Kumu Kawehi Kammerer Papa Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi (1)
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Kumu Kawehi Kammerer Papa Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi (1)
Papa Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi Kumu Kawehi Kammerer Hawaiian Language and Culture Class Heitiare “Kawehi” Kammerer Contact Information: Classroom in the Learning Center Helu Kelepona: (808) 572-3140 Leka uila: [email protected] BLOG: http://blogs.ksbe. edu/hekammer/ Nā Kumuhana Aʻo: Units of Study this year KAI - ʻĀINA- KANAKA Ocean- Land- Man/People Hawaiian: Phonics, Words, Phrases, Songs, Chants, Dances Prayers, Hawaiian Proverbs, Stories, and Cultural Practices. Parent Communication Plan Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. I have an open door policy to help parents and students feel comfortable addressing their concerns with me. My main methods of relaying information to your ʻohana will be via parent letters, email and posting on my blog. Please see my contact information above should you need to reach me. I check my email often so emails is the best method of reaching me outside of school hours. Please make sure to check out my blog weekly to view class information and to stay connected with me. Mahalo! ʻAnoʻai me ke aloha!!! ʻO wau iho nō ʻo Kawehi Kammerer ke kumu Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi. I am Kumu Kawehi Kammerer, the Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi teacher. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of Ke Kula Haʻahaʻa o Kamehameha ʻohana. It gives me great pleasure to share my ʻike (knowledge) and aloha for the Hawaiian Language and Culture with the haumāna (students) of Kamehameha Maui Elementary. I am blessed to take part in the great work of establishing a “Kula Hawaiʻi” here. I hope to instill ʻike Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Intelligence) through teaching Hawaiian values, words/phrases, ways of life, huakaʻi, chants, songs, dances, and stories. The Hawaiian scholar, Joseph Poepoe believed in the importance of Hawaiian intelligence saying, “He oia mau no ka pono o ka lāhui kanaka i ka hoʻonaʻauao Hawaiʻi,” which means the human race will always benefit from Hawaiian education. The best makana (gift) I can give my haumāna, is a sense of what it truly means to be a kanaka maoli. Ultimately expelling the practice of Hawaiian language and culture being merely an ornamental and decorative expression. It is my strong belief that as a “Kula Hawaiʻi” we all have a great responsibility to emulate what it means to be an educated Hawaiian as exemplified by Bernice Pauahi Bishop herself. Our beloved Bernice Pauahi Bishop spoke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi fluently and culturally knew mele Hawaiʻi. E ʻalu like kākou, let us work together to fulfill the goal of a “Kula Hawaiʻi” by supporting the pua of Pauahi to grow and blossom into kanaka maoli we all can be proud of. On an educational note, I humbly come to Kamehameha Maui Elementary as a former Kula Kaiapuni (Hawaiian Immersion) haumana and kumu. I am a certified and licensed Elementary Education K-6 teacher. I received my B.A. in Art and a Minor in Hawaiian Studies from Brigham Young University of Hawai'i (BYUH). I later received my Elementary Teaching Certification at BYUH as a fifth year post-graduate student. Recently, I received a Master’s of Education in Curriculum Studies with an emphasis in eLearning from Concordia University-Portland, Oregon. Outside of my educational endeavors and being a Kumu Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi, I am the mākuahine (mother) of four beautiful sons and the wife of James Kammerer, the former Kahuku High & Intermediate School JV Football and Basketball Head Coach. My husband and I have a common love for sports. As a former college volleyball player for BYUH, volleyball is naturally my favorite sport. A side from volleyball, I also love creatively expressing myself through art and technology. I especially enjoy family time and outdoor activities. This year I hope to explore new applications of technology in my class to enhance my learning and the learning of my students. I truly look forward to a school year full of building lasting pilina (relationships) and culturally rich experiences with the Kamehameha Maui ʻohana. IMUA KĀKOU!! Me ke aloha, ~Kumu Kawehi Kammerer Nā Kumuwaiwai (Hawaiian Language Resources): Hawaiian Language Online Dictionary www.wehewehe.org Hawaiian Literacy Resource www.ulukau.org ʻŌiwi TV www.oiwi.tv/live/ 20th School Year Anniversary Nānā i mua, nānā i hope Look forward, look back School wide effort E hoʻohua i ka hua maikaʻi Bear good fruit “Ua lehulehu a manomano ka 'ikena a ka Hawai'i” Great and numerous is the knowledge of the Hawaiians. ~Puke ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, na Kawena Pūkuʻi
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