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THE ʻOLUʻOLU OF DANCE

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Good natured; not easily provoked; good humored as applied to a nature of ease and cheerfulness. 

Parker, A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, 1865

ALOHA FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: ʻOLUʻOLU

On Saturday, I was treated to an impressive performance of hula kahiko at the Taste of Kalihi celebration. Mrs. Kreidler’s son was one of the performers and I welcomed the invitation to enjoy his talent and that of his halau. And I don’t think I am being hyperbolical when I say the performance was impressive. In addition to being highly poised and precise in their movements, every dance was performed bare foot on the unswept, asphalt parking lot adjacent to Dillingham Boulevard.

Watching the halau perform this feat, I wondered how they controlled their movements, looking amazingly graceful while enduring the pain. Every pivot on the balls of their feet, every sweeping vamp, risked scraping their feet against the jagged rocks. Yet, they continued to smile and hold themselves tall.

I think that it took incredible strength to appear so graceful and gentle in their movements – not just physical strength and muscular control, but inner strength to keep dancing while blocking out any distractions, especially ones causing blisters to form on the soles of their feet. Their effort serves as an inspiration for ʻoluʻolu. Uncle Pono and Aunty Pilahi Paki teach us that to be ʻoluʻolu we must be simultaneously strong and gentle. We must control our actions to maintain that careful balance. 

If the halau were too strong, their attempts to guard against the pain would make their movements appear rigid and forced. If too gentle, wincing with every jab, babying their feet, the dance would not have been as graceful. Like the halau, when provoked, even in the harshest conditions, we must remain both strong and gentle; be resilient and filled with grace. By doing so, we are able to show aloha even in the most challenging situations.

5 PURSUITS of ʻOLUʻOLU

Inspired by Gholdy Muhammad

Please watch this: Just Kidding written by Trudy Ludwig. Then with you child, answer the following:

  • IDENTITY: In the story, DJ’s father plays catch with him to help him calm down and get ready to talk about why he was angry. What are things you enjoy doing with your family that helps you calm down?
  • SKILLS: Create a Bubble Map describing the main character, DJ.
  • INTELLECT: Bullying behavior can be found in many different settings, from the home, in school, and even at people’s places of work. Research what is defined as bullying behavior and, like DJ, how can it be addressed and prevented.
  • CRITICALITY: Have you ever teased someone, like a friend or family member? How could you tell how they felt about it? How can you make sure that you are not hurting someone when you think you are just having fun?
  • JOY: With a friend or your ohana, play the game DJ, his father, and older brother play to neutralize the means things someone who teasing might say. (Remember the rule is to not say anything mean back to the person teasing.)

NOTE: Showing aggression is part of the normal development of children. Most grow out of it once they learn to better manage their anger and build their social skills. However if aggression persists and gets worse, it would be best to seek help from our school. Our counselors and school social worker are ready to assist.

WANTED: SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

The School Community Council (SCC) supports the school through policy making, advising school administration, and developing school improvement initiatives. It is comprised of parents, community members, teachers, classified staff, students and administrators. We are currently seeking nominations for anyone willing to serve on the SCC as it’s chairperson. The chairperson presides at all meetings and signs letters, plans, reports, and other SCC communications. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone for this role, please complete this nomination form by Monday, September 25.

WEAR PINK FOR MAUI WEDNESDAYS

We are continuing to Wear Pink for Maui on Wednesdays and invite all to continue joining us in letting “that light, that divine inspiration that Aunty Pilahi Paki says is given to you at your very beginning, come through and let your ALOHA join with the ALOHA of the collective to bring about healing.” 

DAILY VIRTUAL PIKO – please join us

The Daily Piko helps us become centered and ready to learn. It helps us get on the same page, hearing one message of focus for the day and the week. If you are able, we begin at 8 AM everyday except Wednesday when we conduct the piko in-person.

https://hidoe.zoom.us/j/89410873182?pwd=dERWOEs2SldQdW5aZHpDM29vdWdhdz09

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tue, Sept 26, 2023Fall Picture Taking Day
Wed, Sept 27, 2023, 4:30 PMSchool Community Council Meeting
Join by Zoom
Wed, Sept 27, 2023, 6:30 PMKES Ohana Mtg – Hybrid 
Attend in-person at the library -or-
Attend via Zoom
Thur, Sept 28, 2023, 8:15 AMOff-Campus Evacuation Drill
Fri, Sept 29, 2023Deadline for Federal Survey Cards
Sat, Sept 30, 2023Campus Beautification Day
Oct 2-6, 2023KES Book Fair
Fri, Oct 6, 2023Silver Linings Day
End of Quarter 1
Oct 9 – 13, 2023Fall Break Intersession – no school
Oct 23 – Nov 3, 2023Parent-Teacher Conferences
early release 12:45 PM daily
Wed, Nov 1, 2023Complex PC Day – No Students

OVERCOMING CONFLICT WITH LŌKAHI

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Agreement in mind; unanimity of sentiment; union of feeling; oneness; similarity. 

