by DND | Dec 21, 2013 | Education, Kamehameha Schools
“It’s like going into a worm hole and you- all of a sudden look up and it’s been four hours. But it’s really time well-spent.” Stacy Naipo, a former graduate and the new archivist of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, has spent countless hours sorting through and organizing...
by DND | Dec 20, 2013 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
At the beginning of their school year, Punahou President, Dr. James Scott, challenged the faculty to incorporate Hōkūleʻa and her worldwide voyage as an extension of their classroom. “It’s a combination of Hawaiiana, global education, languages, science, technology....
by DND | Nov 22, 2013 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
As Hikianalia accompanies Hōkūleʻa on her Worldwide Voyage, their mission is to prove that old traditions are applicable in a modern context both here in Hawaiʻi and abroad. “The way that we’re trying to bridge that gap is we’re conducting high-tech modern science on...
by DND | Nov 15, 2013 | Education, Environment, Kamehameha Schools
“We take this traditional learning and we’re trying to document it in the digital world.” – Pilimai Traub Over 30 miles from the nearest town, 5 miles away from their mailboxes, and down a road of twists and turns, lies the small village of Miloliʻi. Known...
by DND | Nov 6, 2013 | Education, Kamehameha Schools
On October 31, 1883, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop signed her will that established the Kamehameha Schools. Exactly 130 years later, her legacy continues at the groundbreaking ceremony for a future Kamehameha Community Learning Center in Māʻili. “These will be...
by DND | Nov 5, 2013 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
In the past six months, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have sailed 2,500 nautical miles, visited 33 communities, and received more 60,000 volunteer hours of support during their Mālama Hawaiʻi journey. The most significant statistic, however, is the 20,000 school children...
