Ke Kula Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu

Living Hawaiian Life-Force School

Ua hoʻokumu ʻia Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu no nā ʻohana, nā kumu a me nā limahana kākoʻo e koho ana e ʻōlelo Hawai’i ma ke ʻano ʻo ia ka ʻōlelo mua a noho mana no ka home, a me nā ʻohana e ʻimi ana e lilo ka ʻōlelo Hawai’i ʻo ia maʻamau o ka home. ʻO ka pahuhopu, ʻo ia ka hoʻomohala, a mālama ʻana i ka ʻōlelo Hawai’i ma o ka hoʻonaʻauao ma ka home a me ke kula. ʻO ka waiwai o ka naʻauao haʻawina a me ka ʻike ʻōlelo ʻē, e like hoʻi me ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia a me ke Kepanī, ʻo ia ka loaʻa ʻana o nā mākua e pono ai ke kaiaulu ʻōlelo Hawai’i ma kona hoʻōla ʻia ma o kona ʻimi ola ʻana me ko ke ao o waho.

Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu is designed for families, teachers and staff who have chosen to speak Hawaiian as the first and main language of the home, and also those who are in the process of establishing Hawaiian as the dominant language of the home. The goal is to develop, enhance and maintain the Hawaiian language through education in the home and school. The purpose of academics and global learning i.e., foreign languages such as English and Japanese, is to develop skills to be applied in the revitalization of the Hawaiian speaking community through economic interaction with the outside world.