KS In The News
Noelani Ho‘opai
Virginia Pokini
Waima¯nalo Open House celebrates queen’s birthday On Sept. 14, Kamehameha Preschool-Waimänalo, Queen Liliÿuokalani Children’s Center, Waimänalo Hawaiian Homes Association and Külanakauhale Maluhia o Nä Küpuna (senior housing) marked the 164th birthday of Queen Liliÿuokalani with an Open House featuring tours, food, entertainment and ÿohana activities for the Hawaiian community. The agencies are located on adjacent sites on Department of Hawaiian Homelands property, creating a “one-stop shopping center” for Hawaiian programs and services.
Catch ‘Ike Pono
Aaron Mersberg
‘Ike Pono is a televised discussion forum on educational topics produced by KS’ Distance Learning Department. Each program, distributed statewide on educational public access channels, features an hour-long format. New episodes air on Mondays at 5 p.m. with rebroadcasts at the same time Wednesdays. Air dates: Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10, April 7, May 5 Moderated by Aaron Mersberg ’86 Web site — http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/ikepono/
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From left, Douglas Ing ’62, Kamehameha Schools Board of Trustees chairman; Thomas Kaulukukui Jr. ’63, QLCC Board of Trustees chairman; Ret. Judge Patrick Yim, QLCC trustee; and Paul Richards, president of the Waima¯nalo Homestead Association, enjoy a moment at the Waima¯nalo Open House.
NIRRC hires two new coordinators Kamehameha’s Neighbor Island Regional Resource Centers (NIRRC) welcomed two new coordinators in September. Noelani Hoÿopai will serve East Hawaiÿi while Virginia Nary Pokini ’84 will represent Maui. NIRRC staffers are the representatives of Kamehameha Schools in their respective communities, assisting with the school application process, the authentication of birth certificates and even the issuing of hunting permits. They also represent KS with Hawaiian agencies and organizations in their areas. Based in Kona, NIRRC director Eli Nahulu ’55 oversees resource centers in five neighbor island locations. Here’s a list of NIRRC contact information:
Director’s Office - Kona
Eli Nahulu – 322-5401 Patty Ikeda – 322-5403 administrative assistant Fax – 322-8139 West Hawai‘i
Wendell Davis ’71 – 322-5402 coordinator Eloise Haake ’73 – 322-5400 office coordinator Fax: 322-9446 East Hawai‘i
Noelani Hoÿopai – 935-5580 coordinator Fax: 935-3054 Kaua‘i
Donna Aÿana-Nakahara ’71 – 245-8070 coordinator Kuÿulei Ho – 245-8070 office coordinator Fax: 246-4617 Maui
Virginia Pokini – 572-3134 coordinator Moloka‘i
Ron Kimball ’73 – 553-3673 coordinator Louise Bush – 553-3673 office coordinator Fax: 553-9801