Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy
He waʻa he moku, He moku he waʻa - The canoe is an island, the island is a canoe
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Papahana Hoolauna
Reach approximately 300 students per year, grades K-12 to provide STEM based in class and ocean-based instruction in traditional Hawaiian navigation and sailing techniques. Students learn sailing, traditional star compass and navigation, knot tying, weather and ocean observations, and cultural history and chants associated with traditional voyaging. We currently focus on public and charter schools on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
Halau Holomoana
is a Hawaiian voyaging culture based college and career success program which prepares Native Hawaiian youth grades 11-12 for future careers in the contemporary maritime industry. The program provides participants with a strong sense of cultural pride and teaches students maritime skills by contextualizing their education from their own cultural world-view. Students learn maritime, as well as traditional navigation skills over several weekends, culminating in a 10-day open ocean voyage where students are able to put their traditional and contemporary skills to the test. Students receive college and career planning support and post high school support for attaining the highest degree of training and educational achievement for the maritime field for which they choose. Support includes mentorship, counseling, scholarships, and ongoing opportunities to maintain their connection to the industry.
Oihana Holomoana
Oihana Holomoana is a partnership in conjunction with the Hawaii State Department of Education, Office of Hawaiian Education Division which provides teacher training in STEM subjects utilizing traditional voyaging culture and concepts. This program is part of the HA initiative to fulfill the need for Hawaiian cultural education in our school system.
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Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Leighton Tseu
retired
Term: 2014 -
Edward Enos
Hawaii Pilots Association
Term: 2014 -
William Richards
Partners in Development
Michael McGuire
retired
Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua
University of Hawaii
Emmaly Calibaro
Aloha United Way