June 20, 2014

Kamehameha surf team wins national championship

The KS surf team won its first national championship at the National Scholastic Surfing Association Interscholastic Championships, besting four-time defending champ San Clemente.

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May 20, 2014

Over 60 staffers lead indigenous education workshops at WiPC:E

Over 60 KS staffers are sharing their expertise on everything from culturally responsive curriculum to place-based learning at this week’s World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WiPC:E).

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May 15, 2014

Strategic Vision 2040 planning efforts move forward

The process of charting KS’ course for the next five, 15, and 25 years is well underway, fueled by the input of over 3,100 KS stakeholders. Learn about the objectives of the plan and what comes next.

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May 14, 2014

Hawai’i campus student wins Gates Millennium Scholarship

Senior Bram Paikuli is one of three Hawai‘i students to win the prestigious national scholarship.

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May 14, 2014

KSH triathlon puts juniors on the path to fitness

KSH juniors can now add “triathlete” to the list of accomplishments in their high school careers. The students swam, biked and ran their way to fulfilling a graduation requirement. [VIDEO]

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May 5, 2014

KSK students visit North Shore wind farm

KS Kapālama middle school students applied their classroom lessons in the real world at Kawailoa Wind farm, a joint venture between KS and First Wind, an independent renewable energy company.

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May 1, 2014

KSH athletes capture three BIIF championships

April 26 brought good fortune to the KS Hawai’i ‘ohana. The campus’ athletes captured three Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) championships and a 2nd place finish in a national competition.

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April 28, 2014

KS campuses earn state high school journalism awards

KS Maui won Best in State in the online division and KS Kapālama took second place in the print division at the 2014 Hawai‘i High School Journalism Awards.

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April 24, 2014

Celebrating the life of the “Merrie Monarch”

Merrie Monarch. The mere whisper of this name may lead the listener down a vast corridor of thoughts, images and emotions. Some of us will be making the trek to Hilo to enjoy this week’s festivities while most of us will be watching comfortably from our homes.

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April 22, 2014

Class of 2014 wins  ‘Aha Mele, makes history

The Class of 2014 won an unprecedented third Ka Maka o Ka Ihe at the KS Maui ‘Aha Mele on April 17.

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April 16, 2014

UH Hilo documents KSH Senior Legacy projects

KS Hawai‘i alumni share their perspectives about Senior Legacy projects as part of a University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Applied Learning Experiences online project. [VIDEO]

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April 8, 2014

KSH takes steps to encourage selfless giving

Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi student Khaila Moke-Sakamoto’s senior legacy project, A Walk for Pauahi, raises funds for a new National Honor Society scholarship with Ke Aliʻi Pauahi Foundation. [VIDEO]

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March 24, 2014

March 26 KSH Walk for Pauahi will raise scholarship funds

The student-run public event will feature free refreshments, Jamba Juice, prizes and keiki activities. Entry fees are $5 for adults and $2 for students. Event proceeds will help build a scholarship fund for Ke Aliʻi Pauahi Foundation.

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March 14, 2014

KS Hawai‘i hosts hands-on science workshop for teachers

KSH invites Hawai‘i island public and private school science teachers to attend a workshop on making science fun, led by renowned college chemistry professors Dr. Marv Lang and Dr. Donald Showalter.

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March 7, 2014

KS to create apartment rental options near UH

KS is rehabilitating six severely deteriorated apartment buildings in Mō‘ili‘ili just steps from the University of Hawai‘i’s athletic complex.

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Feb. 24, 2014

Mahi‘ai Match-Up winners share $50,000 in seed money

The KS contest is aimed at increasing the state’s food production and decreasing its dependency on imported foods. Winners also received five years of waived rent on KS land.

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Feb. 13, 2014

KS Maui journalists win national award for “Decide to Drive”

The budding young journalists of KS Maui’s award-winning student newspaper, “Ka Leo O Nā Koa,” took first place in a national publication contest with its special safe driving issue, “Decide to Drive.”

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Feb. 7, 2014

KS moves forward with Kakaʻako rental housing project

Kamehameha Schools will collaborate with one of the nation’s leading developers of sustainable properties on a reserved rental housing/mixed-use joint venture in Our Kaka‘ako.

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Feb. 3, 2014

Planning for Strategic Vision 2040 moves into final phase

A new video, a Vision Statement outline and FAQs update staffers on the KS strategic planning process and how they can contribute to the vision’s success. [VIDEO]

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Feb. 3, 2014

Cheerleaders pull off ‘trifecta;’ take league, state, national titles

The three-time MIL champion and current state champion Kamehameha Schools Maui cheer squad delivered a first-place performance at the National Cheerleaders Association Senior and Junior High School National Championship in Dallas.

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Jan. 15, 2014

My Two Cents: New Year, New Me

Resolution – (noun) 1. A goal that one makes for oneself at the dawn of the New Year that one almost never sticks to for longer than 2 minutes. (see also: mission impossible). The new year is the time for new beginnings. People use the first month of the year as an opportunity to reinvent themselves, to better themselves from the year before…

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Aug. 1, 2013

Teaching Chemistry Through Culture

KS Hawai‘i instructor Joel Truesdell is using Hawaiian cultural activities to make learning relevant to his students.

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July 16, 2013

KS-sponsored video captures audience award at Maui Film Festival

Over 20 vocal artists including Līhau Hannahs-Paik and Manu Boyd donate their talent to the film.

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Sept. 13, 2012

Punalu‘u Ahupua‘a Farms opens for business

Today, KS announced the opening of Punalu‘u Ahupua‘a Farms, a 220-acre agricultural park on O‘ahu’s windward coast dedicated to food production.

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Aug. 24, 2012

EES director Clayton carries on KS community outreach efforts

July 6, 2012

KS Warriors shine at national surf competition

The Kamehameha Schools Warrior surf team recently finished fourth in the high school division, and eighth in the middle school division, in the 2012 National Scholastic Surfing Association Interscholastic Surfing Competition at Salt Creek in Dana Point, Calif. The fourth-place finish in the high school division marked the first-ever team trophy for Kamehameha.

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