"Kīpuka Hawaiʻi
Maʻemaʻe i ka pō
I popohe ka ʻāhihi
Ko Hawaiʻi ponoʻī"
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Kūkulu a kālele ʻia hoʻi ke ala e hoʻoulu ai ke keʻena hoʻonaʻauao Hawaiʻi i ke aloha ʻaina me ona ʻike i ko Hawaiʻi ponoʻī.
The Office of Hawaiian Education is commited to grounding education in Hawaiian ways of knowing so that all of Hawaiʻi may thrive.
Nā Papahana o OHE
Nā Papahana o OHE
OHE Programs
OHE Programs
Ka Papahana Kaiapuni (Hawaiian Immersion Program) is a K–12 public education program established in 1987 by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education. It provides students with full-instruction learning delivered through ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), helping revitalize the indigenous language, culture, and traditions of Hawaiʻi while delivering a complete academic curriculum.
Nā Hopean Aʻo (HĀ) is a Department-wide framework to develop the skills, behaviors and dispositions that are reminiscent of Hawaiʻi’s unique context, and to honor the qualities and values of the indigenous language and culture of Hawaiʻi.
The Hawaiian Studies Program (HSP) is a K-12 program that provides curriculum support and resources in the instruction and learning of Hawaiian culture, history and language. This may include integration of Hawaiian concepts and content into classroom lessons delivered by teachers and/or school-level Cultural Personnel Resources.
Nā Kumuwaiwai o OHE
Nā Kumuwaiwai o OHE
OHE Resources
OHE Resources
ʻOhana Resources
Ka ʻike a ka makua he hei na ke keiki.
The knowledge of the parent is absorbed by the child. - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #1397
ʻOhana is the core/foundation of a keikiʻs learning. ʻOhana, parents and caregivers, as first teachers, have familial gifts and stories that are preserved through intergenerational exchange. OHE resources shared here are intended to empower and activate ʻohana to share their personal stories, practices, and traditions continue legacies.
Hawaiian Language Resources
E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
The Hawaiian language shall live.
Through ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, we preserve the histories, values, and culture of our unique island home, Hawaiʻi. OHE resources shared here provide access to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi materials that support use of and normalization of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in various ways.
Hawaiian Knowledge Resources
ʻO Hawaiʻi ke kahua o ka hoʻonaʻauao.
Hawaiʻi is the foundation of our education.
Hawaiʻi, our unique island home, is both a teacher and resource for context and content for learning. OHE resources shared here support learning connected to Hawaiian knowledge -- places, practices, protocols, stories, etc.
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