Through a unique learning environment that blends cultural identity and servant leadership, KS haumāna are serving the lāhui and beyond. These next generation ʻōiwi leaders put in 60 hours of community service that lay an important foundation for their future. Through its annual tri-campus trip to Kalaupapa, students learn the history of the wahi pana, and serve and worship with its people. HI Now captured their experience including the stories of seniors Lee Franco and Sariah Mossman who paid tribute to their ancestors who were laid to rest there, bridging their connection to the importance of identity, ʻohana and serving others.

“Servant leadership lays the foundation for what’s to come,” said KS Maui Kahu Kalani Wong who accompanied the haumāna. “This trip gave them the opportunity to learn of the past of a place, the present of the people, and what it holds for the future.”

KS students and staffers have been serving the residents of Kalaupapa since 2004.

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