#Native Hawaiian Students

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.

Hawai‘i’s public high school Class of 2020 achieved the highest on-time graduation rate ever recorded in the state at 86%. But only 50% of the Class of 2020 enrolled immediately in college, down 5% from the Class of 2019 — the steepest decline in college enrollment over one year.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is providing $1 million in need based scholarships for Native Hawaiian students attending University of Hawaiʻi campuses over the next two years.

Kamehameha Schools Maui held a Career Day on Feb. 15, 2018 that featured more than 70 exhibitors and 83 professionals from the community who spoke to approximately 500 students

Kamehameha Schools has named Adam Green as its Enterprise Finance Division director, a newly created position within KS’ Finance Group.

In a vote Friday, the U.S. House passed the Young-Hirono Amendment, 313-117 saving the Native Hawaiian Education Act and the Alaska Native Education Equity Act.

University of Hawai`i Maui College will expand programs in support of academic success for Native Hawaiian students through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye notified UH Maui College of the grant award last week. For the initial year, the award provides $799,990, with the program […]

A record number of Native Hawaiian students became medical doctors over the weekend.  Twelve of the 58 students who earned their MD from the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, were of Native Hawaiian decent. According to preliminary research by the medical school that was reported to the 2010 state Legislature, Hawaii […]