08/18/2026
Quarter 2 Wrap-Up - April to June 2026
Hoʻoulu: Growing Our Impact
From Hilo to Waiʻanae, Quarter 2 was rooted in growth through relationships. Together with our educators, cultural practitioners, community partners, and ʻohana, we created opportunities for haumāna to deepen their connection to ʻāina, ʻike Hawaiʻi, science, and their kuleana to the places and communities that sustain them.
Highlights:
• Growing Connections – Haumāna learned beyond the classroom at Puʻuwaʻawaʻa, Kahikina Learning Center, and Kālaemanō, exploring dryland forests, ʻōhiʻa lehua, cultural landscapes, traditional practices, and the importance of mālama ʻāina.
• Waʻa, Science & Reciprocity – In-class curriculum connected He waʻa he moku, he moku he waʻa with ecosystem science, helping students explore food webs, interdependence, balance, and the role each of us plays in caring for the systems that sustain life.
• Haumāna Become the Kumu – During Mahope ʻOhana Night, students in Hilo and Waiʻanae stepped into leadership roles, sharing their ʻike through hands-on activities centered on waʻa, kalo and maiʻa, moʻolelo, hula, and culture-based STEM learning.
• Hoʻoulu Beyond the School Year – Summer programs on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu continued to engage keiki through gardening, lei making, wayfinding, Makaliʻi, hei, and other place- and culture-based experiences rooted in ʻike kūpuna.
From classroom to waʻa, mauka to makai, Hoʻoulu reminds us that meaningful growth happens when we nurture pilina, share ʻike, and create opportunities for the next generation to learn from and care for Hawaiʻi.
Mahalo to our kumu, staff, cultural practitioners, partners, ʻohana, and communities who continue to grow alongside us and help cultivate the next generation of leaders, stewards, and storytellers of Hawaiʻi.
