Ka ʻIke Laulā

ʻIke Laulā

General Information

Ka Nuʻukia: No ʻAneʻi Ko Kākou Ola

Vision

A meaningful life takes place in one’s homeland, therefore one’s major contribution to the quality and standard of living is made in Hawaiʻi.

Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu is where Hawaiian language and culture thrive in a living community of families, united in fostering, through their efforts, the continued significant contribution to the quality of life for the Hawaiian people and all who choose Hawaiʻi as home.

Ke Ala Nuʻukia Hoʻonaʻauao

Educational Mission

ʻO ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi ka paepae hoʻonaʻauao o Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, he paepae e kū ai ka hoʻohanohano ʻia o nā kūpuna, ka ʻimi a loaʻa o ka ʻike me ka mākaukau e pono ai ka ʻohana, ke ola me ka laupaʻi o ka ʻōlelo a moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi, a me ka nani o ka nohona o ka ʻāina nei o Hawaiʻi.

Students of Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu are educated upon a culturally Hawaiian foundation. This foundation is the basis upon which students are impelled to:

Bring honor to ancestors
Seek and attain knowledge to sustain family
Contribute to the well-being and flourishing of the Hawaiian Language and culture
Contribute to the quality of life in Hawaiʻi

Ke Ala Nuʻukia Kula

School Mission

Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu is committed to securing a school community built upon culturally rooted principles that reflect love of spirituality, love of family, love of language, love of knowledge, love of land, love of fellow man, and love of all people.

Ke Kumu Laulā

Rationale

The united commitment of families, students, faculty and staff seek to promote a School Standards Action Plan. This plan will guide the application of culturally based values, practices and behaviors in order to perpetuate positive attitudes and produce positive educational results, consistent with standards of quality essential to the school vision and mission.

Ke Kaʻi ʻIke Hana Kula

School Standard of Operation

The Hawaiian language is the living language of the school community and must be perpetuated through its daily use.
The program is family-based, enrolling families rather than individual students for an overall program of language and cultural development.
The cultural environment of the school is reflective of Hawaiian tradition through the Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi.
All faculty, staff and contributing members to the learning environment must be competent, willing, and above all, committed in their desire to work cooperatively to fulfill the vision and mission of Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.
All share in the responsibility in maintaining a safe, clean and orderly environment conducive to positive and quality learning.
Physical and psychological well-being are essential elements of program goals.
Respect for rights, feelings, and property will be honored at all times.
School attire and personal grooming will be clean, neat and tasteful in total appearance.
Although personal significance is important, the need of the entire group will always have first consideration.
Contexts supporting physical fitness and self-sufficiency through stewardship projects and other activities will play an intregal part of the school experience.
Meaningful learning takes place when academics and practical application develop dynamically.
An individual’s success is a family’s success and the success of Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu
Our ancestors will be honored through the achievements of our youth.
In accordance with the Hawaiian tradition of the hiapo and kaikuaʻana-kaikaina relationships, lead teachers, families, and students carry the responsibilities of leadership, guidance, and nuturing for all who follow.
Although equal, the significance of females is unlike that of males. Both have equal responsibilities to guide our united actions in positive ways.

Ka Mana’o Nui o ke Kula Hoʻokolohua

Laboratory School Concept

The 1997-98 school year marked the first year of Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu's Laboratory School status under theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani. Laboratory schools are committed to leadership in the improvement of education through the development of innovative ideas in research, curriculum development, teacher training and program development in an experimental environment. Its commitment involves support, collaboration and encouragement for those seeking solutions to educational issues.

Ka Palapala ʻAelike

Enrollment and Participation Contract

Signed Condition and Enrollment and Participation Contracts must be on file at the school office prior to the start of the school. The 2007-2008 school year administration, faculty and support are as follows:

Ka Lei ʻUo Mamo

School Governance Board

ʻO ka ʻuo, he pūʻulu hulu ia i nākiʻi ʻia me ka ʻolena e ka haku hulu i mea e haku ʻia ai nā wehi nani a makamae, e like hoʻi me ka ʻahuʻula a me ka lei hulu. ʻO ka mamo, he manu ʻōiwi ia nona nā hulu melemele ʻoi kelakela. ʻO kekahi manaʻo o ka mamo, ʻo ia hoʻi he pulapula ia, kā kākou mau keiki hoʻi e hoʻōla nei i kā kākou ʻōlelo.

E like hoʻi me ko ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo kālaimanaʻo alakaʻi a ʻōnaehana, he kino Ka ʻUo Mamo a ʻo kona mau lālā, ʻo ia hoʻi hoʻokahi ʻelele kumu, hoʻokahi ʻelele haumāna, a hoʻokahi ʻelele makua no kēlā me kēia papa. Loaʻa pū ke kumu alakaʻi ʻUo Mamo a me ke kākoʻo kumu alakaʻi e hoʻokele nei i kēia mau ʻelele. ʻO kekahi pahuhopu nui o Ka ʻUo Mamo, ʻo ia nō ka makaʻala a me ka ʻimi ʻana i ka pono o nā papa a pau, akā ma luna aʻe o kēlā, ʻo ia ka ʻimi ʻana i ka pono o ke kula holoʻokoʻa. ʻO Ka ʻUo Mamo ke aupuni aʻoaʻo a hoʻoholo o Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.

