Hö`ike Haumäna Kihikihi Makua

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Höÿike Haumäna
Kihikihi Makua
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING KANU STUDENTS
FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE 2010 HAWAIÿI DISTRICT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR.
Kauhale Project
The Kauhale Project is focusing their energy on two major end-of-the quarter events. The first event will occur on March 3 at lunch
time in the Lökahi Room. On that date, Kauhale students in grades 6-12 will participate in a debate about climate change. While
middle school students will argue that climate change is real and already upon us, their foes, the Kauhale high school students, will
argue that human-caused climate change is a hoax. To prepare for the debate both middle school and high school students are learning debate basics including: Stating propositions using Assertion-Reason-Evidence and structure of Refutation, and Logical Fallacies.
They are also learning how to create propositions that have impact and are supported by evidence from primary sources. The students
are hoping to do battle just as their hero, Kekühaupiÿo, but in this case it will be a war of words.
Of 14 schools represented, and a total of 21 High School (Senior) Research Projects and 85 Middle School (Junior) Research Projects,
our KANU students won the following prizes:
The second major event is preparing for the annual Kuÿi ka Lono Indigenous Education Conference, on March 12-13 in Kona. Students are organized in teams to design and implement Action Plans around one of five major themes: Greenhouse Gasses, Renewable
Energy, Waste, Local Food and Events. Among the plans that will be put into place is a Carbon Footprint Booth where attendees will
be able to have their Carbon Footprint analyzed and supplied with easy, common sense solutions to reduce their Footprint value. Also
students will be working with conference organizers to determine the conferences carbon footprint and then develop carbon offset
strategies for attendees.
Mauna Loa Observatory Award - Fred Kealoha
This past quarter, the Kauhale Project has been blessed with visits from küpuna and experts including Uncle Bill Panui and Aunty
Namahana Kalama-Panui who have visited every Tuesday to help students develop oli and hula for their performance at the Hula
Drama in May. Students are focusing on the life and teachings of Kekühaupiÿo as told in dance and song. To get a better feeling for
this famous warrior, Kekühaupiÿo, students were also visited by Uncle Mason Makui, who brought his extensive collection of Native
Hawaiian weapons. He gave a 45 minute interactive lecture about the design, nature source, and use of each weapon and then allowed
students to have 30 minutes to handle the weapons. Our favorite part of his presentation was his three Rules: 1. Weapons are not toys
2. Remember the first rule and 3. I don’t talk twice. Given the clarity of these rules, the students were able to handle the weapons
responsibly and without incidents.
Best in Category Awards
Animal Science - Fred Kealoha
Earth & Planetary Science - ‘I’ini Kahakalau
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering - Likeke Purdy
Environmental Management - Kekamalu Ulloa
In addition, the following four students were selected among the top 50 projects and will represent KANU and Hawai’i Island at the
State Science Fair on Oÿahu from April 5 to 7, 2010:
Kamakaleÿa Akiona, ‘Iÿini Kahakalau, Pölanimakamae Kahakalau and Fred Kealoha!
Hapai Enterprises – Outstanding Entomology/Zoology Award Senior Division.
1. Fred Kealoha
2. Pölanimakamae Kahakalau
3. Kekamalu Ulloa
Hawaiÿi Society of Professional Engineers (HSPE) - ‘Iÿini Kahakalau
Association for Women Geoscientists Award - ‘Iÿini Kahakalau
U.S. Public Health Service Award - Kalaekoa Gaspar
U.S./Stockholm Junior WATER PRIZE Regional Award -‘Iÿini Kahakalau
U.S. Metric Association Award -‘Iÿini Kahakalau
HUI MÄKUA UPDATE
As a friendly reminder, this Sunday, February 21st, we welcome our Accreditation Visiting Committee to Hälau Ho’olako Campus.
