Kanaeokana – the Kula Hawaiʻi Network including 70 Hawaiian language, culture, and ʻāina-based schools and organizations – presented the Aloha ʻĀina Leader Awards recognizing the commitments of 16 students to aloha ʻāina and community-centered values. The 2019 high school graduates attended Hawaiian-focused charter schools, Hawai‘i DOE kula kaiapuni (Hawaiian language immersion schools) and Kamehameha Schools’ three campuses.
2019 Aloha ʻĀina Leader Award Recipients
● Abigail Wright, Hakipuʻu Learning Center
● ʻAlohikapuamikiʻala Akina, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi
● Colt Aki, Kamaile Academy
● Ethan Ramos, Kanuikapono
● Haileigh-Jaeden Stevens, Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
● Haliaka M.Bird, Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu
● Jenna Tamashiro, Hālau Kū Mana
● Kaʻea Alapaʻi, Ke Kula ʻo ʻEhunuikaimalino
● Kalehuakea Kelling, Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau
● Kaimana Nelson, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kekaulike
● Kaiulani Kaniaupio, Kamehameha Schools Maui
● Ka`awaloa Kauaula, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Ānuenue
● Kauiwai Poepoe-Mollena, ʻO Hina i Ka Malama- Molokai High School
● Keala Kahale, Ke Kula Niʻihau O Kekaha
● Kuʻunahenani Tachera, Kanu o ka ʻĀina
● Victoria Pailate, Ke Ana La’ahana
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