The ʻuo is a small bundle of feathers tied together with ʻolena cordage used by the feather-maker to create a beautiful and precious adornment, such as a cape or a lei. The mamo is the Hawaiian bird that once supplied the most excellent of yellow feathers. Another meaning of the mamo is descendants, our precious children who bring back to life our Hawaiian language.

Modeled after the ʻAha Pūnana Leoʻs leadership philosophy and structure, Ka ʻUo Mamo is a body consisting of a teacher representative as well as a student and parent representative for each class. There also is an overall ʻUo Mamo teacher as well as a support teacher that guides these representatives. One of the main goals of Ka ʻUo Mamo is to facilitate the need of each class, but more importantly, to facilitate the needs of the school as a whole. Ka ʻUo Mamo is the advisory and decision-making governance forum for Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.

Nā ʻIke Laulā

School Colors, Symbol and Design

Nā Waihoʻoluʻu: Colors:	ʻEleʻele, ʻUlaʻula, Melemele Black, Red, Yellow

Ke Kiʻi Mākia: Symbol:	Ihe Laumeki Barbed Spear

Ka Lau Mākia: Design:	Hinano Hala Blossom

Nā Hola Kula

School Hours

Standard school office hours are 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. Monday through Friday. Classes operate on a block schedule that utilizes 89 minute class periods on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. for grades K – 12. Fridays are our short day at which time school ends at 1:30pm for all grades.

Students are not to be on campus earlier than one-half hour before the start of school and one-half hour after school is dismissed. Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu will not be responsible for the supervision of any student on campus before 7:30a.m. and after 3:30p.m. (2:30p.m. on Fridays), unless a student is participating in a school approved activity. Parents/Legal Guardians will be contacted should a student be seen loitering outside of the school office hours of operation.

Ka ʻĀina Palapala O Ke Kula

Map of School Grounds

The overall management of the school property is the primary responsibility of the site manager of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo. The 21-acre campus houses the Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu school facilities, māla, and other outdoor areas. It also includes private offices and areas that are considered off-limits to the students. The offices on the second-floor of the main school building, the dormitory, the māla and the Pūnana Leo o Hilo Pre- School site are all considered off-limits, except with the approval and supervision by a teacher of the school.

Ke Kulekele Hele Kula

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance is very important in your child’s education. If your child is absent or tardy, please follow these procedures:

Call to inform the school (982-4260) before 8:30a.m. If a call is not received by 8:30a.m., lunch cannot be ordered. Your child must then bring home lunch for the day.
Roll is taken at piko every morning by ʻUo Mamo student or teacher representative. If your child arrives after conch shell is blown - they will be marked tardy.
Upon returning to school, the student must bring a note from home to the office. Faculty will be notified daily on student status. Documentation from parents and doctor may also be required.
An unexcused tardy of 10 minutes or more to class is considered a class cut and will be treated as an infraction of school rules.
A student must be in school for at least half the school day (3 or more hours) or will be considered absent for that day.

Students who need to be excused during the school day must present a note to the office from a parent or legal guardian stating the purpose of the request. Students are to pick up a permission slip from the office prior to leaving campus. Parents are encouraged to make every effort to schedule appointments after school. Students are held responsible for making up all class work, and should see their teachers immediately upon their return.

Ke Kulekele Olakino a Palekana

Health and Safety Policy

In order to ensure a safe and healthy school, precautionary and other measures regulated by related rules, policies, and procedures will be followed. Due to the nature and possible severity of incidences, it is essential that parents return the Emergency Card with adequate and accurate information at the beginning of the school year. Parents are responsible for informing the school in writing of any changes to any information required on the Emergency Card along with any special medical conditions to the Health Aid.

Optional school health insurance may be purchases. Processing time is at least 3 weeks. Shoes and appropriate dress are required as specified by teachers in order to ensure health and safety.

Every reasonable effort will be made to notify parents of any illnesses, injury, accident, or incident involving their child(ren). If parents cannot be contacted, the person(s) named on the Emergency Card will be contacted to carry out necessary responsibilities. In the event of emergency care, 911 will be called.

Lumi Kahu

Health Room

As there is only one bed for all students, the child must be picked up as soon as possible. No student will be allowed to “stay and rest” for more than 15 minutes.

He/She must return to class or must be picked up. If the parent cannot be reached, the next person on the emergency list will be called and requested to pick-up the child. Please make sure the people on your list are willing and able to pick up your child if you are not able to. Since school staff is not authorized to dispense or apply any medication of any kind, parents must provide documentation for special medical needs including self- administered medication prescribed by a personal physician.

Ke Kulekele Hoʻoikaika Naʻauao

Strengthening Learning Potential

The school makes every effort to provide for the students who does not meet their academic potential (i.e. those not meeting school standards). These students include:

Students who are averaging a “D” or “F” in a course at any time during the school year.
Students who exhibit a lack of effort on a consistent basis.
Students who display negative attitudes and behavior which deter academic progress (i.e. inattentive, disruptive).

Activities create student accountability and optimize student learning. It may be determined that special enrichment activities may contribute to quality performance. Faculty and/or administration will determine the appropriate contexts for learning and contact families. If you feel that your child could benefit from these services, please contact your ʻUo Mamo teacher.