August 19, 2015
The 2015 Native Hawaiian Education Summit was an important gathering of stakeholders to convene conversations of how to move forward to advance two major goals related to ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) and ‘ike Hawai‘i (Hawaiian knowledge) to achieve a vision that in 10 years, kānaka will thrive through the foundation of Hawaiian language, values, practices and wisdom of kūpuna and new ʻike to sustain abundant communities.
The event took place over two days from July 20-21, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ka‘iwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama.
Another outcome from this year’s ‘aha was reaching a consensus of what success should look like for Native Hawaiians in the future. Read a Civil Beat article “Finding New Ways to Define Native Hawaiian Student Success” for a recap of what took place over the two days.
For more information, visit http://keaomalamalama.org/. See a full gallery of images from the summit on the Kamehameha Schools Facebook page.
Kamehameha Schools’ policy is to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
