Celebrating Great Achievement in Preventing, Assessing, and Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan

Each year, IVAT recognizes outstanding individuals during the Hawai‘i Summit on Preventing, Assessing and Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan. We ask for nominations of people who live and work within the islands of Hawai‘i, they believe should be honored for their contributions and achievements. This year we are pleased to announce we are again, opening the award nominations to the public.

RESILIENCE AFTER EXPERIENCING TRAUMA AWARD

About this Award: This award is dedicated to youth who have demonstrated resiliency, love, and compassion by dedicating their lives to helping other youth after experiencing trauma

Nominee Criteria: A young person between 16 and 30 years of age who has had severe trauma as a youth and who has shown resilience in overcoming that successfully and has demonstrated awareness and success in helping others recover from trauma and to be successful in their lives.

Felix-Stackpole Veteran’s Award

About this Award: The Felix-Stackpole award was created by noted philanthropist Dr. John Henry Felix and Silver Star recipient General Henry Charles Stackpole.  In addition to multiple acts of selfless service to society, General Stackpole and John Henry Felix co-founded “The Homeless Veterans Task Force”. As co-chairs of this dynamic committee, significant progress has been made in their mission. Their motto is “One homeless Veteran is one too many”. This award is to be given to a Veteran or Veteran Service Organization who has demonstrated dedication and outstanding advocacy in helping military personnel and their families, or Veterans and their families, who are recovering from trauma.  Their work has had a notably restorative impact.

Nomination Criteria: This award is to be given to a veteran, or a Veteran Service Organization, whose service has demonstrated dedication and outstanding advocacy in helping military personnel and their families, or veterans and their families, who are recovering from trauma. Their work has had a notably restorative impact.

Jonathan Won Child Maltreatment Prevention Award

About this Award: This award is dedicated to the memory of Jonathon Won, who exemplified compassion, wisdom, and tirelessness in his efforts on behalf of the prevention of child maltreatment. This honor is given to someone who exemplifies these same qualities and recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of prevention of child maltreatment.

Nominee Criteria: a person who is an advocate for children and exemplifies these same qualities, and who has made an outstanding achievement in the field of prevention of child maltreatment, child abuse and neglect.

The Loretta “Deliana” Fuddy Lifetime Achievement Award

About this Award: This award honors and encourages the qualities of an advocate by recognizing outstanding life achievement on behalf of those who have experienced severe trauma in their lives. The nominee must exemplify a lifetime career of compassion, dedication, and tireless efforts in serving those most in need during the most painful times of life.

Nominee Criteria: a professional (social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, judge, nurse, doctor politician, newsperson, etc.) who has had more than 20 years of experience in their field, with at least 10 years in the area of trauma (child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, spouse abuse, mental health, etc.) and has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in advocating for victims, in bringing awareness to the problem, and in making a difference in the community. (Accomplishments would include starting an agency or program, research, advocacy, etc.).

Richard and Lynette Paglinawan Volunteer of the Year Award

About this Award: Richard Kekumuikawaiokeola “Likeke” Paglinawan served as the Deputy Director of both the State Department of Social Services and Housing, and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. He also was an administrator of OHA, a social worker, and an Air Force Veteran. Lynette Kahekili Kaopuiki Paglinawan worked as a social worker at QLCC, where she pioneered the use of hoʻoponopono in social work. She was a faculty member at the UHM School of Social Work, a cultural consultant for the John A. Burns School of Medicine and was executive director of the Bishop Museum’s Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts program.

Nomination Criteria: This award is given to a person who has demonstrated a commitment to improving the welfare of others by volunteering their time and talents in endeavors, which have made an impact in the community.