With the generous sponsorship of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, HALT awards two teachers (K-12, higher education) each year as Outstanding Teachers.

Nominators and nominees must be current HALT members in good standing. The HALT K-12 award winner will be nominated for the SWCOLT regional Teacher of the Year, with some travel support from HALT..

 2011-2012 Awards Nominations (deadline 1 March 2012)

Congratulations to the 2011 Winner:

Congratulations to this year's winner: Satoru Shinagawa, Associate Professor of Japanese, Kapiolani Community College, shown below with Sue Fujitani, Professor of Chinese, KCC.

2010 Winners:

Marta Gonzalez-Lloret, UHM (Spanish) Department of Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Sam L. "Noea`u" Warner, UHM (Hawai`ian) Department of Indo-Pacific Languages University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Melvina Kurashige, MidPac (Japanese) Mid-Pacific Institute

2009 Winners:

Chie Tanaka Roessler, Kauai High School;
Chhany Sak-Humphry, University of Hawaii at Manoa

2008 Winners:

Aumua Mataitusi Simanu Papalii, Samoan, UHM
Lyanne Iwamoto, Spanish, Roosevelt H.S.

2007 Winners:

Esther Rodrigo Diez, Spanish, UHM
Ann Marie Shim, Mid Pacific Institute

2006 Winners:

Lucia Aranda, Spanish and Kathryn A. Klingebiel, French, Welsh
UH Manoa --------------- UH Manoa

Previous Winners:
1990: Hiromi Peterson, Japanese, Punahou
1992: Austin Dias, Spanish, LLEA, UHM
1993: Teresita Ramos, Filipino, HIPLL, UHM
1994: Kyoko Hijirida, Japanese, EALL, UHM
1994: Joy Logan, Spanish, LLEA, UHM
1994: Cindy Ning, Chinese, CCS, UHM
1997: Carol Beresiwsky, Spanish, KCC
1997: Melodee Metzger, Spanish, LLEA, UHM
1998: William Burgwinkle, French LLEA, UHM
1998: Vanny Clay, French, Punahou
1998: Pat Harpstrite, Spanish, LLEA, UHM
1999: Mia Asari, Japanese, Pearl City Highlands
1999: Paul Chandler, Spanish LLEA, UHM
1999: Elizabeth Kauahipaula, Hawaiian Waiau Elementary
2000: Stephen Fleming, Chinese SLTCC, UHM
2000: Lily Liu, Chinese, Maryknoll
2001: Jan Asato, Japanese, Punahou
2001: Luz-Marina Barnard, Spanish LLEA, UHM
2001: Ruth Elynia Mabanglo, Filipino HIPLL, UHM
2002: Junko Hanai Agena, Japanese, Aina Haina Elementary
2002: Gary Kanada, Hawai'ian and Japanese, HPU
2003: Dr. Sue Fujitani, Chinese, KCC
2003: Meg Uehara, Japanese, McKinley High School
2004: Naomi Hirano-Omizo, Japanese, Punahou School
2004: John Mayer, Ph.D., Samoan, University of Hawaii-Manoa
2005: Cindy Wong, Japanese, Aiea High School
2005: Tess Lane, Spanish, Hawai'i Pacific University
2006: Lucia Aranda, Spanish, University of Hawaii-Manoa
2006: Katheryn A. Klingebiel, French, Welsh, University of Hawaii-Manoa

From left to right, first row:  Vanny Clay, Jan Asato, Ruth Elynia Mabanglo, Luz-Marina Barnard, Kyoko Hijirida, Teresita Ramos.
From left to right, second row: Hiromi Peterson, Carol Beresiwsky, Cindy Ning, Melodee Metzger, Paul Chandler, Austin Dias.

For more details, contact:
Kathryn Klingebiel
HALT Awards Coordinator
1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 457
Department of Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI 96822
Telephone: 956-4181 / Email: kathryn@hawaii.edu