MOʻOLELO NO KA LAU - STORY ABOUT THE DESIGN AND SCHOOL WIDE THEME

Huakaʻi wiwo ʻole aku ʻo Māui e ʻalehe aku i ka lā e hoʻomālie, a hōʻea aku i kahi o kona kupuna wahine. He malihini ʻo Māui i kona kupuna, ʻaʻole i launa mua. ʻAʻohe mahuʻi iki o ka luahine, ʻo kāna moʻopuna nō kai hiki mai. Puana aʻe kāna nīnau i ka malihini ʻōʻili mai, “Na wai ke kupu, ʻo ʻoe?” Pane haʻaheo aku ke kama, “Nāu nō!” “Naʻu me wai?” Pane hou aku, “Nāu nō, na Hina!” ʻAkahi nō a ʻike ke kupuna wahine, ʻaʻole kā kēia he malihini! He ʻohana! ʻO ke keiki a kāna kaikamahine ʻo Hina. Kōkua nui mai ke kupuna wahine i nā ʻaha nui a me nā ʻōkuhi a pau e hei aku ai i ka lā a maloʻo pono nā kuʻina kapa a Hina. As Māui boldly set out to ensnare the sun in order to slow down its trek across the sky, he arrived before his grandmother. Māui was a stranger to her; they had never met before, and so his grandmother had no reason to think that her grandson was this boy who had arrived. She asked this stranger, “Who is this of spring, who do you belong to?” The boy proudly responded, “I belong to you!” “How are you related to me?” He again answered, “I am your family through Hina!” His grandmother finally realized that this was no stranger! This boy is family! He is the child of her daughter, Hina. The old woman then provided Māui with the ropes and the instructions he needed in order to catch the sun so that Hina’s kapa cloth could properly dry.

He kama ʻo Māui na Hina a me ona mau kūpuna a pau ma mua aku. Ma ia manaʻo like, he mau mamo kākou na ke aukahi hoʻōla ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, a me nā kūpuna a pau i kōkua mua mai i ka hoʻokumu ʻana. I ko kākou puka ʻana i ke ao ākea, e hele wiwo ʻole aku kākou, no ka mea, he mana nui ko kākou moʻokūʻauhau. ʻO ka paʻa ʻana o ko kākou pilina i ka moʻokūʻauhau ka mea e hoʻonoa ʻia ai nā pōmaikaʻi lehulehu o Hawaiʻi, a loaʻa maʻalahi iā kākou. E lawe haʻaheo kākou i nā haʻawina maikaʻi a pau o ko kākou moʻokūʻauhau, a ke nīnau ʻia mai kākou e ka poʻe ʻakahi nō a launa aku, “Na wai ʻoe?”, e pane aku kākou, “Na ko Nāwahī!” Māui was a descendant of Hina and all of his kūpuna before him. In that same way, we are all descendants of the Hawaiian language revitalization and all of the kūpuna who of ered their assistance in its establishment. When we set out into the world, we must also move boldly, because we come from a powerful lineage. The firm understanding of these relationships within our lineage is what will open the doors to Hawaiʻi’s abundant prosperity, making them readily available to us. We must proudly take up these valuable gifts found within our lineage, so when we are asked, “Who do you belong to?” we can confidently respond, “I belong to Nāwahī!”

Na Pāʻani Kelson

ʻO ka lau i haku ʻia e Nā Mākua Original Hawaiian Designs, he lau hoʻi e kū hōʻailona ai i kēia ʻōlelo mākia o kēia makahiki kula. This design that was created by Nā Mākua Original Hawaiian Designs represents our school-wide theme of this year.

He kūkālā ʻīwā ma  ka Pūlama Mauli Ola i kēia makahiki. Our silent auction will be live this year at Pūlama Mauli Ola! 

He leo mahalo palena ʻole i kēia mau ʻohana, pāʻoihana, a hui o ko ke kaiaulu i hāʻawi

manawaleʻa no ke kūkālā. He kūkālā ʻīwā kā kākou i kēia makahiki, e kipa mai ma ka lā o ka

Pūlama Mauli Ola ma ka ʻaoʻao hema o ke kahua hōʻikeʻike.  We would like to send a gracious mahalo to the various families, businesses, and organizations in our community that have humbly donated items for  our silent auction this year. Silent Auction will be live at Pūlama this year; please be sure to visit
the table on the left side of the stage to check out these items!

Mahalo a nui loa i nā paʻoihana a me nā kānaka i hāʻawi manawaleʻa mai i ke kūkālā no Pūlama i kēia makahiki 2026!

Thank you to all who donated to our 2026 Pūlama online auction!

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Lehua’ala Creations

Kaulana Mahina

The Keiki Dept

Royal Kona Resort

KBXtreme

ʻAlohi creations

SuperCuts

Sig Zane

‘Imiloa Astronomy Center

Ola Hou Designs

Big Island Fiyah

Uncle Wowʻs Designs

ʻŌlelo With Me

Kealopiko

Cafe Pesto

Kākou Collective

Lyman House Museum

Aloha Collection

Jarneski Party Rentals

Hale Kuamoʻo

Hibiscus Textiles

Aaron Hammer

Beans for sharing

Antics Pizza

Coco Kino - ʻOhana Kahalioumi

SCP Hilo Hotel

Punachicks

Hilo Naturopathic Clinic

ʻOhana Aiona

ʻOhana Marr

ʻOhana Ueshiro

ʻOhana Deal

ʻOhana Walker & Buddah Mochi

ʻOhana Mathias-Howard

ʻOhana Springer

ʻOhana Kiefer