Haumāna from across the KS Maui campus wrote letters to Queen Liliʻuokalani in honor of her 184th birthday that will be delivered to ʻIolani Palace. Haumāna at Māhele Lalo (K-5) will hold a celebration of mele and hula in her honor, as will the haumāna at Māhele Luna (6-8).
Five Kamehameha Schools Maui seniors have earned academic recognition from the College Board National Recognition Programs, which grant underrepresented students honors for their academic achievement and success on college assessments.
In an ambitious push by KS Maui to boost college readiness, college and career counselors spanning kindergarten through senior year will be working with haumāna and their ʻohana in preparing them for every aspect of life after KS Maui.
Hālau ʻŌiwi, a pilot learning model for KS Maui’s sixth-graders, involves content area teachers working as a hui to make their specific subjects come alive through the same experiential, hands-on projects.
Moʻolelo Mondays, a project led by KS Maui haumāna in advance of the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE) in Australia, offers audiences a chance to hear traditional moʻolelo from Mary Kawena Pukui’s famed classic He Mau Kaʻao Hawaiʻi: Folktales of Hawaiʻi.
Kamehameha Schools’ policy is to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
