Indigenous education conference planned
Indigenous education conference planned
Native designed and controlled public charter schools will share their educational practices and accomplishments among themselves and with other indigenous educators, parents and interested stakeholders at the 10th annual Kui Ka Lono — Indigenous Education Conference. The two-day Kui Ka Lono conference provides a venue to share best practices in indigenous education with native students and educators from around the world.
Kui Ka Lono will be held Thursday and Friday at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa in Honolulu. Thursday will focus on student, teacher and community presentations with an evening of cultural performances. Friday will include site visits to several public charter schools and service learning projects.
Kui Ka Lono (to spread the news) offers conference attendees an opportunity to share how education with aloha impacts students, staff, communities and the environment. This annual gathering also conveys innovative curriculum, instruction and assessment practices, and individual school growth. Discussions include organizational advances, fundraising strategies, and fiscal, bureaucratic and legislative challenges.
“By sharing strategies for success, Kui Ka Lono helps native communities create quality, culturally driven schools and programs that empower native students to walk successfully in two worlds and assure that No Child Is Left Behind,” said Taffi Wise, executive eirector with Kanu o ka Aina Learning Ohana.
Kui Ka Lono is sponsored by Na Lei Naauao — Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance comprised of 12 independent Hawaiian-focused charter schools. Located on Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii Island, these schools are providing choices in public education for more than 3,000 Native Hawaiian students interested in perpetuating Hawaiian language, culture and traditions, while acquiring the skills to succeed as 21st century global citizens.
The conference project is also sponsored by a $10,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Other Kui Ka Lono 2012 supporters include Kamehameha Schools and Hawaii Public Charter School Network.
For conference details, contact Kaiulani Pahio at 887-1117 or email NLN@kalo.org.
Korean War veterans meeting Saturday
The Korean War Veterans Association of West Hawaii Chapter 279 at 10 a.m. Saturday at Denny’s Restaurant, 75-1027 Henry St. in Kailua-Kona.
Membership is open to any person who has seen honorable service in any of the U.S. armed forces, defined as Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, if said service was within Korea including territorial waters and airspace at any time from Sept. 3, 1945, to the present, or said service was outside Korea from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. Associate members are also welcome.
For more information, call Joe Nimori at 329-3058 or Bob Welter at 929-7001.
Keauhou Bay tsunami cleanup planned
Kamehameha Investment Corp. and Kamehameha Schools have teamed up with Keauhou Bay partners and community members to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating Japan earthquake and the resulting tsunami that heavily damaged structures and deposited debris in and around Keauhou Bay.
For the past year, Keauhou Bay landowners Kamehameha Investment and Kamehameha Schools have been working to expedite necessary permits and repairs to restore Keauhou Bay. A cleanup is scheduled from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Keauhou Canoe Club Hale.
Entries sought
for Kamehameha
Day parade
Preparations are under way for the annual King Kamehameha Day Celebration Parade beginning at 9 a.m. June 16 on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Registration is open to groups and individuals who want to be in the parade, whether marching bands, floats, vehicles, hula halau or equestrian units, either private mounted or pa‘u. Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are also available.
In addition to the many equestrian units on parade, pa‘u units will represent the eight Hawaiian islands and be led by their respective pa‘u princesses. Whether riding as a page, attendant or outrider, all equestrian participants should have basic horsemanship skills. Princesses of each unit must be part-Hawaiian and 18 years or older. Attending riders must be 18 years or older, while the banner page may be age 12 or older, depending on riding experience.
For entry guidelines or to download a registration application, visit kamehamehaevent.org. All entries are subject to the approval of the parade committee, and must not be political or blatantly advertorial in nature.
For more information, contact Barbara Nobriga at 322-9944.