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12.7.2018
Central Oahu District Principal’s Meeting
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(Left Picture) HLTA President & CEO Mufi Hannemann, with David Tanuvasa, Principal of Aiea High School, and Calvin Shimomura, Complex Area Personnel Specialist for the Central Oahu District of the Department of Education.
I have always held a soft spot for public education, having attended three public elementary schools while growing up in Kalihi, so it was an easy "yes" when Calvin Shimomura from the DOE’s Central Oahu District, and husband to HLTA board member Carol Shimomura of Pacific Guardian Life, approached me at our General Membership Meeting at Ko Olina to be a speaker at their Principal’s meeting.
Dozens of educational leaders from across Central Oahu gathered at the Hawai‘i Okinawan Center in Waipio yesterday. During the meeting, I was joined by Choco Le’a Owner Erin Kanno, Hawai‘i Gas’ Oahu General Manager Kevin Nishimura, and President and Principal Broker of Engel & Völkers Honolulu Kay Mukaigawa to speak on a panel regarding leadership and our current workforce.
During the panel discussion, I had the chance to share my mana’o on the importance of soft skills and emotional intelligence, dealing with the millennial workforce, addressing education within the classroom, and how teachers can better assist our youth in preparation for their future careers. As a staunch supporter of mentorship and professional growth, I also spoke to how we as employers should be embracing millennials, which have quickly become the largest generation of employees in today’s workforce. The proof is in the poi as I have instituted many young professional initiatives over the last couple decades, which include: my Pacific Century Fellows Program, the Po’okela Fellows Program - which I pioneered during my tenure as Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu, the hospitality industry’s young professional committee “HYPE”, and the Generational Mentoring Program at HLTA.
On the topic of educational development, I pointed to the model of career pathways, and early college programming that some high schools have adopted. I used the leading example of Waipahu High School, which HLTA has been working with to establish the first nationally-accredited tourism and culinary arts academy in the state. We are currently working on bringing Waipahu students and faculty internships and externships which will help them achieve vital requirements for national recognition. I put it out there that we would support programs that encourage our young people into the state's number one provider of jobs: tourism. I anticipate great things working with our Central Oahu schools.
Dozens of educational leaders from across Central Oahu gathered at the Hawai‘i Okinawan Center in Waipio yesterday. During the meeting, I was joined by Choco Le’a Owner Erin Kanno, Hawai‘i Gas’ Oahu General Manager Kevin Nishimura, and President and Principal Broker of Engel & Völkers Honolulu Kay Mukaigawa to speak on a panel regarding leadership and our current workforce.
During the panel discussion, I had the chance to share my mana’o on the importance of soft skills and emotional intelligence, dealing with the millennial workforce, addressing education within the classroom, and how teachers can better assist our youth in preparation for their future careers. As a staunch supporter of mentorship and professional growth, I also spoke to how we as employers should be embracing millennials, which have quickly become the largest generation of employees in today’s workforce. The proof is in the poi as I have instituted many young professional initiatives over the last couple decades, which include: my Pacific Century Fellows Program, the Po’okela Fellows Program - which I pioneered during my tenure as Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu, the hospitality industry’s young professional committee “HYPE”, and the Generational Mentoring Program at HLTA.
On the topic of educational development, I pointed to the model of career pathways, and early college programming that some high schools have adopted. I used the leading example of Waipahu High School, which HLTA has been working with to establish the first nationally-accredited tourism and culinary arts academy in the state. We are currently working on bringing Waipahu students and faculty internships and externships which will help them achieve vital requirements for national recognition. I put it out there that we would support programs that encourage our young people into the state's number one provider of jobs: tourism. I anticipate great things working with our Central Oahu schools.
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