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July 22, 2024

How Kamehameha Schools is empowering students beyond K-12

College transition specialists at Kamehameha Schools provide holistic support to alumni, focusing on their academic success, cultural identity and personal development even after graduation.

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July 11, 2024

KS Preschools launch summer institute for teacher assistants

KS Preschools’ Teacher Assistant Summer Institute immersed educators in place-based professional development sessions across Hawaiʻi.

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June 25, 2024

Hurricane season is here. Stay ahead of the storm with these tips

Get ready for hurricane season with these essential tips for safety and preparedness.

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June 19, 2024

KS in the news: Students travel to Maui to share aloha for Lahaina through free performance

KS haumāna ended the school year with many accomplishments and scholarships.

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June 10, 2024

Two Warrior volleyball players inducted into HHSAA Hall of Honor

Adrianna Arquette KSK’24 and Maela Honma KSH’24 were recognized for their athletic excellence by the Hawaiʻi High School Athletics Association.

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May 15, 2024

Outgoing principal inspired creativity, pilina through puppetry

After serving as poʻo kumu for four years at Kamehameha Schools Maui, Dr. Yann Lussiez is retiring to New Mexico but not without leaving a lasting impression on his young haumāna.

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May 14, 2024

KS in the news: Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus draws nearly 1,000 people to free community concert on Maui

KS haumāna are shining on the stage, field, and court, gaining national attention and scholarships!

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March 7, 2024

KS in the news: March 2024 edition

KS haumāna, alumni and staff are making headlines for their commitment to excellence on the field, in the classroom and for the community.

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Feb. 29, 2024

Mālama Ola Minute: Tips for doing a digital detox with your ʻohana

By staying off your devices for a while, you can improve your mental capacity, social behavior and emotional health.

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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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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. 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. 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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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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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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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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