Reception from 5:00-6:30pm. Families of PK-1 Hui please bring in a dessert, families of 2-3 Hui are helping to prepare an imu
(please contact Kristen Kaha), families of 4-5 Hui please bring in a salad (veggie or fruit), families of Pu’ukapu and Kauhale
Projects please bring in a main dish and families of Waipi’o and Pu’upülehu Projects please bring in a starch dish (bread, kalo,
potato, rice, etc.) We greatly appreciate it your efforts. Bring in your prepared/warmed dish by 4:00pm ready to serve. Make sure
your serving utensil and containers are clearly labeled with your ‘ohana name.
Effective Communication and Proper Protocol: In order to maintain an open and direct line of communication between KANU and
each individual ‘ohana, please continue to use the following steps for concerns regarding your child of any other KANU issues:
Noah Wise sports our
ancient warrior attire.
Palani Correira ready
for hand to hand battle.
Hiwa Thompson and Ano’i Straus remind
us that wahine were prepared for battle too.
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Parent, student, advisor, teacher, or staff discuss and solve concern(s).
If concern(s) not resolved, parent contacts an administrator (Allyson Tamura or Pat Bergin) to discuss and solve concern(s).
If concern(s) still not resolved, parent contacts director Dr. Kü Kahakalau to discuss and solve concern(s).
If concern(s) is still not resolved, parent asks either Hälau Ho’olako or Lälämilo Administration Offices to put their concern on
the next Local School Board (LSB) Agenda. KANU’s LSB meets every second Wednesday of the month at 4 pm at Hälau
Ho’olako.
• If concern(s) is still not resolved, parent asks Dr. Kü Kahakalau to be put on Charter School Review Board (CSRP) Agenda.
The CSRP meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month, usually in Honolulu.
Ongoing efforts to keep communication open between home and school are very important to ensure the success of our keiki and our
school. This requires our entire learning ‘ohana to work together with aloha as we collectively strive to reach our highest level.
Volunteer Process: Contact Leslie Hall, Hui Mäkua Volunteer Coordinator if your want to be a volunteer or if you have any questions
and/or concerns regarding being a volunteer at 885-7922 (home) or at 640-6338 (cell) or email at [email protected]
True friendship’s laws are by this rule expressed:
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
Lei o Mano
Kainoa Ah Quin
plays the ‘ohe hano ihu.
Uncle Mason organizes the
group into various battle formations.
Mission: Külia i ka Nu‘u - Strive To Reach Your Highest!
~ Homer approx. 850BC, Ancient Greek epic poet.
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Hunehune Kalo
Important Info & Updates
KANU
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Sam Cash
Laine Jose, Talon Muramaru & Jordan Wills
Kala‘i Kalaniopio
Shaudi Hurley, & Kale Pahi‘o
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Joshua Kealoha
Maika‘i Kunishige-Aikau
Kamalani Ah Quin & Keahana Bates
Kaleo Pelfrey
ÿAHA HAUMÄNA MEETING – Friday, February 19, 2010 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the Lökahi Room.
HAIS/WASC ACCREDITATION VISIT – Sunday, February 21 through Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
WELCOME RECEPTION for our Accreditation Visiting Team – Sunday, February 21 from 5:00-6:30pm at Hälau Hoÿolako.
See Hui Mäkua section for potluck assignment.
ACCREDITATION TEAM REPORT – Wednesday, February 24, 3:30-4:30 pm Hälau Ho’olako Külia Room. Parents, students, LSB
and community members are invited to join KANU staff for a presentation of the Visiting Committee report.
6TH ANNUAL AMY B.H. GREENWELL ETHNO BOTANICAL GARDEN GROW HAWAIIAN FESTIVAL – Saturday, February 27, 2010, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm in Kealakekua. The festival features cultural demonstrations, ask-the-expert booths, displays, keiki
activities, a lei contest and much more! KANU students will be participating in the opening and closing ceremonies, demonstrating
Makahiki games and hosting a KALO store booth. This is a FREE event and everyone is encouraged to attend. For more information,
please contact Nicole Anakalea at 890-8144.
HONOKAÿA HIGH SCHOOL AND KANU O KA ÿÄINA JUNIOR SENIOR PROM – “Take a Walk With Me” In a partnership
with Honokaÿa High School, we will be participating in our first Prom. The Prom will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the
Waikoloa Beach Marriott. The attire is semiformal and the cost is $68.00 per person. Each student may bring one guest to the event.
