Nov. 6, 2024

What’s the latest at Kamehameha Schools? From expanding the reach of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi to providing scholarships for Native Hawaiian scholars, KS is making waves! Indigenous chefs shine at a KS-sponsored panel and alumni are achieving great heights. Catch up on the latest headlines below:

GENERAL NEWS

• Kamehameha Schools, Pauahi Foundation provide college scholarships for Native Hawaiian scholars (Hawaii News Now)
  KS Kapālama transition specialist Derrick Kang and Hiʻialo’s Day Mau appeared on HI Now Daily to share more about college scholarships for students to access higher education.
   
• Indigenous chefs take center stage at Kamehameha Schools presents ROOTS (Hawaii News Now)
  ʻĀina Pauahi’s En Young joined Chef Kealoha Domingo to talk about some of the dishes they will be featuring at Kamehameha Schools presents ROOTS, a culinary conversation and grazing event at the Hawaiʻi Food and Wine Festival.
   
• Kamehameha Schools offers land for new Lahaina school (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
  KS has offered up to 16 acres of its Kuʻia land as a potential new site for King Kamehameha III Elementary School, whose original buildings were lost in the August 2023 wildfires.
   

EDUCATION

• First Law & Justice Academy on Hawaiʻi Island A Big Success (Hawaiʻi State Judiciary)
  KS Hawaiʻi students took part in an intensive three-day program focused on civics and the legal system.
   

KAIĀULU

• Youth panel explores issues of voting, tourism and outmigration (HI Now Daily)
  Emerging ʻōiwi leaders from KS and kula kaiapuni recently discussed critical issues such as voting, tourism, and outmigration, highlighting the perspectives and concerns of the younger generation.
   
• Hundreds of ʻōpio inspire voter participation at ‘Walk to the Box’ events (Maui Now)
  Hundreds of ʻōpio inspired voter participation by leading “Walk to the Box” events across Maui, Hawaiʻi Island, and Oʻahu, encouraging their communities to vote ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.
   
• ʻŌiwi Leadership Accelerator: Preparing Our People for Executive Leadership Roles (Ka Wai Ola)
  In partnership with Kamehameha Schools, this program prepares Native Hawaiian and Hawaiʻi-born professionals for executive leadership roles by enhancing their skills and confidence through culturally grounded experiences.
   
• Chaminade University partners with Kamehameha Schools to host Aloha ‘Āina Kalaepōhaku (KITV)
  Supported by KS, the university hosted an event to celebrate mālama ʻāina through hands-on activities, educational workshops and service projects.
   

ALUMNI

• Shangri La appoints Victoria Holt Takamine as its first cultural adviser (Hawaiʻi Public Radio)
  The 1965 alum is the first cultural adviser to integrate Native Hawaiian culture into the museum’s programs and events.
   
• Kamehameha graduate joins tiny, but elite group of Native Hawaiian admirals (Hawaii News Now)
  After 33 years of service, Ryan Mahelona KSK’91 has become the third Native Hawaiian to achieve the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy.
   
• How this KS Kaiāulu partner is bringing back abundance to Hāmakua (Ka Wai Ola)
  Led by Noʻeau Peralto KSH’06, huiMAU is working to restore traditional ʻōiwi food systems and cultivate place-based ancestral knowledge in the Hāmākua Hikina community.
   
• Once banned in schools, ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i now part of push to make Maui County government bilingual (Kauai Now)
  With the help of Nālani Fujihara KSK’18, Maui County is transitioning to a bilingual government in English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, following a charter amendment passed in 2022 to promote the Hawaiian language and cultural resources.
   
• Hawaiʻi-Washington State football game brings together former Kamehameha Maui teammates (Maui Now)
  The University of Hawaiʻi and Washington State football game will be a landmark event as former KS Maui teammates and class of 2020 graduates Karsyn Pupunu and Kapena Gushiken face off on opposite sides.
   
• KS graduate talks newest show (Hawaii News Now)
  Kekoa Kekumano KSK’16 known for his roles in “The White Lotus” and “Aquaman,” shares his journey and experiences as he stars in the new TV drama series “Rescue: HI-Surf.”
   

ʻĀINA PAUAHI

• Mahiʻai Match-Up awards $50,000 to four local food-focused entrepreneurs (Maui Now)
  The business plan competition awarded Hā Tonics, The Local General Store, Manu Brewing Co. and Polipoli Farms to help to expand their businesses and contribute to Hawaiʻi’s food security.
   
• Waiānuenue at Kapa‘akea to Transform the University Area of Mō‘ili‘ili (Honolulu Magazine)
  Change is coming to the neighborhood to better connect the UH Mānoa community.
   

ATHLETICS

• Kamehameha upsets top-ranked ‘Iolani (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
  Kamehameha kept its ILH championship hopes alive by upsetting top-ranked ‘Iolani in a thrilling five-set match.