Kamehameha Schools' mission is to “create educational opportunities in perpetuity to improve the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry.” Here in Hawai‘i, Kamehameha Schools operates three K-12 campuses and 31 pre-schools offered for students of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Additionally, they provide and/or support a wide range of community programs and services to meet the needs of Native Hawaiians and enhance and sustain positive educational outcomes for greater numbers of Native Hawaiian children.
Kamehameha Schools has been an instrumental partner and supporter of Teach For America - Hawai‘i since we opened as a region in 2006. This year, in addition to financial support, Kamehameha Schools will be partnering with Teach For America to provide Kahua training to our Hawai‘i corps members as part of our Alternative Route to Credentialing program. Kahua (meaning “foundation”) engages kupuna (elders) and resources from the community to provide educators an induction into Hawaiian culture, philosophies, and beliefs. They also train educators to provide culturally responsive teaching in their classrooms.
This program will allow Hawai‘i corps members to gain unique and important insights into Hawai‘i's rich history: corps members from the mainland have an avenue to learn more historical context and cultural fluency, and Kama'āina (those from Hawai'i) have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the region and the communities in which we work. Through this program, Teach for America Hawai‘i corps members will be better able to provide culturally responsive teaching to our Native Hawaiian keiki (children), and help to further our joint efforts and vision for educational excellence for all students in Hawai'i.
Kamehameha III establishes Hawai‘i's first public education system, making the Hawai‘i State Department of Education the oldest school system west of the Mississippi River.
Queen Liliuokalani yields her authority and throne under protest to the “Superior force of the United States of America,” and the U.S. flag is raised over Honolulu.
Hawai‘i becomes the United States of America’s 50th state.
On the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i, the U.S. formally apologizes to Native Hawaiians for illegally deposing their government.
A State Constitutional amendment passes establishing an appointed Board of Education.
Hawai‘i receives a $75 million dollar Race to the Top grant to improve education, awarded over four years.
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