Andrews, Hawaiian Dictionary, 1865

ALOHA FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: LŌKAHI

This post is a copy of the first sixth grade promotion ceremony speech I ever gave at Kāneʻohe Elementary, way back in 2012. I am unsure how many of those sixth graders were actually listening as they eagerly waited to be celebrated by their ʻohana. Even now, as high school is a distant memory for them, I wonder if any recall my words. Who am I kidding? I barely remembered what I said. Yet reading it now, I am pleasantly surprised. Although I wouldn’t meet Uncle Pono Shim for another five years, much of its content aligns with the foundations of Aloha he taught.

As I reflect upon this yearʻs motto: “Light the Fire” I am reminded of a story of when I was in the sixth grade.  It happened way back in 1979. I was kind of big, on the shy side, kind, and soft spoken. Like you, I was about to leave the only school I knew. It was a place where I felt safe, cared for and loved by my teachers. Yet, I was excited and full of anticipation for a new adventure. I was heading to a new school. Back then, that new school had only just begun accepting girls. However, the grade I was going into was still all boys, which (at the time) was fine by me. 

When I got there, it was nothing like I imagined. On my first day, I realized that I was only one of two kids that were new to the class.  The rest of the boys had been together for many years. In a gaggle, they whispered to each other about the new kids, snickered and glared. Well, actually they snickered and glared at me because the other new kid resembled the Incredible Hulk ready to smash. One boy focused in on one of my most prominent characteristics and created a jeering chant about my full lips. The rest of the class joined in and started chanting louder and louder. I felt smaller and smaller. I wished I could disappear. That was my first day.

The next three months didn’t get any better. In fact, it just felt worse. At my former school, I had many friends and felt well liked. At this new school, I had no friends; I had no fire. Everyday my mom asked me how was school, I just said, “okay” and didn’t go into detail because it felt so hopeless.

Finally, at the beginning of November, I had enough. As recess began, one of the boys started to chant about my lips. Anger clouded my head. I puffed up my chest, clenched my fists, and readied to hit him. He began to dance around ducking in and out reaching in to slap me. The rest of the boys gathered around and started to chant “BEEF BEEF BEEF.” Just as I was about to swing, I suddenly felt a huge hand grip my shoulder and jerk me backwards. Quickly the crowded dispersed while the two of us were dragged into the office by the principal. He sat the us down and gruffly stated, “This is your only warning. You fight, youʻre kicked out.”

Luckily I avoided being expelled. However, the principal called my mom and when I went home, she coerced me to say how I really felt about school. I whined that I didn’t have any friends and wanted to quit and go to another school. After I finished complaining and after she was done lecturing, my mother told me that I need to be myself. She said, “Be yourself. Forgive and be kind. Eventually they will see who you truly are and come to accept you.” 

I would like to tell you that my mom’s advice lit my fire. I would like to say that I marched forward with confidence, totally believing in myself. But what I actually thought was that my mom didn’t know what she was talking about.

Regardless, I went to school. I didn’t fight, and I didn’t quit.  I did try to be myself. So instead of feeling angry, I chose to forgive and ignore. Instead of acting out, I chose to act in kindness. Eventually I shared a rocket engine with one of the boys. His name was Jack and he was doing a science project on model rockets and ran out of supplies. I also happened to be doing a model rocket project and had a few extra engines.  He thanked me and the next time everyone was chanting about my lips, he said, “You know, maybe we should give him a break. Heʻs really OK.” Slowly the chanting became less frequent. By the end of the year, because I chose kindness I made some really good friends. Because I chose forgiveness and found connections, I regained my fire.

