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March 20, 2026

Severe weather alert: Storm update #1

Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha Kapālama and our preschools and offices on Oʻahu have closed today, March 20, 2026, due to the storm. Our Maui Resource Center has also closed.

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March 19, 2026

Probate Court selects Eric Yeaman as Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha Trustee

Eric Yeaman has been selected by the state Probate Court as the newest member of Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha’s Board of Trustees.

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March 18, 2026

Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha earns multiple state titles in winter sports season

Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha had an incredibly successful winter sports season, earning numerous team and individual state titles.

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March 16, 2026

Mālama Ola Minute: Getting a head start on health forms

Kamehameha Schools medical assistant Julie Riveira explains why submitting school health forms, physicals and immunizations helps students start the school year ready to learn.

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March 12, 2026

Severe weather alert: Kona storm update #3

Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha campuses, preschool sites and offices on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi and Maui will be closed tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2026. At this time, Hawaiʻi Island campus, preschools and offices will remain open tomorrow.

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March 11, 2026

Severe weather alert: Kona storm update #2

All Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha campuses, preschool sites and offices will remain open tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, 2026. We will continue to closely monitor conditions and follow the guidance of government emergency officials, with the safety and well-being of our haumāna, ʻohana and staff as our highest priority. If circumstances change, campuses, preschools or office sites will communicate any operational updates directly with their communities.

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Feb. 17, 2026

Eyes on ʻāina: How Kamehameha Schools is supporting a new era of wildfire resilience across Hawaiʻi

On the lawn near the entrance to the Kalama Village Shopping Center in Maunalua on Kamehameha Schools lands in East Honolulu, workers put the final touches on a 400-square-foot chain-link enclosure that will house a marvel of technology intended to help keep this community safe.

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Feb. 8, 2026

Kamehameha Schools campuses, preschool sites and offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 9

To ensure that our Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha ʻohana is safe and well, and in sync with State of Hawaiʻi safety plans, all Kamehameha Schools campuses, preschool sites and offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 9, due to the oncoming severe weather.

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Feb. 4, 2026

Turning history into action at the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March

More than a thousand Kamehameha Schools haumāna joined the march honoring Queen Liliʻuokalani and remembering the illegal overthrow of her kingdom.

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Feb. 2, 2026

Mālama Ola Minute: Helping kids build healthy relationships

How can parents support their children through friendship drama and dating questions? A Kamehameha Schools behavioral health specialist shares practical tools and everyday tips.

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Jan. 5, 2026

Restoration allows Kūpopolo Heiau to stand tall once again

Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha has shepherded the painstaking restoration of Kūpopolo Heiau on O‘ahu’s North Shore. The kānaka-led effort to bring the one-acre site back from the brink serves as a lama kuhikuhi — a bright beacon — demonstrating how breathing life into ‘āina helps breathe life into our lāhui.

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Dec. 23, 2025

A Kamehameha Schools Education: A Kahua of Kuleana

In this season of celebration and gratitude, we write to you with deep respect and humility as one community bound together by Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s living legacy.

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Dec. 17, 2025

Advent 2025: Joy in praise and practice

This week’s video devotional focuses on the joy rooted in Ke Akua’s presence and the strength of our faith.

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Dec. 9, 2025

Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha Maui wins second straight football state title

Kamehameha Schools Maui’s football team beat Waimea 48-24 to earn their second straight Division II state title. Fan support from the KS ʻohana helped them reach the top.

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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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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. 24, 2025

Walkathon brings KS Maui together for student wellness

Hundreds of haumāna, kumu and ʻohana from Kamehameha Schools Maui joined the first campus-wide Miles 4 Smiles walkathon to promote mental health, faith and connection.

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Nov. 7, 2025

Kamehameha Schools sells its remaining interest in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha has made the strategic and difficult decision to sell the leased fee landholdings under the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for $510 million. The sale closed this week, on November 6, 2025, with the new fee-simple owner, Daisho Co., a Japan-based company known for long-term retention of its properties.

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Nov. 3, 2025

Mālama Ola Minute: Teaching grace and gratitude in stressful seasons

Behavioral health specialist Jo Anne Balberde-Kamaliʻi shares how grace, self-compassion and gratitude help haumāna feel supported and connected.

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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. 15, 2025

Replanting roots: Kamehameha Schools Maui grads return for summer program

Nearly 100 Kamehameha Schools Maui alumni joined Summer Bridge activities designed to keep graduates connected to ʻāina, community and campus support before returning to college or work.

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Oct. 10, 2025

Mālama Ola Minute: Student readiness starts with a check-up

Learn why annual sports physicals are essential for student health and safety, and how they help families and school staff support keiki in all school activities.

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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. 29, 2025

The unseen layer of care: KS Preschools staff take part in hands-on crisis response training

Dozens of new KS Preschools staff completed crisis response training led by Blue Line Solutions, a team of active and retired law enforcement and first responders who provide specialized safety training for schools and churches across the pae ʻāina.

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Sept. 23, 2025

New issue of I Mua magazine spotlights connection between ea, ʻāina and kanaka

The newest issue of I Mua magazine has just posted online and will be arriving in homes in the coming weeks. This edition focuses on the inextricable connection between ea, ʻāina and kanaka.

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Sept. 10, 2025

E Ulu Koa, E Ola Ke Ea

We are profoundly moved by the swell of support rising from every part of our pae ʻāina and beyond as we face the beginnings of what could be a serious challenge to the will of Ke Aliʻi Pauahi. Though no lawsuit has been filed, we are vigilantly preparing for that possibility and are assured by our lāhui’s widespread support.

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Sept. 8, 2025

Mālama Ola Minute: How child-led play builds confident keiki

From social skills to emotional healing, behavioral health experts at KS Preschools share why play matters in early childhood.

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567 South King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-6200

KS Hawai‘i

16-716 Volcano Rd.
Kea‘au, HI 96749
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Honolulu, HI 96817
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