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 2025-26 nomination form is now available and may be submitted through Monday, December 1, 2025.
Congratulations to our 2026 Recipient!
Pākela Award
Lauren Prepose-Forsen
Past Award Recipients
AY 2025
Pākela Award: Kenny D. Ka'aiakamanu-Quibilan
‘Oikela Award: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) Academic Advising
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)