#Hawaiian Language Immersion
3 Hawaiian Immersion students from Maui ask for help to get to D.C.
Three Hawaiian language immersion students from Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kekaulike on Maui are calling on the community to help raise $12,000 to represent Hawai‘i at the 2025 National ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i Showcase in Washington, D.C., this June.
Ledcor Maui and ‘Āina Momona raise over $83,000 for Hoʻomau 2025
A ceremonial check was presented on March 29 to Nā Leo Pūlama o Maui, the nonprofit that organizes Hoʻomau and supports Pūnana Leo o Maui, an immersion preschool in Wailuku.
OHA Awards $300,000 to Kualapuʻu School Project Hoʻokahua on Molokaʻi
The Hoʻokākoʻo Corporation announces receipt of a two-year grant extension from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Kumuwaiwai Naʻauao Educational Resources Grants program totaling $300,000, which will support Native Hawaiian elementary students at Kualapuʻu Public Charter School on Molokaʻi.
Ledcor Maui and ʻĀina Momona announce fundraiser for Ho‘omau 2025
This year’s Ho‘omau will take place on March 29, 2025 and the two organizations are setting an ambitious goal to exceed the $60,000 raised in 2024.
Founder describes early days of Hawaiian language immersion program, challenges
In 1986, Kīʻope Raymond was asked to join the board of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo to found the first private, nonprofit pre-school in Hawaiian language on Maui. There are now three ‘Aha Pūnana Leo schools on Maui and pathways enabling Hawaiian immersion language students to receive instruction and graduate from Lahainaluna, Hāna, and King Kekaulike high schools. Maui Now writer Gary Kubota interviewed Raymond as part of this People of Maui series.
Ige Proclaims 2019 Year of Indigenous Language
Hawaiʻi’s indigenous language, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, went from less than 30 speakers under the age of 18, in 1984 to a thriving language with 25,000+ speakers today.
Registration Begins for Hawaiian Language Immersion Summer School on Molokaʻi
This summer marks the sixth year Molokaʻi elementary-aged students will have access to Hawaiian language opportunities in the summer.
Approval Granted Allowing Hawaiian Assessments for Immersion Students
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education has secured a one-year waiver, allowing Hawaiian Language Immersion Program students to take a specialized assessment in the 2014-15 school year in lieu of the state’s English language arts and math assessments.
Haliimaile Maui resident takes top honors at Festivals of Aloha Falsetto contest
A Maui man, whose name means excellence, finished on top in this year’s 9th Annual Richard Hoopii Leo Kie Kie Falsetto contest held over the weekend at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua. Po’okela Woods of Haliimaile, Maui earned both the Grand Prize and the Hawaiian Language, Ka Wahi Kapu O Honokahua Award, for his rendition of […]
Kealii Reichel featured in MACC solo sessions September 9, 10
Internationally recognized musician Kealii Reichel of Maui will be the featured entertainer in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s new Solo sessions. Now is your chance to be invited into the “family living room” for a night of music, storytelling, hula, chant and more. Kealii Reichel, an award-winning kumu hula of Halau Ke‘alaokamaile and musician, […]
Hawaiian Immersion Students Treated to Aboriginal Dance
Maui schoolchildren from the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program and Kamehameha Schools Maui enrichment program will enjoy a special performance today from an indigenous people of the Pacific. Descendance, an Australian Aboriginal dance troupe, entertains and educates the students with music and dance, engaging the kids in the cultural traditions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
