III
For demonstrating outstanding leadership and commitment to Indigenous students, advancing Indigenous communities, and fostering the development of future leaders,
Walter Kahumoku
III of the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Henrietta Mann Leadership Award.
The national award was presented to Kahumoku, executive assistant to
UH West Oʻahu Chancellor
NASAI ) Conference by the College Board, a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success.
Kahumoku’s life’s work is committed to the educational success of Native Hawaiian learners, said Benham.
“As the (former) director of Kauhale Kīpaipai (Educator Professional Development) at the Kamehameha Schools, he led statewide initiatives to improve teacher preparation as well as school leadership preparation,” Benham said. “His nearly four decades of work in both K–12 and higher education has elevated learning and teaching for Indigenous peopl