Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu

19°36′20″N 155°01′45″W / 19.6056859°N 155.0290675°W / 19.6056859; -155.0290675Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu is a Hawaiian language immersion charter school.[1] It serves grades K-12 in Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaii Island, Hawaii. It is the largest Hawaiian immersion school on Hawaii Island.[2]

The school began as a Hawaii Department of Education program in 1987. The program became an independent school in 1994, and moved to its current home in Puna shortly thereafter. It was established as a charter school in 2001.[3]

It is named after Joseph Nāwahī.[4]

References

  1. ^ Native America : a state-by-state historical encyclopedia. Murphree, Daniel S. Santa Barbara, California. 2012-03-09. p. 266. ISBN 9780313381270. OCLC 781709957.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Hawaii bilingual immersion school wants to add languages". The Seattle Times. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  3. ^ Hunt, Tiffany Edwards (2016-03-01). "Hawaiian Immersion Schools: on Hawai'i Island". Ke Ola Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  4. ^ William, Jr., Ron (2010). "Freedom Fighter". Hana Hou!. Retrieved 2019-01-20.