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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 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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March 10, 2026

Kalihi-Pālama preschoolers learn to ʻauamo kuleana in their kaiāulu

Keiki from KS Preschools - Kalihi-Pālama welcomed Honolulu Police Department officers and K-9s, learning about kuleana and safety.

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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. 12, 2026

East Hawaiʻi preschools build connection with ʻāina

KS Preschools haumāna from three East Hawaiʻi campuses explored science, culture and stewardship through hands-on learning of the hala tree.

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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. 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. 22, 2025

Nānākuli preschoolers explore leadership on Honolulu huakaʻi

Keiki from KS Preschools-Nānākuli explored servant leadership and Hawaiian history on a field trip to Kawaiahaʻo Plaza and ʻIolani Palace.

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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. 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. 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. 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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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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Sept. 4, 2025

E ʻOnipa‘a Kākou: Protecting Pauahi’s Legacy Together

We anticipated that our nearly 140-year-old admissions policy, providing preference to Native Hawaiian children, would again be challenged. It appears that moment is upon us.

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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. 4, 2025

Mālama Ola Minute: Building back-to-school routines

Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha nurse Kapua Gelacio shares practical advice on how students can build healthy back-to-school routines by getting enough sleep, staying connected and speaking up when they need support.

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July 30, 2025

Committee seeks candidates for Kamehameha Schools trustee position

A search is being conducted to fill the Kamehameha Schools trustee position previously held by Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025.

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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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Honolulu, HI 96813
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Honolulu, HI 96817
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