A buffet dinner will be served. Picture taking information is forth coming and cost for pictures will be additional. Permission forms
are available in the Hälau Hoÿolako office and due March 2. For more information call Aunty Chris Plunkett at 890-8144 or 960-6806.
KUÿI KA LONO EIGHTH ANNUAL INDIGENOUS EDUCATION CONFERENCE sponsored by Nä Lei Naÿauao Native
Hawaiian Charter School Alliance – March 12 - 13, 2010 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa in Kona.
This yearly conference brings together our twelve Hawaiian-focused charter schools located on Kaua‘i, Oÿahu and Hawaiÿi Island to
share their educational practices and accomplishments with other Indigenous educators, parents and interested stakeholders. Friday
will focus on student presentations with an evening of cultural performances and Saturday will focus on teacher and community
presentations. Call for Presenters and Registration deadline is February 25, 2010. For details, contact Kaÿiulani Pahiÿö 887-1117 or
[email protected]
FREE SAT PREP CLASSES - Classes held at Hälau Hoÿolako 3/13/2010 - 3/20/2010 every day from 8:30am to 12:30pm. (No class
on Sunday, March 14, 2010). College Connections is offering FREE test prep classes to help high school students prepare for the SAT
exam. For a limited time, the Hawaiÿi Community College is sponsoring classes free-of-charge for students who commit to attending
all sessions. Application forms are available at the Hälau Hoÿolako office. Contact Betsy Boland at 890-8144 for more information.
Community
2010 NÄHELHELE DRY FOREST SYMPOSIUM ON BIG ISLAND - Friday, February 26, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the
Outrigger Keauhou Beach Hotel. The 2010 Nähelehele Dry Forest Symposium will highlight dry land forest ecology and restoration
efforts in Hawai‘i. For registration and information call The Kohala Center at 808-887-6411 or go to www.kohalacenter.org
LUA TRAINING AT HÄLAU HO’OLAKO! - Don’t miss this rare opportunity! Hälau Ho’olako has been chosen to be the site of a
48-Hour Lua Leadership training that will include kui a lua (hand to hand combat), lomi lomi (joint manipulation and massage), läÿau
lapa’au (herbal healing) and Hawaiian leadership training. The training is one of the most dynamic, energizing, inspiring and life
changing courses that you may ever experience! The training is being offered by Ka Pa Kui a Holo, its leader, Olohe Dr. Mitchell Eli
and other distinguished leaders in the Hawaiian arts. Olohe Eli is one of the co-authors of the award winning, best selling book,
“Lua; Art of the Hawaiian Warrior,” published by Bishop Museum. Ka Pa Kui A Holo has participated in educational seminars
throughout the State of Hawai’i, nationally and internationally. The training will consist of three weekends of training: April 10 11, April 17-18, and April 24-25 at a cost of $225. The training is open to both men and women of Hawaiian Ancestry, ages 18 and
above. Applications are available at Hälau Ho’olako and the Lälämilo campus. For questions or more information, call Kaÿiulani
Pahiÿö or Steve Bess at 887-1117. Space is limited and applications received prior to March 1 and accepted for the training will be
entitled to a $50.00 discount. Scholarships may be available. This special opportunity for our ‘ohana and community is co-sponsored
by our Ho’okauhale Program. APPLY TODAY!
Volume 10
Issue 23 February 18, 2010
Weekly Newsletter
Kanu o ka ‘Äina New Century Public Charter School
Mana‘o Nui
Ho‘omana‘o
February Birthdays (Bi-Monthly)
Aloha mai käkou
After years of preparation and hard work, Accreditation Week is finally here!
