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Feb. 12, 2024

Kamehameha Schools’ panelists champion equitable education at national conference

Leaders from KS share innovative initiatives and spark a national dialogue about educator development.

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Feb. 7, 2024

KS in the news: February 2024 edition

Whether it’s on the putting green or in the State Capitol, our expansive KS ʻohana is making headlines across the pae ʻāina.

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Jan. 25, 2024

Celebrating Charles Reed Bishop’s dedication to education in Hawaiʻi

Charles Reed Bishop’s unwavering commitment to education and philanthropy in Hawaiʻi can be seen from Kamehameha Schools to libraries and kindergartens.

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Dec. 21, 2023

Advent 2023 week 4: Love

Kumu Hauʻoli Akaka and ʻKahu ʻŌpio Kaʻōiwi Jeong conclude our 2023 Advent with a message about Godʻs unconditional love.

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Dec. 15, 2023

Advent 2023 week 3: Joy

When we remember Ke Akua’s gift of Jesus Christ, let our hearts be filled with a child-like joy.

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Dec. 11, 2023

Conference boosts KS’ security knowledge and threat response

Tri-campus safety and student well-being leaders attended active shooter response training to learn how to mitigate, prevent and respond to critical incidents.

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Dec. 8, 2023

Advent 2023 week 2: Peace

This week’s advent devotional by Kahu Kanani Franco and Kahu ʻŌpio Keegan Gantala reminds us of the peace that Ke Akua brings into our lives, especially during challenging times.

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Dec. 6, 2023

KS in the news: December 2023 edition

From volleyball courts to European halls, Kamehameha Schools haumāna carry our values wherever they go.

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Dec. 1, 2023

Advent 2023 week 1: Hope

In this week’s devotional, we focus on the endless hope we have in Christ and how He brings us joy, peace and love.

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Oct. 2, 2023

KS Maui kumu receives outpouring of aloha upon her return to campus

KS Maui kindergarten kumu Cathy Honda KSK’82, who lost her home in the Maui wildfires, received an outpouring of aloha when she returned to campus.

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Sept. 18, 2023

Standing together with our Maui community

Several Kamehameha Schools employees with deep roots and connections to Lahaina are now focusing their work on the healing and recovery ahead for Maui. Together, they allowed KS to respond to urgent needs and deploy resources immediately.

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Aug. 11, 2023

Join us in supporting the Maui Community

Families have lost their loved ones, homes, businesses and cherished belongings. As a united ‘ohana, Kamehameha Schools and Pauahi Foundation stand alongside the people of Maui, offering our unwavering support, strength and aloha. Let us come together to make a difference and kōkua Maui.

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Aug. 11, 2023

CEO Message: Our heartfelt aloha for Maui

Our heartfelt aloha goes out to the island of Maui, to all its residents, and to every member of our extended Kamehameha Schools ʻohana affected by the devastating wildfires.

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Aug. 9, 2023

Most Kamehameha Schools sites on Maui will be closed on Thursday and Friday

Here is an update on the impact of the ongoing wildfires on Kamehameha Schools Maui sites for the rest of the week.

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Aug. 9, 2023

Welina mai! Back to school celebrated at Nā Kula ʻo Kamehameha

It’s a rite of passage dating more than 130 years. Haumāna across the pae ʻāina have returned to the classroom. Here are some photos marking this momentous occasion.

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Aug. 7, 2023

KS alum, hoa hana wins major breakdance competition

KS budget and awards analyst Jeff Kaʻimi Naʻauao Wong KSK’08 has won the Red Bull BC One Midwest Cypher breakdancing competition, earning one of 16 coveted spots in the Red Bull National Final later this month. Wong, whose B-boy name is Ark, is believed to be the first kānaka ʻōiwi to win at this level.

