Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 10, 1 October 1993 — Ke Kukui Mālamalama nominations due Oct. 15 [ARTICLE]

Ke Kukui Mālamalama nominations due Oct. 15

Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 1993 Ke Kukui Mālamalama awards, OHA's annual recognition of outstanding individuals or groups in Hawaiian education. Nominaūon packets are available through the OHA education division, whieh ean be reached by calling 5863751. The awards honor exemplary work in academic and cultural education in the Hawaiian community. Nominees ean be educators, administrators, eommunity individuals or groups, and businesses or businesspersons.

OHA seeks those who have excelled in education leadership, curriculum development, education innovation, sensitivity to Hawaiians, and encouragement of Hawaiians in education. Nominees do not have to be of Hawaiian ancestry. All the nominees will be recognized during an awards reception Dec. 8. To be eligible, nominees must be exceptionally dedicated to furthering the education of native Hawaiians, must have inspired students of Hawaiian ancestry to excellence, have the respect and admiration of students, parents,

and colleagues, and take an active, useful role in the eommunity. "Some years I wish we could give an award to everybody who is nominated," said OHA education officer Rona Rodenhurst, adding that the award "shows that there is this consistency of excellenee for Hawaiian education." Last year's awardees were Abraham Pi'ianāi'a, Rubellite Kawena Johnson, Jack Yama and Harriet Awana 0'Sullivan. For more information, contact the OHA education division at 586-3751.