DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Sevngjin Chung, above, cried yesterday as she read a letter her father wrote about how her teacher, Diane Kato, below, helped his daughter, who did not know how to speak English, through second grade. Kato was named Wal-Mart's teacher of the year in a ceremony at her school, Alvah Scott Elementary. Wal-Mart also presented a $10,000 grant to the school.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Doris Waniya, 87, who has been participating in Okinawa dancing for 25 years, practiced with other seniors yesterday at Kalihi District Park under the instruction of Mitsuko Toguchi.