5 PURSUITS of LŌKAHI

Inspired by Gholdy Muhammad

Please watch this: The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World written by Katie Smith Milway and illustrated by Shane W Evans. Then with you child, answer the following:

  • IDENTITY: What are games that you and your ohana like to play? Talk to your kupuna and ask about the games they played as kids.
  • SKILLS: Create a double-bubble map comparing Deo and Remy. 
  • INTELLECT: To understand what Deo goes through in this book, we will need empathy. Define empathy and how it can help us make friends.
  • CRITICALITY: How does telling moʻolelo (stories) or playing games help to overcome hate? 
  • JOY: With two friends or family members, try making a “banana-leaf ball” with plastic bags from grocery stores, cardboard, or other recycled materials. See if you can figure out your own process. If not, here’s one way you can do it.

You can also read/hear about the real Deo here.

MAHALO FRANK DELIMA

While you might not see him as often on TV asking you to call The Cab dressed as a tutu, Frank Delima still looms large as a comedic influencer in our community. This week, we were treated to his latest show on valuing reading, treating each other with aloha, taking care of our health and dancing like a sumo wrestler. At 74, Mr. Delima is still going strong and making his way to every elementary school across the state, sharing his message and humor with every student. Mahalo nui loa Frank Delima.

WANTED: SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

The School Community Council (SCC) supports the school through policy making, advising school administration, and developing school improvement initiatives. It is comprised of parents, community members, teachers, classified staff, students and administrators. We are currently seeking nominations for anyone willing to serve on the SCC as it’s chairperson. The chairperson presides at all meetings and signs letters, plans, reports, and other SCC communications. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone for this role, please complete this nomination form by Monday, September 25

WEAR PINK FOR MAUI WEDNESDAYS

We are continuing to Wear Pink for Maui on Wednesdays and invite all to continue joining us in letting “that light, that divine inspiration that Aunty Pilahi Paki says is given to you at your very beginning, come through and let your ALOHA join with the ALOHA of the collective to bring about healing.” 

DAILY VIRTUAL PIKO – please join us

The Daily Piko helps us become centered and ready to learn. It helps us get on the same page, hearing one message of focus for the day and the week. If you are able, we begin at 8 AM everyday except Wednesday when we conduct the piko in-person.

https://hidoe.zoom.us/j/89410873182?pwd=dERWOEs2SldQdW5aZHpDM29vdWdhdz09

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept 18 – 21, 2023Book Drive for Lahaina
Fri, Sept 22, 2023Waiver Day – No Students
Tue, Sept 26, 2023Fall Picture Taking Day
Wed, Sept 27, 2023, 4:30 PMSchool Community Council Meeting
Join by Zoom
Thur, Sept 28, 2023, 8:15 AMOff-Campus Evacuation Drill
Fri, Sept 29, 2023Deadline to submit Federal Survey Cards
Sat, Sept 30, 2023Campus Beautification Day
Oct 2-6, 2023KES Book Fair
Fri, Oct 6, 2023Silver Linings Day
End of Quarter 1
Oct 9 – 13, 2023Fall Break Intersession – no school
Oct 23 – Nov 3, 2023Parent-Teacher Conferences
early release 12:45 PM daily
Wed, Nov 1, 2023Complex PC Day – No Students

AKAHAI & ALOHA AKAKA WEEK

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Aka, with, care, and hai, to speak. To be tender of heart; meek

Andrews, Hawaiian Dictionary, 1865

ALOHA FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: AKAHAI

May Day comes just once every other year at Kāneʻohe Elementary School and if you’ve only been a part of our ʻohana since 2020, I apologize because the last two were acutely subdued due to the pandemic. The May Day of 2016, however, was an entirely different affair. That year, May Day culminated the celebration of Kāneʻohe Elementary’s 60th anniversary. As with the May Day’s of the past, previous principals were invited to attend and since it was an extra special occasion, we were treated to an extra special guest: former principal, Senator Daniel K Akaka. Senator Akaka was a enthralled by the student performances, cheering after each act. After the event, we gathered in a library for a staff luncheon and Senator Akaka warmly greeted everyone. As he posed for pictures with different members of our staff, he asked them for their names, inquired about who they are, and what they did at Kāneʻohe Elementary. He seemed genuinely interested in everyone and grateful for their service to children.

For me, as a school leader, it was a lesson in grace. No matter his prominence and his tremendous impact on Hawaiʻi, Senator Akaka was humble and kind. He certainly put others before himself. I remember him asking me if had gotten a chance to eat. Here he was, a kupuna, a special guest, and he’s looking after me.

