Two Hawaii Island principals will be honored for their work after being nominated for the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.
Two Hawaii Island principals will be honored for their work after being nominated for the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.
Keaau High School’s Dean Cevallos and E.B. de Silva Elementary School’s Dennis O’Brien are among 13 principals across the state who were nominated and will be honored Saturday in Honolulu at the Island Insurance Center.
The award is named in honor of the late Masayuki Tokioka, founder of Island Insurance Company Ltd. Nominees will receive a $1,000 personal cash award and commemorative plaque.
One principal will receive $25,000 ($10,000 personal cash award and $15,000 toward a school project designated by the principal). Two semifinalists will each receive a $2,000 personal cash award. Winner and semifinalists will be selected and announced Thursday, April 30, during the Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Dinner.