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Kalani teacher Michael Ida uplifts students

Kalani High School's Michael Ida was named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year. The award is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 12,500 educators within the state Department of Education.

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Kalani High School's Michael Ida was named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year. The award is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 12,500 educators within the state Department of Education.
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Student Sota Kawaguchi discusses an equation with Michael Ida during his AP calculus class at Kalani High School.
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Students William Gao, Joshua Bodner and Gabriela Virardi solve equations in Michael Ida's class.
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Michael Ida teaches his AP calculus class at Kalani High School.
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Michael Ida teaches his AP calculus class at Kalani High School.
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Students Sota Kawaguchi, Taiki Kobayashi and Taiga Sakai solve equations in Michael Ida's class.
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Students Jin Niiyama and Alvin Ta solve an equation as Michael Ida turns off a 30-minute time.
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Michael Ida teaches his AP calculus class at Kalani High School.
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Michael Ida teaches his AP calculus class at Kalani High School.
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Students Taiki Kobayashi, left, Sota Kawaguchi and Taiga Sakai solve equations as Michael Ida looks on during his AP calculus class.

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