In the two remaining years of his life, we were blessed to have several interactions with Senator Akaka including a book celebration with our younger students. In each case, he greeted everyone with kindness and a warm humility that made us feel cared for. It is no wonder Senator Akaka was known as the Aloha Ambassador as he definitely promoted how to Live Aloha with his every action.

Read a special memory of Senator Akaka by Kāneʻohe Elementary parent, Kekoa Kaluhiwa who served as Senator Akaka’s executive assistant for 12 years.

5 PURSUITS of AKAHAI

Inspired by Gholdy Muhammad

Please watch this: A Beach Day with Pa written by Senator Akaka’s grandson, David Mattson and his wife Elizabeth Mattson; illustrated by Brady Evans. Then with you child, answer the following:

  • IDENTITY: What is something that you like to do at the beach with your ʻohana?
  • SKILLS: Watch the video again, but this time turn the sound softer and read along with the narrator.
  • INTELLECT: A single cigarette butt will contaminate 8 liters of water after just one hour of soaking in the waves. Research the impact plastic bags and other pieces of litter have on the environment.
  • CRITICALITY: In the story Pa and the kids showed akahai by picking up the opala left by others. Other than the marine life, who may have benefitted from this act of aloha?
  • JOY: Think about how you can do an act of aloha that benefits others at your next fun outing with your ʻohana. Share this idea with your ʻohana and commit to doing it.

ALOHA AKAKA WEEK CHALLENGE

This week, on what would’ve been his 99th birthday, we honor Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Senator Akaka was justifiably known as the Aloha Ambassador, consistently demonstrating akahai to all who had the opportunity to meet and connect with him. In this spirit, please join us in the Aloha Akaka Week Challenge by following the Senator’s examples on each day of the week:

WANTED: SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

The School Community Council (SCC) supports the school through policy making, advising school administration, and developing school improvement initiatives. It is comprised of parents, community members, teachers, classified staff, students and administrators. We are currently seeking nominations for anyone willing to serve on the SCC as it’s chairperson. The chairperson presides at all meetings and signs letters, plans, reports, and other SCC communications. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone for this role, please complete this nomination form by Monday, September 25.

MAHALO NUI LOA OHANA100

Inspired by Senator Akaka’s kāhea to educate young people, Ohana100 and it’s team of volunteers read to children, support literacty initiatives and donate new books to students. This past week, Ohana100 was spreading the aloha again at our annual book celebration. Each and every Kāneʻohe Elementary student received a new book to take home and read again and again with their ohana. Mahalo Piha Mrs. Millie Akaka (Senator Akaka’s wife) and Ohana100 founders David and Elizabeth Mattson for such a wonderful, inspiring event.

MAHALO CPAC & 5TH GRADE

Continuing in its commitment to providing students in the Castle Complex a forum for learning about the performing arts and hopefully sparking a new passion, the Castle Performing Arts Center spent the first few weeks of school with our 5th graders. During these sessions, students learned how to project their voices, act, sing, dance, and how to be on stage. All of their learning culminated with a performance for the students’ ohana at the Caste Theater. We, the audience, were treated to a wonderful show full of song, laughter, and pride for our students. Mahalo nui loa to the CPAC educators and our 5th grade teachers: Mrs. Muniz, Kumu Māpuana, Ms. Maloney, Mrs. Sparks, and Kumu Wells. 

STEM KICK-OFF – ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS WITH NATURAL SOLUTIONS

One of Kāneʻohe Elementary’s key initiatives is to develop students’ ability to solve problems using the Engineering Design Process coupled with a Growth Mindset where learning from failure is an expectation. Each year, we strive to inspire our teachers to develop lessons that challenge students to design solutions for the problems around them. And every year, teachers consistently help students come up with innovative and creative projects including nets that capture micro plastics in the ocean, a re-designed makaha for Waikalua Loko Iʻa, and a waterwheel that converts hydro power from the ʻauwai into electricity. This year, we are stretching our brains to apply this process to addressing the climate crisis using natural solutions such as agroforestry. Given that climate change and urbanization played significant contributing roles to the devastating wildfires on Maui, this topic is of urgent concern. So we look forward to what our students design to address this challenge, especially as we strive to cultivate young leaders who will help Kāneʻohe and Hawaiʻi be sustainable beyond our lifetime.

Mahalo nui loa to climate and culture strategist Brandon Jirō Hayashi, environmental engineer Todd Taniguchi, and Kupu Hawaiʻi educators Makana Lewis and  Linn Kuboi for guiding our learning.

