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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, August 4, 2002

Awards

Advertiser Staff

Students make national runoffs

The Hawai'i Council for the Humanities, which conducts Hawai'i History Day, has announced the results of Hawai'i's participation at National History Day at the University of Maryland. This year, 34 students from Hawai'i intermediate and high schools attended. Four local projects made the runoffs:

• "World War II: A Fashion Reaction," a junior division display by Kristy-Lei Juan of Waipahu Intermediate School; teacher, Lorena Aping. She also received the "Outstanding Award From Hawai'i," junior division, grades six through eight.

• "Through the Telescope," a senior division performance by Austin Spring, Daniel Allen and Sienna Palmer of Kahuku High School; teacher, Lorey Ishihara. They also received the "Outstanding State Award From Hawai'i," senior division, grades nine through 12.

• "Greensboro Sit-Ins," a junior division display by Kalyn Matsuda and Markee Nobriga of Kahuku Intermediate School; teacher, Linda Kay Smith.

• "The Montgomery G.I. Bill: Paving the Way Toward Higher Education," a senior division play by Jhonavie Ganir and Roniza Gonzales of Maui High School; teacher, Janyce Omura.

Lorey Ishihara of Kahuku High School was honored as a finalist for the Richard T. Farrell Teacher of Merit Award. She was recognized for her dedication to National History Day and success at improving history education. She excels at engaging students in research and getting them to move beyond the initial interest in biography or current events to specific historical research.


Hula teacher honored

St. Andrew's Priory School has announced the recipient of the first-ever perpetual trophy, the Lei O Ke Ali'i 'Emalani (The Child of Queen Emma) Award: Mary Anne "Auntie Ku'ulei" Punua of the class of 1953. A longtime member of the hula community, she has taught hula for more than 40 years, both in Honolulu and at her halau on Kaua'i. She used to take her halau to the Royal Mausoleum to honor Queen Emma.