Join Kamehameha’s Waiʻanae Coast Region team at this month’s Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu Scholar Speaker Series event. Guest speakers Franco and Maisha Abbott will share their personal stories on the importance of pursuing educational and career aspirations.
The event is slated for Tuesday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m., at the Community Learning Center at Māʻili (CLC-M), and is free and open to the public.
Franco will share her experiences as a post-baccalaureate student from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She will also share her story on her work with the Ea Curriculum which aims to inspire the community to identify and raise up voices for the ea (life) of the ʻāina (land).
Abbott holds a bachelor’s degree in social science with a concentration on political science from the University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu. She has lived in the Waiʻanae community for 16 years. Abbott will speak about her work as a program evaluator at MA‘O Organic Farms and how she developed an interest in doing evaluation through storytelling.
“Since February 2014, this series has featured 29 speakers sharing mo‘olelo about their educational journey and ‘ike of our community,” said Christy Sato, KS CLC-M education program coordinator. “Over 800 people have joined us at the community learning centers to be inspired, get information about higher education, and connect with research about our community.”
The event starts at 5:30 p.m. A complimentary, simple dinner will be served and childcare will be provided. An RSVP is appreciated. Call 670-2045 or email kapua@ksbe.edu to confirm your attendance. CLC-M is located at 87-790 Kulauku Street in Māʻili. The speaker series will continue in May.
The Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu Speaker Series is sponsored by Kamehameha Schools, INPEACE, the UH Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge and MAʻO Organic Farms.
In Kūhanauna, KS’ guiding Strategic Plan 2020 document, there is a vision toward impacting the education and life success of the Lāhui – a shared community responsibility.
This is the series’ third year. If you’ve missed presentations from the past two years, view them in the Kamehameha Schools video gallery.
Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu Scholar Speaker Event
WHAT:
Scholars will share their personal stories on the importance of pursuing educational and career aspirations.
WHO:
Eia Mānoa Program Coordinator Allyson Franco and MA‘O Organic Farms Program Evaluator/Digital Storyteller Maisha Abbott
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 19
5:30-8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Kamehameha Schools Community Learning Center at Māʻili
87-790 Kulauku St.
RSVP:
A free, simple dinner will be served and childcare will be provided. Please email kapua@ksbe.edu or call 670-2045 to RSVP, or for more information.
Kamehameha Schools partners with the community, and engages people and place for a thriving Lāhui.
MA‘O Organic Farms Program Evaluator/Digital Storyteller Maisha Abbott will share how she performs evaluations through storytelling.
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