WEAR PINK FOR MAUI WEDNESDAYS

We are continuing to Wear Pink for Maui on Wednesdays and invite all to continue joining us in letting “that light, that divine inspiration that Aunty Pilahi Paki says is given to you at your very beginning, come through and let your ALOHA join with the ALOHA of the collective to bring about healing.” 

DAILY VIRTUAL PIKO – please join us

The Daily Piko helps us become centered and ready to learn. It helps us get on the same page, hearing one message of focus for the day and the week. If you are able, we begin at 8 AM everyday except Wednesday when we conduct the piko in-person.

https://hidoe.zoom.us/j/89410873182?pwd=dERWOEs2SldQdW5aZHpDM29vdWdhdz09

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tue, Sept 12, 2023, 8:30 AMFrank DeLima Performance
Wed, Sept 13, 2023, 4:30 PMWellness Committee Meeting 
Join by Zoom
Fri, Sept 22, 2023Waiver Day – No Students
Tue, Sept 26, 2023Fall Picture Taking Day
Wed, Sept 27, 2023, 4:30 PMSchool Community Council Meeting
Join by Zoom
Sat, Sept 30, 2023Campus Beautification Day
Fri, Oct 6, 2023Silver Linings Day
End of Quarter 1
Oct 9 – 13, 2023Fall Break Intersession – no school

RAISING CHILDREN WITH AHONUI

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Patience; patient, enduring, long suffering; to tolerate. Lit., great breath

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Hawaiian dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian 

ALOHA FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: AHONUI

When my daughter Zoe was a toddler, her mother and I stressed out about setting her up for “success.” Along with all the other parents of children her age, we felt we were in some unspoken competition. Consequently, we bought toys that were “guaranteed” to stimulate her creativity. We enrolled her in a bunch of pre pre-school classes – yes pre pre-school. We owned all the Baby Einstein VHS tapes that were supposed to make her “smarter.” Yet, for all of our efforts, we always felt behind.

Later, when Gen, our son, was born, I heard a podcast that refuted the supposed benefits of Baby Einstein videos and the other measures we took to get Zoe ahead. Instead, the podcast claimed there were only a few things that research showed parents did that influenced their children. One of them was smoking. If parents smoked, it was likely their children would smoke. Another was how parents treated their children and others. If parents were loving, kind, and respectful, their children would follow suit. And if parents were not those things, their children behaved similarly. In retrospect, this made sense. After watching hours of videos, toddler Zoe could still not speak French, read fluently, or create master works of art. What probably benefitted her the most was when we spent time playing with her at the beach, digging holes and building sandcastles.

A few years ago, I resonated with a book entitled The Gardener and the Carpenter by Alison Gopnik. It was if the author had been tracking all of our parenting errors, “the idea is that if you just do the right things, get the right skills, read the right books, you’re going to be able to shape your child into a particular kind of adult” similar to a carpenter building a cabinet from a set of directions. However, these parents, “are so concerned that the child come out that you’re not giving the child the freedom to take risks and explore and be autonomous.” Instead, these parents and their children are more likely to be, “anxious and difficult and tense and unhappy in all sorts of ways that are unnecessary.” Children will not learn how to be flexible, resilient, and independent.

Being a parent, however, is more akin to being a gardener, “you never know what’s going to happen in the garden. The things that you plan fail but then wonderful things happen that you haven’t actually planned.” Gopnik explains that it’s about “creating a rich, nurturant but also variable, diverse, dynamic ecosystem in which many, many different things can happen and a system that can respond to the environment in unpredictable kinds of ways.”

In other words, waiting for your child to grow and bloom like a flower requires ahonui. But not a patience where you passively wait around for things to happen. Ahonui is an active patience where you are being attentive and nurturing, waiting for the right moment to water, to till, to prune, to weed, to fertilize. 

All children are individuals with their own unique characteristics, strengths, and personalities. As such, each grows and matures on their own timetable. Just looking at the height of kids across 6th grade and then when they’re high school seniors is proof enough. Boys who were the shortest throughout elementary sometimes shoot up to be amongst the tallest in their class by the time they graduate. But this doesn’t just happen. Like gardeners, we feed them nutritious food, give them milk to drink, and encourage them to get lots of sleep. We create the conditions for this to happen, even if it doesn’t happen right away.

