The theme for this year's E Ola Kākou is "Ecosystem Thinking for a Healthful and Thriving Hawaiʻi." The visual theme highlights nā manu nahele (native forest birds) as we celebrate Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele. 

Symposium sessions support:

• Integrating ʻāina-based education

• Partnering with family & community

• Strengthening student agency

• Sustaining cultures & languages

• Uplifting names, gifts, & stories

Participants will:

• share moʻolelo (stories) of health, resilience, and well-being that lead to a healthful and thriving Hawaiʻi;

• experience and learn about strategies and resources to support skills-based Health Education through a lens of HĀ;

• consider ways that Health Education can contribute to conditions for thriving in their schools and communities; and

• connect with other educators and health-supporting organizations.