Every year, the Council of Academic Advisors recognizes an individual (Pākela Award) and a unit (ʻOikela Award) who have demonstrated excellence and/or innovation in advising, and/or have made a significant contribution to the advising community. Please consider nominating an individual or unit so they can receive recognition for all their hard work. The nomination forms will be posted here when they become available for next year's awards season.
Congratulations to our 2025 Recipients!
Pākela Award
Kenny D. Ka'aiakamanu-Quibilan
‘Oikela Award
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) Academic Advising
Past Award Recipients
AY 2024
Pākela Award: Eve Millett
‘Oikela Award: Mānoa Advising Center (MAC)
AY 2023
Pākela Award: Siobhán Ní Dhonacha
AY 2022
Pākela Award: Jill Nakatsu
AY 2021
Pākela Award: Kēhau Newhouse
‘Oikela Award: College of Natural Sciences Student Academic Success Center
AY 2020
Pākela Award: Dr. Megumi Makino-Kanehiro
‘Oikela Award: Mānoa Transfer Coordination Center (MTCC)
AY 2019
Pākela Award: Priscilla Faucette & Kenton (Kenny) Harsch
‘Oikela Award: College of Education Office of Student Academic Services (COE OSAS)
AY 2018
Pākela Award: Ernest “Niki” Libarios Jr.
‘Oikela Award: Mānoa Advising Center (MAC)
AY 2017
Pākela Award: Garrett Clanin
‘Oikela Award: Advising Center for the Colleges of Arts & Humanities and Languages, Linguistics, & Literature
AY 2016
Pākela Award: Gerald Lau
‘Oikela Award: Shidler College of Business Office of Student Academic Services
AY 2015
Pākela Award: Lynn Koyamatsu & Rayna Tagalicod
AY 2014
Pākela Award: Kathleen Normandin
‘Oikela Award: Biology Department
AY 2013
Pākela Award: Rikki Mitsunaga & Kiana Shiroma
AY 2012
Pākela Award: Ruth Bingham
‘Oikela Award: Colleges of Arts & Sciences Student Academic Services (CASSAS)
AY 2011
Pākela Award: Megumi Makino-Kanehiro
‘Oikela Award: College of Education's Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS)