A joint article was published to share pilot highlights with West Hawaiʻi DOE schools: Ke Kula ʻO ʻEhunuikaimalino, Kealakehe Intermediate, and Konawaena Middle School.
As part of the partnership between KS and ASU, Amy McGrath (Chief Operating Officer, ASU Prep Digital/Associate Vice President of ASU Education Outreach) and Deborah Gonzalez (Chief Academic & Innovation Officer) presented at the Kūkulu Kaialulu Kamehameha Schools Ed Tech Conference, followed with a physical site visit to Kahaluʻu Ma Kai for cultural immersion and continued building of pilina (relationships).
The Kahaluʻu Ma Kai virtual huakaʻi is displayed in the ASU GIOS lobby area with a encouraging visitors to explore the wahi pana (sacred place) and mālama ʻāina.
The cross functional project core team spent two days capturing videos and photos to create the immersive virtual huakaʻi (field trip). Core team members (left to right): Geoffrey Bruce, Dorothy Hirata, Māhealani Pai, Kahala Wery, Malani DeAguiar. Alice Swift & Jessica Swann (not pictured). If interested, view the compiled photo album.