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Dec. 18, 2025

From events to letters, community comes together for Pauahi

Across Hawaiʻi, E Ulu Koa engagements bring communities together to connect and stand for Pauahi’s legacy.

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Dec. 18, 2025

Advent 2025: A season of love

This year’s devotional series closes with a reflection on the love made present in Christ and how aloha is carried forward in the legacy of Ke Aliʻi Pauahi.

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Dec. 8, 2025

Founder’s Day 2025: Kamehameha Schools events and livestreams

Find times, locations and livestream links for Kamehameha Schools Founder’s Day ceremonies as we come together to honor the legacy of Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop.

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Dec. 5, 2025

Advent 2025: Finding peace in life’s chaos

Week 2 of this year’s devotional series reflects on finding God’s peace amid life’s chaos, drawing from Isaiah 52 and a modern reminder of our shared need for maluhia.

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Dec. 4, 2025

Moʻokuapā: Help to complete the kuapā at Paepae o Heʻeia

Join Moʻokuapā at Paepae o Heʻeia on Dec. 13 to help restore the final 300 feet of the historic kuapā.

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Dec. 3, 2025

Ola Keauhou! Kamehameha Schools’ commitment to ʻāina, culture and community

Ola Keauhou! reflects Kamehameha Schools’ vision to honor culture, support the community and steward Keauhou Bay for future generations.

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Dec. 2, 2025

Kāneaka Hōlua: Honoring the sacred course of courage and commitment

Kamehameha Schools preserves Kāneaka Hōlua, a natural slide where ancient warriors once raced down its slope.

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Dec. 1, 2025

Committee selects three finalists for Kamehameha Schools trustee seat

A Probate Court–appointed screening committee has named Olin K. Lagon, Keith Vieira and Eric K. Yeaman as finalists for the next Kamehameha Schools trustee and is inviting public comment through the end of the year.

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Nov. 25, 2025

KS in the news: ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi on the field, ʻāina on the plate

Discover how Kamehameha Schools is making an impact across Hawaiʻi.

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Nov. 17, 2025

Honolulu firefighters find new training grounds on ʻĀina Pauahi

Kamehameha Schools’ Kapālama Kai site is serving as a Honolulu Fire Department training ground, preparing future first responders and strengthening community safety.

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Nov. 10, 2025

First-of-its-kind preschool model opens with KS Kaiāulu support

Kapolei Parkway Preschool opened this fall with support from KS Kaiāulu, expanding access to community-based early learning opportunities in West Oʻahu.

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Oct. 27, 2025

Kamehameha Schools Maui student art connects travelers to ʻāina stewardship

Kamehameha Schools Maui haumāna created a new art installation at Kahului Airport representing the enduring connection between kānaka and ʻāina.

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Oct. 21, 2025

Hundreds unite to uphold Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s will

Kamehameha Schools’ ʻohana, alumni and community members gathered at ʻIolani Palace to honor Ke Aliʻi Pauahi and stand strong for her mission to uplift Native Hawaiians through education.

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Oct. 20, 2025

E Ulu Koa — Standing strong for Ke Aliʻi Pauahi and Hawaiʻi

Students for Fair Admissions has filed a lawsuit targeting the admissions policy of Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha. We are ready for this challenge. We are resolved to vigorously defend our admissions policy and will engage every legal and operational resource to protect Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s kauoha. The facts and the law are on our side, and we are confident that we will prevail. In kapu aloha, we will stand strong together.

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Oct. 8, 2025

SP2030 in action: Stewarding ʻāina through E Ola!

Kamehameha Schools is advancing its SP2030 vision by uniting financial strategy and cultural stewardship to steward ʻāina that sustains education, strengthens communities and fulfills Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s legacy.

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Oct. 3, 2025

From chef to farmer: Kelvin Ro cultivates community and the future of food in Hawai‘i

The celebrated chef, restaurateur and educator has embraced a new role: mahiʻai. On five acres in Maunalua leased from Kamehameha Schools, he’s building a flourishing local food system.

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Oct. 3, 2025

Education as the Hope of a Nation

From witnessing the restoration of Hawaiʻi’s flag to signing her historic will, Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s life reminds us that education remains the hope of a nation.

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Oct. 2, 2025

Kamehameha Schools’ ʻāina to provide a fresh start for King Kamehameha III Elementary School

The restoration of Lahaina marked a significant milestone with the selection of Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s ʻāina in Kuʻia as the future site of King Kamehameha III Elementary School.

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Oct. 2, 2025

KS Maui greets Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in Rarotonga

The Maui haumāna and kumu journeyed to Rarotonga to partner with Kōrero O Te ʻŌrau, share mele and ceremony, and welcome Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia.

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Sept. 15, 2025

Hawaiʻi webinar spotlights how to build with fire in mind

A new Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization guide offers practical steps to help homeowners and communities prevent wildfires by building and landscaping with fire resilience in mind.

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Sept. 4, 2025

Pacific Indigenous partnerships: Pauahi’s global reach

Kamehameha Schools’ ʻAha Moananuiākea Pacific Consortium is forging historic Indigenous partnerships, uniting Pacific nations through culture, language, education and environmental stewardship.

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Sept. 3, 2025

Hoʻāla Kapaʻakea: Mōʻiliʻili mural awakens moʻolelo, ʻāina and kaiāulu

A new mural at Hālau ʻĪnana, part of the Kapaʻakea District-Wide Art Initiative by Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha, brings Mōʻiliʻili’s story and history to life.

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Sept. 1, 2025

Hawai‘i Kai Shopping Center begins a new chapter

Hawaiʻi Kai Shopping Center, located on Kamehameha Schools’ lands in Maunalua, has a new lessee, Hunt Companies Hawaiʻi, whose vision is re-energize this bustling hub for generations to come.

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Sept. 1, 2025

Calvin Mann brings his personal roots to his work, stewarding land in Maunalua for Kamehameha Schools

Calvin Mann, a planning and development director with Kamehameha Schools, shares personal manaʻo about playing a role in shaping the future of Maunalua, a community he and his ʻohana call home.

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Aug. 19, 2025

KS Preschools launches Hawaiian heroes series

Kamehameha Schools Preschools launches the Meʻe Reader Series, a new set of early reader books that celebrate Hawaiian heroes like Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani while strengthening keiki literacy and cultural pride.

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Aug. 14, 2025

Hawaiʻi’s Austronesian Heritage: Kamehameha Schools and the Kaviyangan Paiwan Tribe

The welcoming ceremony for the arrival of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in Raʻiātea marks another milestone in pilina-building for Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha and the Paiwan Tribe of Kaviyangan.

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Aug. 1, 2025

Hawaiian history and language take the spotlight in ‘Chief of War’

Apple TV+’s “Chief of War” brings Hawaiian history and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi to global audiences, told by a Polynesian cast and rooted in the legacy of Kamehameha.

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July 29, 2025

Tsunami Warning – Update #1 from Kamehameha Schools

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami WARNING for the state of Hawaiʻi. The estimated earliest arrival of the first wave is 7:10 p.m. Our top priority is to protect the safety of our haumāna, ʻohana and employees. Effective immediately, Kamehameha Schools will close all preschool and non-education sites and offices.

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July 24, 2025

Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s journal gives a rare glimpse of inaugural Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea

On Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea in 1843, a young Bernice Pauahi Pākī captured the return of Hawaiian sovereignty in her journal.

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