Kamehameha Schools

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March 18, 2021

Stronger Together: Celebrating a year of resilience

In March, we joined the world with heartfelt empathy for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Let us come together to reflect on our accomplishments this past year guided by our Christian and Hawaiian values. Let’s also celebrate the extraordinary resilience of our communities and our enduring spirit of laulima! See story »

November 23, 2020

KS Maui supports families and local farmers through ʻohana meal program

Families savored ʻono dishes including lūʻau stew, poi, and ʻulu bread pudding after a recent drive-through meal distribution at Kamehameha Schools Maui. See story »

November 2, 2020

KS’ COVID-19 Response Team: The front line in our fight to keep staff and students healthy

Since early March, 40 KS staffers stepped up to the challenge and assumed additional duties to help safeguard the health and well-being of our haumāna and staff as part of our very own COVID-19 Response Team. See story »

September 25, 2020

CEO Message: Update on campus learning models after Fall Break

Mahalo nui to all of our kumu, staff, leaders, haumāna and ‘ohana. We are now more than a month into our new school year; our kumu are teaching, our haumāna are learning, our ‘ohana are engaging, and despite so many challenges, we remain hopeful that we can make this our best year ever. See story »

September 14, 2020

Oka’s lāhui-minded mission raises $10k to support food security

KS Investment Analyst Nikki Oka KSK’13 turned to the social media platform Instagram to aid in her lāhui-minded mission of supporting Hawaiʻi’s food security needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. See story »

August 14, 2020

CEO Message: Distance learning extended through fall break for all KS campuses and preschools

Every morning, I read about the latest COVID-19 figures in our islands — this week, surging new cases, positive test rates, outbreaks and community transmission. See story »

August 13, 2020

KS Resource Centers announce new appointment system for in-person assistance

KS Resource Centers (KSRC) across the pae ʻāina have implemented an easy online appointment system for families who need support in-person. See story »

August 6, 2020

KS Digital: Modernizing our approach to education

Kamehameha Schools has launched KS Digital, an online educational tool made possible through a partnership with Arizona State University, a national leader in online training platforms and technology. KS Digital gives haumāna of all ages access to Hawaiian culture-based education anywhere and anytime. See story »

July 20, 2020

KS partnership provides produce boxes to workers impacted by pandemic

Kamehameha Schools recently collaborated with the Hawaiʻi Ag & Culinary Alliance and Ward Village to pass out free boxes of produce to support restaurant and retail workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. See story »

July 15, 2020

KS connects college students with virtual internships during COVID-19 crisis

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the closure of schools and businesses were imminent, the KS Kāpili ʻOihana Internship team quickly adapted their in-person college internship program to offer virtual internships to Native Hawaiian college students. See story »

July 8, 2020

KS community partnership shares uplifting messages at commercial properties

KS and longtime community partner POW!WOW! Hawaiʻi created hand-painted signs with uplifting messages to post at KS commercial properties across the state. See story »

May 27, 2020

KS Commercial Real Estate partnerships helps flatten COVID-19 curve

Kamehameha Schools recently partnered with community organizations to distribute free non-medical face masks at KS commercial properties to help flatten the COVID-19 curve. See story »