Kau Kupulau 2023

“He mea nui i nā manawa a pau ka noʻonoʻo i ka hoʻoholomua. ʻAʻole hiki ke ʻalu a noʻonoʻo, ua kō, lawa kēia. ʻAʻole hiki. No laila, ua ʻano maʻa mākou i ka ʻimi a noke mau; ʻaʻole hāʻawipio. Inā puka ma kekahi mea, pau, ʻimi i kekahi mea e puka ai. Puka kēlā, ʻimi hou i kekahi mea. I koʻu manaʻo, he Hawaiʻi loa kēlā ʻano noʻonoʻo; nā kūpuna o ka wā ma mua, me kēlā -- ʻeleu.” **In this interview conducted for the 2008 Kamehameha Schools Song Contest, Kauanoe Kamanā talks about the history of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement and reminds us to persevere, for the work is never done.**

Kau Kupulau 2023

In 1985, the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa made landfall in Waitangi, Aotearoa. Ngāti Ruawāhia is a unique tribal designation honoring the kinship between Hawaiians and the Māori of the Tai Tokerau region that resulted from the arrival, kept alive through the decades by Kamehameha Schools. Learn more about the history of Ngāti Ruawāhia and our strong connections across Moananuiākea by exploring this latest Prezi video, and keep checking back as we continue to expand our Heritage Pūʻolo offerings.

Kau Kupulau 2023

Kūlana Kanaka is a video talk-story that invites guests to speak about our roles and responsibilities as kanaka ʻōiwi to ourselves, our ʻohana, our kaiāulu, and our lāhui. In this episode, Keoni Kelekolio, Director of Hawaiian Language Advancement at Kamehameha Schools, talks story with Kumu Hina about the role of the Hawaiian language in her life and its importance to kanaka ʻōiwi. This special episode is ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a me ka ʻōlelo Niʻihau (in the Hawaiian language and in the Niʻihau dialect).