#hawaiian immersion maui

ʻAha Pūnana Leo receives grant award from Office of Hawaiian Affairs   

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs awarded a $79,514 grant to ʻAha Pūnana Leo, Inc. for their “Noiʻi OHA” program aimed at increasing the Hawaiian language fluency of families with children in Hawaiian Medium Early Childhood Education.

Ke Kula ʻo Piʻilani Accepting Applications for New Students

Ke Kula ʻo Piʻilani is now accepting new students for the 2021-2022 school year for grades K-5. The deadline to apply is April 15.

Pūnana Leo Preschool Remains COVID-19 Free, Open Enrollment Underway

Pūnana Leo o Maui is able to accommodate up to 30 students for the upcoming 2021-22 school year, which will start on Aug. 2, 2021 and run through June 17, 2022.

Ke Kula ‘O Pi‘ilani Hawaiian Immersion School Hosts Open House, Feb. 7

Ke Kula ‘o Pi’ilani, Maui’s first independent Hawaiian immersion school, hosts an Open House on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Maui’s Ke Kula ‘O Pi‘ilani Moves Forward Under New Leadership

Ke Kula ‘O Pi’ilani, Maui’s first private Hawaiian immersion school, moves forward in the 2019-2020 school year, under a recent restructure in organization.

3rd Annual Ho‘oulu 2017 for Lahaina Immersion Programs

Nā Kula Kaiapuni o Lahaina is gearing up for their 3rd Annual Ho‘oulu 2017 to be held on Sept. 16, at Princess Nāhi‘ena‘ena Elementary from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

20th Annual Kula Kaiapuni Golf Tournament: March 5, 2016

Nā Leo Kākoʻo O Maui, Inc. will host its 20th Annual Kula Kaiapuni Golf Tournament benefiting Kula Kaiapuni O Maui, Hawaiian Language Immersion School at The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Pāʻia School Conversion Stakeholder Meetings Planned

Two Hawaiian immersion advocacy groups on Maui will host stakeholder meetings to discuss a plan for the proposed transition of Pāʻia Elementary School into an entirely Hawaiian speaking, immersion site.

Lottery Officially Canceled for Hawaiian Immersion at Pāʻia

Parents of keiki in Papa Mālaaʻo kindergarten program will be getting a call from the office asking them to enroll their child this week.

OHA Meeting Prompts Further Discussion of Pāʻia Lottery

A week after gaining temporary reprieve from a proposed lottery for Hawaiian Immersion admission at Pāʻia Elementary School, opponents showed up in force to a plead their case before the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Rally Seeks to Stop Pāʻia Lottery for Hawaiian Immersion

Those opposed to the lottery say the system denies children the right to Hawaiian language immersion education and restricts the growth of language revitalization.

Ho’omau 2011 Fundraiser for Hawaiian Immersion

The annual fund raising even in support of the Punana Leo O Maui Hawaiian Immersion preschool program on Maui takes place this weekend.