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April 22, 2024

Kamehameha Schools Maui pays tribute to Lahaina at ‘Aha Mele

Kamehameha Schools Maui will honor Lahaina with heartfelt melodies at their annual song competition, showcasing harmony and heritage through music.

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February 1, 2024

How to take part in Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi 2024

During the past 40 years, 'ōlelo Hawaiʻi has seen a major resurgence. Here is how you can grow your skills and immerse yourself in the language this Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi!

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June 29, 2023

The Death of Kekuaokalani and Manono from the Battle of Kuamoʻo

Before our haumāna return to the Kahilu stage, we share this 2019 performance with the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra.

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January 17, 2023

Staffers take a trip back in time in huakaʻi to the Hawaiian Mission Houses

KP staffers explored the era of the arrival of the missionaries, their impact on Hawaiʻi and their relationships with Hawaiʻi’s aliʻi from 1820 through the early 1900s.

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August 8, 2022

Uplifting ‘ōiwi culture on a global stage

With deep aloha for hula, mele and ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, Pi‘ikea Lopes KSK’18 perpetuates and shares Native Hawaiian culture as Miss Aloha Hula 2022.

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July 26, 2022

Kūkahekahe – Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea 2022

July 31 marks the first national holiday of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (sovereignty restoration day). Hear about this important holiday from community organizer Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong KSK’90.

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May 17, 2022

Kūkahekahe: Illuminating our ancestral connections: Kealaikahiki and Marae Taputapuātea

In this Kūkahekahe, we learn about the ancestral connections illuminated during the recent Kealaikahiki Voyage of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia.

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May 9, 2022

KS’ new Holomoana website offers wayfinding lessons for kumu and haumāna

The site will link people to Polynesian wayfinding through the Kealaikahiki Voyage to Tahiti and back, and the Moananuiākea Voyage that starts next year.

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May 2, 2022

Haumāna eager to celebrate their Hawaiian heritage at KS Maui’s ʻAha Mele

The excitement is building at KS Maui, with the campus ready to welcome back a live audience this week for ʻAha Mele after last year’s virtual event and the cancellation of the 2020 song competition.

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February 2, 2022

KS creates Hawaiian language GIFs to celebrate Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i

The Kamehameha Schools Marketing and Hawaiian Language Advancement teams collaborated to create more than 50 ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i GIFs to help users express themselves online.

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October 18, 2021

KS presents the Virtual Prince Lot Hula Festival

The historic Queen Emma Summer Palace in Nu‘uanu serves as a backdrop for the two-hour festival which premieres on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 pm on KHON2.

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