Kamehameha Schools was founded by the will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha the Great.
February 24, 2022
As an example of a Hawaiian culture-based practice, Kealapono Senior Administrative Assistant Nani Dudoit KSK’78 and other KS staffers share how morning gatherings are conducted at Kamehameha Schools. They also explain each component of this type of protocol. In times when people cannot be together physically, morning gatherings can be done virtually as a way of keeping people connected and feeling supported. The daily gathering is used as a pre-summit example on the Ka Waiwai No Nā Kūpuna website.
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Kamehameha Schools’ policy is to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.



