KALALALŌKAHI July, August, September

RESIDENTIAL LIFE VISIT

Hoa hana from support services, as well as Kaliko with Community Engagement, had the opportunity to visit residential life at Kamehameha Kapālama to build and strengthen pilina between staff as well as to see the wonderful facilities and supports provided to our neighbor island ʻohana. Our staff learned that the residential life students have many opportunities to engage with each other and the community through after school and weekend activities Some of these activities include hikes, huakaʻi to loʻi and Makahiki events

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

The primary goal of the Back to School Bash was the distribution of nearly 3,000 free backpacks to students ranging from kindergarten to grade 12 The backpacks were appropriately broken down and filled with school supplies appropriate for elementary, middle and high school students. Joining the backpack distribution, the Kaua‘i Planning &Action Alliance, Keiki to Career/Kaua‘i Resilience Project coordinated a group of community partners offering information and interactive activities through a passport program where participants earned eligibility for prizes by stopping and getting stamped at various activity stations while entertainment added to the day’s electricity

WAIPĀ MAI UKA A I KAI SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM HŌ

IKE & PĀʻINA

KS Kauaʻi & Niʻihau moku team attended the Waipā Hōʻike & Pāʻina on July 14, 2023. Haumāna highlighted their learning through pictures, artwork, dry boxes, mele, oli and dance. A special invitation was extended to Aunty Lauaʻe (Kahanuʻ s mom) and Aunty Momi (Kahanuʻ s aunty) as the hōʻike would honor Vairea Kahanulanialiʻi The youth and kumu did an amazing job of showcasing all their new learning ʻOhana were also treated to a delicious pāʻina after the hōʻike

“I have to thank the volunteers,” said state Department of Education (DOE)

Kaua‘i Complex Area Superintendent Daniel Hamada, who dropped in to share the day’s excitement “They’re really working hard ” Other sponsors included Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative, Wilcox Health, Hawai‘iUSA Federal Credit Union, Sign Art, Aqua Engineers, Hawai‘i Island Dental, Hilton Garden Inn Wailua Bay

Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i Medical Service Association, Kamehameha Schools Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, Earthworks Pacific, Bread and Deli Connection, Royal Sonesta

Kaua‘i Resort Lihu‘e, Aloha Freight, Bayada Rehabilitation, Kaua‘i Society of Artists, Layton Construction, Hawai‘i Building Maintenance, Delta Kappa

Gamma, The Garden Island and Midweek newspapers and Alpha Kappa Gamma (Dennis Fujimoto, Garden Island Newspaper, July 17)

KAUAʻI EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (KELA)

On August 26, 2023 Kauaʻi Education Leadership Alliance (KELA) restarted after a pause due to COVID. KELA is a group of exceptional school leaders working every day to make a difference on Kauaʻi. We represent independent, public, charter and home schools from K-College KELA believes that the more we connect

KS KAUAʻI & NIʻIHAU MOKU VISIT TO KUMANO I KE ALA

KS Kauaʻi Community partner Kumano I Ke Ala is beginning to build a relationship with Judge Meyers and Parol Officers to offer options to our Kauai Youth toward finding a productive path forward KS Kauai Project Manager Erin Cobb-Adams brought togetherJudge Meyers and Parol staff with Enoka Karrati from Kumano I Ke Ala to see first hand how reconnecting to ʻāina can be a culturally appropriate intervention

I KE ALA

and learning and support each other’s efforts at strengthening the effectiveness of educational services, thereby benefiting children, young people and their families as well as professionals in the field KELA meets quarterly at various schools to learn more about each otherʻ s programs and to engage in professional development The first KELA meeting for the 23-24 school year was held at the Kamehameha Schoolʻ s Community Hale Twenty dedicated educational leaders from the DOE, charter, and private schools attended. The outcomes for this first meeting were to build and strengthen pilina, learn about all the great initiatives happening around the island and to determine interest, needs and structure to best engage together as a community of leaders and learners to innovate and lead in service of improved equity and academic/social/emotional outcomes for all of Kauai’s keiki. We look forward to continuing to engage with all of our educational leaders here on Kauaʻi in November

On August 31st, our moku team, along with our director Kalei Kaʻilihiwa, had the privilege of visiting Kumano I Ke Ala in the Kona moku Enoka took us ma kai to ma uka to learn about the various programs and initiatives Kumanoʻ s mission is building a foundation of Aloha ʻĀina through culturally-based Native Hawaiian education programming to grow selfaware, self-determined and self-directed critical thinkers for a sustainable West Kauaʻi. They have impacted over 2,200 West Kauaʻi youth through their various programs and outreach KS Kauaʻi & Niʻihau moku looks forward to continuing this important partnership to support a thriving kaiāulu and lāhui

KS KAUAʻI & NIʻIHAU MOKU VISIT TO KUMANO

HONORING MŌʻ

WAHINE LILIʻUOKALANI

On September 27, the KS Kauaʻi & Niʻihau moku hui joined Keiki Steps and Kanu o ka

ʻĀina Ka ʻOhā Online Learning kumu and haumāna to honor Queen Liliʻuokalani After haumāna and kumu performed an oli, the Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) staff greeted us to explain the events of the day We learned all four verses to the mele Makalapua then the LT staff shared with the ʻohana how to create a beautiful hoʻokupu wrapping flowers in nūpepa This is how our queen received updates while she was imprisoned at ʻIolani palace Keiki Steps, Kanu o ka ʻĀina and KS then offered hoʻokupu The day ended with the ʻohana participating in activities including a scavenger hunt in the garden and sharing gratitude to Queen Liliʻuokalani on carefully cut butterflies.

Partnerships

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SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER'S VISIT

KS Resource Center mangers from across the state convened on Kauaʻi for a quarterly update and were able to visit two amazing KS Community partners Nā Pua Noʻeau (NPN) and The Waiʻaleʻale Project. Each program was able to share how they prioritize haumāna and have more than a 70% Native Hawaiian participant rate NPN shared how exposing youth and ʻohana to secondary school options aligned to cultural values can open doors and eyes The Waiʻaleʻale project was able to share their growth and lessons learned over the past ten years and identified how creating and growing mentors from the program is key to creating a strong ʻohana environment that truly offers full wrap around services.

Kawaikini students learning about and practicing turning the ahuawa plant into kanana (strainer) The kanana was then used in our aha awa ceremony marking Piko o Wakea (fall equinox) led by Peleke with Malama Huleia staff and board member participation. In these ceremonies we set and commit to our intensions for the upcoming season. We all called out for a smooth and successful E Kū Ana Ka Paia event, where the community can come together to learn and build the Alakoko wall together

-@malama huleia on September 23, 2023