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Aug. 2, 2023

Kamehameha Schools Communications Group and ʻĀina Pauahi teams take home six awards, including Best of Show at PRSA

The Communications Group and ʻĀina Pauahi team won six awards, including the highest honor: The Best of Show at this year’s Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) – Hawai’i Chapter Koa Anvil Awards.

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May 18, 2023

Michelle Kaʻuhane selected as Kamehameha Schools trustee

The state Probate Court has selected Michelle Kaʻuhane KSK’86 as the newest member of the Kamehameha Schools Board of Trustees.

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April 3, 2023

KS education technology hui expands knowledge base during Lone Star State huakaʻi

Members from the KS ET Education Technology Services team recently attended the SXSW EDU 2023 conference in Austin, Texas where they had the opportunity to explore the latest trends and innovations in education.

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April 3, 2023

Kūkahekahe: Mānaleo Elizabeth Kauahipaula shared her ‘ike with KS haumāna

In this Kūkahekahe, ʻIke Hawaiʻi Cultural Development Director Keʻala Kwan shares a haliʻa aloha – a fond remembrance – of Elizabeth Kauahipaula, one of several mānaleo (native speakers) who visited KS Kapālama Hawaiian language classes.

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Jan. 17, 2023

Staffers take a trip back in time in huakaʻi to the Hawaiian Mission Houses

KP staffers explored the era of the arrival of the missionaries, their impact on Hawaiʻi and their relationships with Hawaiʻi’s aliʻi from 1820 through the early 1900s.

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Dec. 14, 2022

Celebrating Princess Pauahi’s legacy through her values

Mālama, aloha, kuleana, ha‘aha‘a and ‘ike pono were among the values personified by our founder Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop. In commemoration of Founder’s Day, Dec. 19, we share some mo‘olelo that paint a picture of how our princess embodied these values.

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Dec. 6, 2022

Hilarie Alomar named KS director of Planning and Development

Alomar will use her sense of Hawaiian culture and expertise in land use, entitlements, infrastructure, and community outreach to guide planning for KS’ Hawai‘i real estate portfolio.

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Dec. 5, 2022

Nalani Fujimori Kaina named KS general counsel and vice president

An alumnus of KS Kapālama, Kaina, who begins her new role in early 2023, brings with her more than 20 years of experience in leadership and serving the legal needs of Hawaiʻi families and the Native Hawaiian community.

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Nov. 27, 2022

Advent week 1 – Hope and possibilities

KS Maui junior Mālie Vickers and KSM Kahu Kahu Kalani Wong KSK’74 reassure us that we can always lean on our Heavenly Father for protection, love, peace and hope.

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Oct. 28, 2022

Tips to having a spooktacular and safe Halloween

Whether your Halloween plans are for mākua or keiki, there’s plenty to consider before choosing a costume, putting on makeup, and filling your ‘opu with sweet treats.

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Sept. 30, 2022

Weekly devotional: His grace is sufficient

In leaning on the words of 1 Corinthians 15:10, KS Kapālama Kahu Manu Naeʻole KSK’96 reminds us to stop all the ways we try to anchor down our expectations for Ke Akua made us well and thus his grace is sufficient.

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Sept. 16, 2022

Weekly devotional: The lesson of the mākāhā

KS Hawaiʻi Kahu Kaunaloa Boshard KSK’77 and KS Hawaiʻi Christian Educator Shonnie Calina liken the Word of God to that of a mākāhā in a loko iʻa. Just as mākāhā help to maintain the delicate balance of a loko iʻa’s ecosystem, we must look at the Word of God to aide in letting the positive and intentionally good thoughts to flourish while helping to filter negative thoughts out.

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Sept. 6, 2022

From humble beginnings to world-class school: KS Maui kumu look back

In honor of the more than 40 KS Maui staffers celebrating Service Awards milestones this year, a handful of kumu recall the humble beginnings of their campus as a tiny K-3 school in a few houses overlooking the Pukalani Golf Course to a world-class K-12 campus in the shadow of Haleakalā.

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