"The Island Insurance Foundation has awarded Ray Pikelny, Principal of Waianae Elementary, with its 16th Annual Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award. Principals Scott Moore of Waialua Elementary and Jennifer Luke-Payne of Kaaawa Elementary were named as semi-finalists and will each receive a $2,000 cash award.
The $25,000 award is named in honor of the late Masayuki Tokioka, founder of Island Insurance Company, Ltd. It is presented annually by the Island Insurance Foundation to a local public school principal who is visionary, community-minded and has an entrepreneurial spirit – qualities of leadership that Tokioka exemplified in his own company and in the larger business community.
“Principal Pikelny is a leader who is transforming Waianae Elementary into a model learning institution,” said Tyler Tokioka, President of the Island Insurance Foundation. “By recognizing outstanding principals such as Ray, it is our hope that her accomplishments will inspire others in public education."