Twenty years later, Zoe is doing well despite our mistakes. She is independent, strong, and making sound, mature decisions. She might not be as interested in foreign affairs as her mother wanted nor becoming a teacher as I hoped. But she is carving her own path as a happy adult, which I think is what is most important.

The Nature of This Flower Is to Bloom
Rebellious. Living.
Against the Elemental Crush.
A Song of Color
Blooming
For Deserving Eyes.
Blooming Gloriously
For its Self.
Alice Walker

5 PURSUITS of AHONUI

Inspired by Gholdy Muhammad

Please watch this: Leo the Late Bloomer written by Robert Kraus and illustrated by Jose Aruego. Then with you child, answer the following:

  • IDENTITY: What is something that took you a long time to learn? How did you feel when you finally learned it?
  • SKILLS: Leo is described as a “late bloomer” by his mother, meaning he will eventually find his talents and abilities but after others. Why does Leo’s mother use this term when responding to Leo’s father? Provide examples from the text that show Leo’s mother is correct.
  • INTELLECT: The term “late bloomer” is an example of an idiom. An idiom is a widely used saying with a meaning that is unique to a culture. A local example is “Broke da mouth.” Research and find examples of idioms that are about having patience.
  • CRITICALITY: Why might it be important to show ahonui or patience with someone that takes longer to learn or do something compared to you?
  • JOY: Make a list of things you would like to learn but might be afraid of failing. Practice ahonui with yourself and begin learning one of those things.

MAHALO NUI LOA ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND

This week, our school was treated to an amazing concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band, which included a special performance of In Your Hawaiian Way featuring a few of our teachers dancing hula ʻauana. Throughout the show, students sang along to different tunes, were introduced to the gamut of musical instruments, and learned a bit of Hawaiian history in the process. One of our second graders, Alex Kimura, even got to conduct the band for one of their numbers. Fun fact: one of the performers with the band, the legendary Karen Keawehawaiʻi is a Kāneʻohe Elementary alumnus and was amongst the first students to attend KES. Mahalo nui loa goes to Alex’s mother So Jin Kimura, a musician with the Royal Hawaiian Band, who helped arrange this wonderful opportunity for our students to discover new passions

VIRTUAL FALL MATH CAMP FOR 1ST – 3RD GRADERS

During the upcoming Fall Break (October 9 – 13) the Hawaiʻi DOE is sponsoring a free virtual Fall Math camp for Hawaiʻi public elementary school students in grades 1, 2, and 3 (not including public charter schools). Space is limited and it fills up fast. Registration is open and available here.

PHONE & SMART PHONES

During the school day, students are not allowed to use phones or smart watches. This expectation includes when students that are in before and after care programs including A+. 

  • Devices shall remain OFF and IN your child’s backpack during the school day.
  • Before school and after school devices used to contact parent/guardian is allowed after receiving permission from school personnel in the drop/off and pick/up areas only.
  • If a student attempts to use a device during instruction, the teacher will confiscate the device, turn it in to the Vice Principal, who will call you for pick up. Thank you for your support.

BIKES/E-BIKES ON CAMPUS

We encourage students who live close to school to walk or ride bikes to campus as part of a healthy, active lifestyle. Once on campus, all bike riders should walk their bikes up the walkway to and from the bike rack located near the library. We ask all to not ride bikes on campus. Recently, trespassers on e-bikes ran over newly planted native plants on our hillside. Please kokua and let others know to show akahai while on our campus.

WEAR PINK FOR MAUI WEDNESDAYS

We are continuing to Wear Pink for Maui on Wednesdays and invite all to continue joining us in letting “that light, that divine inspiration that Aunty Pilahi Paki says is given to you at your very beginning, come through and let your ALOHA join with the ALOHA of the collective to bring about healing.” 

DAILY VIRTUAL PIKO – PLEASE JOIN US

The Daily Piko helps us become centered and ready to learn. It helps us get on the same page, hearing one message of focus for the day and the week. If you are able, we begin at 8 AM everyday except Wednesday when we conduct the piko in-person.

https://hidoe.zoom.us/j/89410873182?pwd=dERWOEs2SldQdW5aZHpDM29vdWdhdz09

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tue, Sept 5, 2023, 9:00 AMSenator Akaka Foundation Book Celebration
Tue, Sept 12, 2023, 8:30 AMFrank DeLima Performance
Fri, Sept 22, 2023Waiver Day – No Students
Tue, Sept 26, 2023Fall Picture Taking Day
Sat, Sept 30, 2023Campus Beautification Day