PPKAHI I HOLOMUA

N Kula Kaiapuni o Maui Educational Summit

9 am - 3:30 pm, August 26, 2017, University of Hawaii Maui College

FINAL REPORT
Submitted by the Organizing Committee: Kahele Dukelow, Trina Ishikawa,
Khealani Naeole, Kili Namauu and Sesame Shim

The cover graphic is the mural created by keiki who attended Ppkahi I Holomua. Each child created an ia
design that was pieced together to create the mural.
Background

Ppkahi I Holomua is a Kaiapuni Educational Summit organized by N Leo Kkoo o

Maui every two to four years. Presently there are seven Kaiapuni sites on Maui with more than
500 students island wide.

1. Kula Kaiapuni o Maui ma Pia, Pia Elementary
2. Kula Kaiapuni o Maui ma Kalama, Kalama Intermediate
3. Kula Kaiapuni o Maui ma Kekaulike, King Kekaulike High School
4. Kula Kaiapuni o Nahenaena, Nahenaena Elementary
5. Kula Kaiapuni o Lhain, Lhain Intermediate
6. Kula Kaiapuni o Lhainluna, Lhainluna High School
7. Kula Kaiapuni o Hna, Hna Elementary

N Leo Kkoo o Maui is the parent and community support group for central Maui
Kaiapuni schools. Lhain and Hna also have parent organizations. This was the fourth
Ppkahi I Holomua. The objectives of the summit were to:

1. Educate, engage, inspire and reinvigorate Kaiapuni stakeholders.

2. Build confidence in Kaiapuni education.
3. Strengthen our Kaiapuni support network.
4. Show the value of Kaiapuni Education.
5. Dispel myths regarding Kaiapuni Education
6. Provide historical, theoretical and statistical data as evidence to support Kaiapuni
education.

Partners
E Hooulu Lhui Hawaiian Studies Program, University of Hawaii Maui College
Hui No Ke Ola Pono
N Leo Kkoo o Maui
N Leo Plama
Papa Ola Lkahi
Pnana Leo o Maui
Native Hawaiian Education Council

Conference Committees
Child Care - Kaimi Hanohano & Kealohi Matsuura
Conference Materials - Kili Namauu
Finances - Trina Ishikawa
Program and Workshops - Kahele Dukelow
Public Relations - Sesame Shim
Registration & Logistics - Khea Naeole
Registration

A total of 188 participants pre-registered for the summit. The pre-registration breakdown
is shown below.

Walk in registration was held the morning of the summit and an additional 40 people
attended for a total of 228 participants.
Program

PPKAHI I HOLOMUA
N Kula Kaiapuni o Maui Educational Summit
9am - 4pm, August 26, 2017
Pilina Building,University of Hawaii Maui College

9:00am Registration & Aina Kakahiaka

9:30am Wehena
Announcements & Makana
Questions for Makua Panel
9:45am Hailelo Mua: Hiapo Perreira (Click for Biography)
10:30am Hailelo Mkua (Parent Panel)
Kalehua Krug
Kaleikoa Kaeo
Ekekela Aiona
Kamoae Walk
12:00pm-12:45pm Aina Awakea
1:00pm-1:55pm Office of Hawaiian Education, DOE: Kaui Sang
Keena Kaiapuni, OHE: Kalehua Krug
Kaiapuni Assessment Project: Phai Kkea-Shultz
2:00pm-2:20pm Papa lelo 1 (Workshop 1) See attached for rooms.

2:25pm-2:45pm Papa lelo 2 (Workshop 2)

3:00pm Kuleana Action Group Sessions

What can will I do to advocate for and enrich Kaiapuni education in my ohana
and community?
3:40pm-5pm Panina - Awa & Pp

*Conference Summary and Post Evaluation Survey will be sent out via email.
 Workshops

Ten workshops were held at the summit. The goal of the workshops was to provide opportunities
for participants to engage in a spectrum of lelo experiences including moolelo, second language
learning, classroom applications and technology.