On behalf of our entire learning ‘ohana we would like to extend a warm ALOHA NUI to our Visiting
Team chaired by Diane Anderson. Diane is an independent educational consultant, who retired from
Punahou after teaching Language Arts for 30 years. Other team members include Moses Kaho’okele
Crabbe, who is a teacher at the Kamehameha School Hawai’i Campus at Kea’au and an expert in
Hawaiian language, chant and hula. Our kupuna on the team is Dr. Verlie Ann Malina Wright, a
veteran educator who retired from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and recently as Vice Principal of
Änuenue, a K-12 Kula Kaiapuni located in Palolo Valley on O’ahu. Aunty Verlie Ann is also past
president of the National Indian Education Association and sits on many boards including the World
Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, better known as WINHEC, which will accredit Hälau Wänana next
year. Our fourth member is Diana Oshiro, a former DOE deputy superintendent and founder and principal of Myron B.
Thompson Academy, a hybrid K-12 charter school that provides web-based competency-based courses and standards driven
instruction to students on Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui and Hawai‘i. We are truly honored to have such a high caliber
visiting team with such a broad base of expertise and experiences.
As we welcome our HAIS/WASC accreditation team to our campus sites and into our learning ‘ohana, we are filled with
pride and joy regarding our ongoing progress over the past decade. We are also deeply appreciative of each and everyone
who has spent countless hours getting ready for this very special event. Particularly our executive team, our teachers and
numerous KANU and KALO staff are to be commended for their dedication in preparing our various exhibition folders, which will
be on display in our conference room throughout the upcoming week. This includes our Hui Curriculum folders, which present an
impressive, comprehensive map of KANU’s K-12 curriculum, and will be an invaluable asset as we chart our course for our second
decade as a Hawaiian-focused charter school.
Also mahalo nui loa to our Hui Makua for putting together our Welcome Reception for our Accreditation Visiting Team scheduled
for this Sunday, February 21 from 5:00-6:30pm at Hälau Ho’olako. (See Hui Makua section for items to bring) We hope all of
you can join us for this potluck and informal talk story session, which will serve as KANU’s third quarter ‘ohana gathering. This is
your opportunity to give back to KANU by sharing with the members of the visiting team how KANU has impacted your child and
your family.
A special HÜLÖ, goes out to 12 KANU students who did a phenomenal job this past weekend representing KANU at the Hawai‘i
District Science Fair in Hilo, with four KANU students, Kamakale‘a Akiona, ‘I‘ini and Pölani Kahakalau, and Ali‘imalu Kealoha selected to enter the State Science Fair, which will take place in Honolulu in April. While one or two KANU students were
chosen every year to compete at the State level, this is the first year that four (4) KANU students advanced to the State competition.
Congratulations to all District Science Fair participants for a job well done!
Me ke aloha pumehana,
Kü Kahakalau, Ph.D.
Director
‘Ölelo No‘eau
‘O ke aloha ke kuleana o kahi malihini.
Love is the host in strange lands.
In old Hawaiÿi, every passerby was greeted and offered food
whether he was an acquaintance or a total stranger.
‘AHA ‘ÖPIO ALAKA‘I is a two- week summer residential leadership program held at UH Hilo from June 6-19 for Native Hawaiian
Sophomores and Juniors. Applications are available at the Hälau Ho’olako Office. Deadline is April 2, 2010. Sponsored by Nä Pua
No’eau, this program allows students develop leadership skills by learning about community issues impacting kanaka and ‘äina.
Nä Pua No’eau is also seeking an Interim Program Coordinator, a Kumu, as well as a Kökua for this program. Please email cover
letter and resume to [email protected] or fax to 974-7681. Closing date is March 1, 2010.
Like in the days of our küpuna, making visitors welcome has been a tradition at KANU since our very beginning and our guests keep
raving about the aloha they feel when visiting our sites and our programs. This upcoming week will probably be our most important
visit of the decade, as we welcome our accreditation visiting team. As a Hawaiian learning ‘ohana, we view it not only as a kuleana
but as a privilege to host this group of veteran educators, sharing our aloha, making them feel welcome and comfortable and attending
to their needs.
Visit our website: http://kanu.kalo.org
P.O. Box 398 Kamuela, HI 96743 Phone: 808-887-8144 Facsimile: 808-887-8146 E-mail: [email protected]