$1.2 million funded this year; $47 million committed over the next 15 years
Kamehameha Schools (KS) will award over $1.2 million in private-school kindergarten scholarships to 240 children through its new Pauahi Keiki Scholars Kindergarten (PKS-K) program. The three-year pilot program provides need-based tuition assistance to keiki entering kindergarten at private schools throughout Hawai`i. The scholarships are being awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards named Kamehameha Schools Kapālama senior Jacqueline Ho as Hawai'i’s top high school youth volunteer for 2008. The awards program, now in its 13th year, recognizes young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. It’s sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Kamehameha Schools Maui 'ohana invites the community to share a day of great fun, food, music and aloha, in its annual Ho'olaule'a celebration.
The festivities feature the exciting Hawaiian Horseshoe tournament, keiki games and crafts, plant and flower sales and of course, plenty of 'ono grinds.
Expect an energetic, entertaining journey with lots of surprises in “Synthesis,” the 2008 spring dance concert presented by Kamehameha Schools Kap?lama Dance Company.
The 2008 Song Contest, Ola Ka ‘Ōlelo ‘Ōiwi O Ka ‘Āina, will be retelecast Friday, March 21 on KGMB9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the Preshow, and followed by the competition at 7:30 p.m.
The student voices of Kamehameha Schools Kap?lama celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Hawaiian as an official language of the state of Hawaii in the 88th Annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest.
Starting March 1 through May 2, 2008, over 35 college and other post-high school scholarships will be available for eligible applicants through Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation, a non-profit support organization to Kamehameha Schools.
Hawai'i’s public and private schools can purchase books and other educational materials at a 60% discount under a new program from Kamehameha Publishing, a division of Kamehameha Schools. The discount is available on every product produced by the publishing unit, including new titles.