He has already garnered numerous awards and accomplishments, including the Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award in 1988. He is presently fulfilling a Title III Grant (2000-05) to develop curriculum for infusion of Hawaiian values into science courses in order to improve the success of Native Hawaiians in the field of science.A graduate teaching assistant award is also presented each year, and this year‘s recipient is Brandon Ledward, a doctoral candidate in the UH Mānoa Department of Anthropology. Ledward believes that the hallmark of a quality education is the ability to combine different streams of knowledge in imaginative ways. His teaching philosophy springs from his experience as a teaching assistant and instructor, as well as from his cultural roots and personal journeys throughout life.