 class and the educators who have guided them along their way.
Bonus Features
- View the list of 2021 Aloha ʻĀina Leader Award Recipients, below
- Check out the previous years’ awardees
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2021 Aloha ʻĀina Leader Award Recipients
Anastasia Kekona Kahina Kimiko Benbouzid-Hewitt
Hōlualoa, Kona, Hawaiʻi
Ke Kula ʻo ʻEhunuikaimalino
Sela Kauvaka
Anahola, Ko‘olau, Kaua‘i
Kanuikapono Public Charter School
Hannah Joy Asquith
Kāpa‘a, Puna, Kaua‘i
Ke Kula ‘o Kawaikini Public Charter School
Mahina Kaomea
He‘eia, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama
Nisha Nimoai
Wai‘anae, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Kamaile Academy PCS
Keanu Ouranitsas-Hayes
Puna, Hawai‘i
Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u
Kawaiolaakealii Kapuni
Kula, Maui
Ke Kula Ki‘eki‘e ‘o Kamehameha ma Maui
Neilen Manaloa Kahoopii
Kāne‘ohe, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau
Kawenaulaokeaohou Abrigo
Kapolei, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Kanilui
Kimo Kahae
Lahaina, Maui
Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Lahainaluna
Kukiai Kaopio
Kamiloloa, Kona, Molokai
Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Hina i ka Malama
La‘i Bertelmann
Pu‘uanahulu, Hawai‘i
Ke Kula ‘o Kanu o ka ‘Āina NCPCS
Amberlynn Beverly Kaiewa Leota
Kāne‘ohe, O‘ahu
Ke Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i o Kahuku Academy
Hi‘ilei Kaleonahenaheonalani Kahanaoi-Gravela
Moku o Hawai‘i
Ke Kula ‘o Ke Ana La‘ahana
Kaley-Sue Smith
Kāne‘ohe, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Hakipu‘u Academy
Sarah Kuaola Emmsley
Wailuku, Maui
Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kekaulike
Kauhimakua Yim
Kaululoa, Pālolo, Waikīkī, O‘ahu
Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Ānuenue
Kuuwai Kahokuloa
Waimea, Kaua‘i
Ke Kula Niihau Kekaha
Pūnohu Keahi-Wood
Kalāwahine, Kona, O‘ahu
Ke Kula ‘o Hālau Kū Māna PCS
Michael Kuahiwi Glendon
‘Ōla‘a, Puna, Moku o Keawe
Kamehameha Schools Kea‘au, Hawai‘i
Celebrate our shared successes: It takes a village. Each and every one of these Aloha ‘Āina Leader Awardees would not be on their current path if it wasn’t for educators like you. #mahaloenakumu
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