Huitt honored at state Capitol
David Huitt, a history teacher at Kealakehe High School, is among the top teachers of the year, who were recognized on the state House and Senate floors Tuesday as part of Education Week at the Capitol. Huitt is the Hawaii District Teacher of the Year.
The awardees were selected by the Hawaii Department of Education, which honors each year the state’s best educators with its Teacher of the Year awards.
Huitt has inspired his own students to pursue their dreams while teaching them humility through community service, which is a hallmark of his curriculum. Huitt’s students have raised approximately $50,000 for orphans in India, cooked more than 6,000 meals for the needy and collected hundreds of bags of trash from roads, parks and beaches. His co-workers have praised his relationships with students, his creative lessons, his patience and his true spirit of service.
Day at Hulihee planned
The annual spring fundraiser, Day at Hulihee, will be held Saturday, March 28 at Hulihee Palace.
An 8:30 a.m. traditional Hawaiian blessing kicks off the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event, which is hosted by palace caretakers the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins. Arts and crafts booths, a bake sale and Tutu’s Attic will be featured. The Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club will offer food and local hula halau will provide entertainment.
Cultural demonstrations include pai ai (poi pounding) and upena (fish net making). Prize drawings will be held throughout the day. Palace admission will be complimentary all day. The event remembers Hawaii’s citizen prince who was born in March: Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
Hulihee Palace is open for tours Monday through Saturday. For details, contact the palace at 329-1877, the palace office at 329-9555 or visit daughtersofhawaii.org.
Retirement planning seminar slated
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union will host a free educational seminar on “Social Security & Retirement Planning” from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the John Y. Iwane Credit Union Center Training Room at its Kaloko Facility.
The seminar will feature a presentation by Leslie Warren, regional vice president and retirement consultant with Allianz Life Financial Services LLC. The session topics will include: Medicare basics, the ways retirement is changing in America, when to start taking Social Security benefits, and what are the tax implications of receiving Social Security benefits.
To register for this free seminar or for more information, contact the HCFCU call center at 930-7700 or marketing@hicommfcu.com. Seating is limited.
Fundraiser helps man with Angelman’s Syndrome
The KOD-Angel Foundation is holding a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. March 28 at Oceans Sports Bar and Grill to raise funds to help Kodin Barry-Brand move with his family to Wisconsin. The event includes beer, pupu, live music raffles and a silent auction.
Barry-Brand was born in Hawaii with Angelman’s Syndrome and is moving to Wisconsin where he can receive 24-hour onsite care.
For more information, email dolena_hawaii@yahoo.com or call 936-1160.