N PAPA LELO (WORKSHOPS) KA LUMI

(HI) BEGINNER Hakalama - Kaleimaile Robia KA LAMA

Learn and practice the phonetic strategies used to teach our keiki how to read in Hawaiian. 104B

(HI) BEGINNER Mkau Pili Helu - Leinala Vedder

KA LAMA
Build your Mkau Pili Helu vocabulary and gain insight into strategies to use at home that are being
104A
taught at school. *If can, please bring your iphone or ipad to the session to play Kahoot*

(HI) BEGINNER N Moolelo (N Puke a Noeau) - Kahele Dukelow

KA LAMA
Experience storytelling techniques used to teach Hawaiian language focusing on new vocabulary and
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basic sentence patterns using Dr. Noeau Warners Hawaiian language childrens books.

(HI) INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED N Moolelo o Maui - Kaleikoa Kaeo

E hoolohe i n moolelo like ole o ke kupua o Mui! O ia hoi n moolelo o kona hnau ia ana a KA LAMA
me n moolelo o kna mau hana iwaiwa a me ka walaau ana no ka waiwai o ia mau moolelo i 103
kkou i kia w.

(HI) INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Pani: O wai au? - Sesame Shim

KA LAMA
O Wai Au?: A game of guessing which character I have on my card by asking various questions in
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lelo Hawaii, but the only answers are Ae, Aole, Aole Maopopo.

(HI) BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE N Haawina Onaehana ma ke Kaiapuni - Kiani Yasak

KA LAMA
Kumu Kiani and students of Kalama Intermediate will be presenting how IPAD technology is being
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used to build and promote Hawaiian language.

(Haole) Ao Website - DOE OHE - In celebration of 30 years since the establishment of Ka Papahana
Kaiapuni, schools will be painting murals across the the pae ina. Led by John "Prime" Hina and his
team from 808 Urban, students will paint murals depicting the moolelo of Kalapana while weaving
KA LAMA
their own school's history into the scene. Kalae Akioka and Mlia Melemai, Kaiapuni resource
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teachers, will be sharing resources created to encourage kumu, haumna and mkua to read and learn
about Kalapana and learn about their school's moolelo to celebrate our accomplishments throughout
the 30 years. E ola n iwi. (This session will be conducted in English. )

(Haole) Kaiapuni Assessment - Phai Kkea-Shultz

Learn about the development, pilot and implementation of the new Hawaiian language standards and KA LAMA
evaluations being developed through a partnership with the DOE and UH Mnoas College of 102
Education.

(Haole) N Leo Pkana - Kanau Kaianui

KA LAMA
Listen to Kaiapuni graduates talk about their Kaiapuni experiences and how Kaiapuni has affected their
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life choices.

(Haole) Tech Resources - Khealani Naeole

KA LAMA
Have your phone ready! You will engage in downloading Hawaiian language applications and practice
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using them.
Kuleana Action Group Session

Participants were instructed to form groups of five to 10 people. They could choose to
organize the groups however they desired, by role group, school, etc. They were given the
instructional sheet below. The purpose of this session was to encourage participants to reflect
upon and develop their commitment to Kaiapuni education based upon their own actions and
efforts.
The following is a compilation of the work each group did. The reflections, responses and
comments definitely met our goal.

1. lelo Hawaii ma ka hale.

2. Be present at meetings, events, l ohana
3. Be active, mindful of kkua
4. Focus more on our own kleana versus others
5. Learn more
6. Hui p kkou
7. Malama ina
8. Be hands on, stop talking, just do it, support in anyway
9. Be the change we wish to see
10. Build family values to support Hawaiian Medium education
11. More frequent workshops life skills cooking gardening etc
12. Have more Kaiapuni activities, sleepovers
13. Face issues as they arise
14. Return to the Kaiapuni classroom need Kumu who are also makua.
15. Support more conferences like this actively.
16. Kkoo kumu more
17. Continue to support program, get involved, show off kaiapuni education, model, encouraging
18. Label art work/material ma ka lelo Hawaii in the monkey pod art studio.
19. Help keiki grow in cultural aspects
20. To learn, need to be involved, to educate ourselves, to educate others
21. Be grounded, stay grounded, know the goal/target
22. Inform others of the program
23. We strive to gain more knowledge hoping to educate others, as well.
24. We believe we need to stay ground and know the target(goal) in order to persevere in
Kaiapuni/Punana Leo.
25. We believe that informing others of the current events & programs
involved(OHE/SPED(new)), will assist in advocating for Kaiapuni education.
26. To learn the goals of kaiapuni, learn more about kaiapuni, to engage & connect, to be inspired
to hear lelo Hawaii
27. Build relationships with ohana/community
28. Educate myself, make our community aware that kaiapuni is available to ALL Keiki, waiho ka
hilahila a lelo hawaiI ma na wahi a pau
29. Find out what is going on to learn more
30. Stay involved la ohana community relationships, friendships, help w/ curriculum
31. Learn language practice culture, speech therapists, video programs on akaku
32. he waa he moku, he moku he waa
33. Hoonui ike no ka hala olelo Hawaii ma Hana
34. Hooikaika e na keiki, kumu, kaona, a me kula
35. To gain kakoo(resources & connections outside of Hana)
36. Hiapo autopilot-forcing ourselves to get out of our comfort zones & olelo Hawaii
37. Networking w/ other kaiapuni o Maui strategically planning & problem solving together
38. Never give up, communication encouraging others, making an effort to participate & show up
39. Olelo Hawaii as much as possible w/ others motivate others to learn little by little
40. Include everyone, form relationships
41. Engage others-make it seem less intimidating-get their foot in the door
The following shows the original comments made by each group. Recurring themes are
highlighted in various colors.
Child Care

100 children participated in the Child Care at Ppkahi. They engaged in a variety of
activities including art, an obstacle course, a bouncer, moolelo, dental screening, snacks, lunch
and movie time.
In one of the art activities, each keiki painted a fish that was strung together to create the
mural shown below.

The dental screenings were provided by Mauis Hui No Ke Ola Pono. Each student was
examined and parents received a report with recommended dental care.
Child care was organized by Kaimi Hanohano and Kealohi Matsuura who are staff at
the college. There were 15 volunteers that included UH Maui students, Kaiapuni students and
other Kaiapuni ohana.
Evaluation

We received 35 responses to our post summit online evaluation. All 35 respondents

noted that Ppkahi I Holomua met their expectations. The following are the responses to the
follow up question, Why or Why not?
1. The event brought together 'ohana kaiapuni.
2. Always need to be reminded my kuleana to holomua.
3. brought people together and reenergized the kaiapuni choice
4. topics where discussed yet appropriate time could have been distributed more, to certain speakers
5. I didn't really come in with any expectations. What I received was a beautiful experience filled with incredible
passion, commitment, and hope for the future.
6. It was extremely inspiring, very informative and answered questions we had. Very organized and flowed
smoothly.
7. It was helpful listening to the different views of speakers from other organizations of Hawaii that could share
their experiences of the Hawaiian Revolution. It's heartbreaking to know that even within today's school system
we are still looked down upon as the minority. And that alone gives us a better reason to holomua.
8. All of the different topics regarding my involvement in Hawaiian Medium Education clarified and confirmed why
I am so passionate about learning & teaching the 'lelo a me ke ku'una 'ike Hawai'i.
9. It really opened my eyes to the challenges we face as mkua of Kaiapuni keiki but also the steps we can take
to educate those who are undecided or even in opposition of the program.
10. Goals for event were articulated and the schedule for the day supported the goals. I hope the collective
actionable piece at the end of the day will be brought to the Native Hawaiian Education Summit (9/7, 9/8 and
9/9) on O'ahu so that the Kaiapuni community on Maui can bring their voices to the collective and share with
the invited statewide politicians.
11. It's focus on the language and our existence of a people. We are a growing nation
12. As a new Kaiapuni parent it was very informing
13. Stated goals of the conference were covered and, overall, met.
14. Nani n ka koakoa ana i ke kaiaulu holokoa i mea e kkoo ai ka papahana kaiapuni, keu hoi n ohana
kaiapuni. Ua ike ia ke aloha lelo, ka ikaika o ke kaiaulu, a ke kpaa ana o n ohana i ka 'lelo Hawaii.
15. Its was a great opportunity to meet others and learn about the Kaiapuni program and how to make it better
16. As a grandmother or parent you really makes you understand to get involved in your child education and
support the Hawaiian language and it benefits yourself and be able to work together as a family
17. I had the opportunity to understand more of the overall goals of the Kula Kaiapuni program, so that I can have
them in mind as I support my child's learning.
18. Ppkahi was very informational, uplifting and inspirational. Further validating WHY my keiki are in kaiapuni
and why they will continue in kaiapuni and hola i ka lelo Hawaii ma n wahi a pau. We, as an ohana, are
very proud to be a part of such an awesome program and we will continue to do all that we can to promote,
perpetuate our Hawaiian legacy for generations to come.
19. It was full of information that are valuable and very useful for my 'ohana.
20. It gave me so much info that i was looking for and then some. Really happy i could participate.
21. Ua maikai ka panela a me Hiapo!
22. It brought us together as a hui and inspired us to keep going. I also learned important things in the breakout
sessions.
23. It presented a great opportunity to meet teachers, parents and others in the community who support the
kaiapuni system. It was also a great learning opportunity to be able to hear from leaders in the language
community about current projects and future directions.
24. There was so much good information. I had many questions before the conference but they were all answered
through out the day.
25. Because it gave a lot of useful information and the speakers were great as well. The classes were awesome
and well prepared.
 26. Panelist experiences and mana'o was inspirational, breakouts gave me ideas and tools to use at home, food
was good, prizes were a plus..... but chairs uncomfortable.
27. Re-invigorated that we are making strides collectively and that our Hawaiian voice finally has a seat at the
table with the Rest of the DOE.
28. Didnt know what to expect but it was very informational for someone who is new to this program.
29. Haaheo ka hana nui o ka hui mkua e kkoo i n ohana kaiapuni.
30. He waiwai n ka lohe i n manao mai ka panela makua.
31. I was not sure what to expect.
32. Great mana'o shares.
33. It explained and confirmed that we've made the right decision for our keikis future
34. Ppkahi I Holomua has thought and brought more understanding as a makua for Kula Kaiapuni. We both
holo mua with the importance of aloha and mlama for the education for our Lhui Hawaii. Mahlao ke Akua+
35. Informational for all.

When asked how relevant the sessions were, 30 of the 34 respondents said that they were
Extremely Useful/Relevant. Please see the list of sessions below:

Extremely Somewhat
Session Useful/Relevant Useful/Relevant
1. Keynote: Hiapo Perreira 30 4
2. Hailelo Mkua (Parent Panel) 30 4
3. Office of Hawaiian Education, DOE: Kaui Sang 30 4
4. OHE, DOE, Keena Kaiapuni: Kalehua Krug 30 4
5. Kaiapuni Assessment Project: Phai Kkea-Schultz 30 4
6. Workshop 1 30 4
7. Workshop 2 30 4
8. Kuleana Action Group Session 30 4
9. Childcare 30 4

When asked what presentation or experience at Ppkahi I Holomua inspired you, Hiapo
Perreiras keynote and the Makua Panel were noted most often.
When asked what presentation or experience was helpful, the responses were as follows:

10. The childcare

11. Kalehua Krug
12. makua panel and understanding role/direction of OHE
13. Keena Kaiapuni and Kaiapuni Assessment
14. Wonderful keynote speaker who brought things together in a simple way. To provide some historic
reference but also give solid examples of what is happening in the classrooms today.
15. All
16. Makua panel
17. Everything
18. N/A
19. Both the KAEO session with Pohai and the Hakalama session were insightful
20. Papa 'lelo workshop with Kumu Kahele
21. Kaui Sang
22. Kaleikoa's storytelling.
23. He hai lelo hoihoi k ka DOE hai lelo e pili ana i N Hopena Ao.
24. Afternoon workshops
25. mostly everything and need more time to be able to attend every workshop would help to explore
through your child education
 26. It was helpful to hear the alumni speak about their experiences. I am still learning Hawaiian,
so sometimes I feel embarrassed to be around the other makua who are more proficient. Hearing
some of the alumni say that their parents never knew Hawaiian at all, but still supported their
students to be in the program, made me feel better about not being a proficient speaker yet.
27. All presentations were helpful and enjoyable.
28. Kamoa'a Walk's answer to his choice of "Why Hawaiian Immersion?"
29. The papa was good info to help me bring lelo home.
30. Ka papa me Mlia lua o Kalae
31. both break out sessions were very helpful to me. I attended the one on assessments and the heluhelu
puke one.
32. The HA session was helpful because I had heard about the initiative before but didn't know much
about it.
33. ALL OF IT!
34. Child care, because it let the parents really be one with each other and it made it easy for parents to
fully focus on the speakers .
35. Breaks out Beginners hakalama with Kaleimaile
36. I loved listening to the moolelo of Maui. Its been a While Science I have heard a hai moolelo using
the form of language that Kaleikoa used. The phrasing was similar to the Text and just at a higher
level of language than we hear spoken in the kaiapuni setting daily. I think we need to change this
and encourage our kumu and makua to emulate these beautiful Forms of our lelo. I will challenge
myself by Reading moolelo Hawaii so I can hai moolelo like that.
37. Parent Panel
38. Aole au i nn nui i n hailelo ae a pau, no ka mea nau i hailelo a hoomkaukau i kau
mea pono.
39. Mahalo n hoi i ka lohe ana i n manao o n mkua.
40. The classes
41. Parent panel - great sharing.
42. All of them, very informative
43. all Kaiapuni
44. The workshops.

The last question on the evaluation survey asked for any other thoughts about
Ppkahi. Please see the responses below:

1. None at this time

2. He pono keia 'Aha.
3. would like to have had more time at breakouts
4. It was my first time, though i did not know what to expect I appreciate everyones journey, manao, and fire
to boldly continue pursuing the pathway of Hawaiian Medium Education. Having Ppkahi I Holomua yearly
is something that will assist each district in strengthening Hawaiian Medium Education.
5. Impressive organization of the day's events. From greeting on......Mahalo nui.
6. Mahalo nui to all who organized. What an inspirational event. Was reinvigorating to listen to great
knowledgeable speakers of the lahui and connect with the community. More people could benefit from this
event. Look forward to the next one.
7. it was a great event and I hope to see it again, but sooner. I would like to see more people from our
community who are not part of Kaiapuni or Punana Leo to attend the workshops, mainly the younger
families who may be interested in learning the alternative education that entails language and culture here
on Maui.
8. I like the fact that there was something for everybody. Meaning that the information shared applied to
families with keiki's starting with ECE all the way to makua. And more importantly realizing that there is an
even bigger picture than we could ever imagine. Our Hawaiian language & culture is a very RICH one & it's
our kuleana to make sure it continues to live for generations to come.
9. This should definitely be a an annual thing. Just to keep the fire lit.
 10. Please continue to work with NHEC, NHEA and other organizers to hold Pupukahi I Holomua for
collective progress and action of the kaiapuni community on Maui and as exemplars for other kaiapuni
communities throughout the state.
11. Every year paha?
12. Thanks for putting the seminar on
13. Mahalo!
14. Mahalo nui i ke komike a me n limahana a pau i hooll ai kia hui - palena ole kou mahalo i oukou!
15. Mahalo nui
16. will their be every year for Pupukahi I Holomua program or worshop or something similar to this events very
interesting I would suggest all parents are in Hawaiian Immersion and Punana Leo to get involved
17. I loved Ppkahi i Holomua. I thought it did the job of inspiring all of the people who participate in and
support this program. It gave a vision for everyone to focus on. I thought it was well-organized and I really
appreciated the child care, the ono food and the bag with materials we received at the beginning of the day.
All the presentations were meaningful and lasted a good length of time. Mahalo for this day! I look forward
to the next one!
18. Mahalo nui for making this event possible for us. I feel that if similar events were to be held around the
island, (Lahaina, Hna) were there are kaiapuni communities, more people would be able to attend. This
was a Sat. well spent for my ohana and we are greatful for the opportunity. Mahalo nui loa! * E Ola Ka
lelo Hawaii *
19. There needs to be a better engaging presentation or activity right after that ono lunch. I was very filled with
the good-tasting lunch that I wanted to get comfortable and take a nap. I struggled staying awake for the
OHE presentations that were right after lunch...maybe change the parent panel to after lunch and the OHE
presentations right before lunch?
20. Hopefully we can do this kind of things annually
21. Mahalo nui i n knaka nna i hana nui i hiki i mkou ke hui ma ia l!
22. mahalo for providing a venue for this discussion and work. I appreciate all the work that went into planning
an event like this.
23. Mahalo nui for providing ono food and time for networking with others! It was great to have folks from other
islands come and share as well.
24. This was a very eye opening event. I am a new parent of a Kaiapuni keiki. I brought my sister and brother
along with me. They were amazed at the information they learned. My sister who has a 6 yr. Old son, is now
trying to transfer her son to Kaiapuni school. My brother who has no keiki says, without a doubt he will
place his keiki in Hawaiian immersion school and teach them the Hawaiian ways. Mahalo for the information
and helping me decolonise their minds.
25. This was a great event and im looking forward to future events as well.
26. I do not have a child in Hawaiian immersion classes, but interested in all aspects of Education of our
children. This was my first Pupukahi experience. I cried, I laughed, enjoyed the talk with folks I knew there,
and I was encouraged.
27. We need to Figure out how to capitalize on the momentum to form Community (makua, kumu, kaiulu)
kmike to do more in our schools than fundraisers. So that our keiki See our language living. Anyone
interested in Reading Kalapana in a book Club setting- read a chapter & discuss, ma ka lelo Hawaii for
Makahiki kanakolu? Let's change the linguistic landscape of our kaiulu! E ola ka lelo Hawaii.
28. Maybe have this annually instead of every 3-4 years. This is a great event and im so happy that my first year
as a makua into a hawaiian immersion program I was able to experience this. Mahalo nui loa!!
29. E hoomau i ka hana maikai!
30. Minamina ka hea ole ana aku o n kumu a pau o n kula kaiapuni a me n ohana e knalua nui nei. No
n ohana i hele, ua lohe au i nmanao maikai.
31. The question session should be taken in advance. And be relevant.
32. Mahalo nui!
33. Mahalo nui for coordinating this event. It strengthened our thoughts about Kula Kaiapuni Hawaii
34. maikai loa childcare a me ike pono
35. Growth, informational and always an inspiration to remind us of what we do and why we do it.

Summary

Based on parent feedback, the overall goals of Ppkahi I Holomua were met and in
some cases exceeded. We are very encouraged by the activities of the day and the feedback we
received.
We would like to thank all the many volunteers and organizations that sponsored and
helped with the event. Most of all we would like to thank all the ohana and extended ohana
that took the time to reflect upon, deepen and grow their commitment to Kula Kaiapuni.

He oia mau n ka pono o ka lhui kanaka i ka naauao Hawaii.

The pono of our lhui is perpetuated through Hawaiian knowledge/education.
PAPAHANA KAIAPUNI VISION STATEMENT