{"id":83299,"date":"2018-08-13T15:38:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T01:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=83299"},"modified":"2019-04-05T10:48:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T20:48:01","slug":"uh-hilo-lab-school-awarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/08\/13\/uh-hilo-lab-school-awarded\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo lab school nationally awarded for Hawaiian immersion education"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Cohort from Ke Kula ʻO<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span> (2017).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo\u2019s Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> O Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language<\/a>\u2019s laboratory school received one of the highest awards given by the National Indian Education Association<\/a> for its work in Hawaiian medium-immersion education.<\/p>\n

Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span><\/a> is a laboratory school for 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo and an extension of the Pu\u0304nana Leo language preschools. The school will receive the William Demmert freedom fighter award, which recognizes an organization for its success and positive impact on native student academic achievement.<\/p>\n

“From humble beginnings and through the tenacious commitment of its leadership, teachers and families, Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span> has been a trailblazer in the advancement of Hawaiian medium education,” said Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa<\/span><\/strong>, Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> O Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span>\u2019s director. “William Demmert was a strong advocate of language revitalization programs, which makes this prestigious recognition a special honor.”<\/p>\n

Established in 1999, Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span> is located in Keaʻau<\/span> on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island and operates as a K–12 charter and state school.<\/p>\n

“Na\u0304wahi\u0304 is designed for families, teachers and staff who have chosen to speak Hawaiian as the first and main language of the home, and also for those who are in the process of establishing Hawaiian as the dominant language of the home,” said Kauanoe Kaman\u0101<\/strong>, faculty at Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> O Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span> and director of Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span>. “Academics and global learning are developed and applied through economic, social and cultural interaction with the broader world. Na\u0304wahi\u0304 is a model for indigenous language and academic success with over 85 percent of its students continuing on to higher education.”<\/p>\n

For more read the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s news release<\/a> or 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Na\u0304wahi\u0304okalaniʻo\u0304puʻu<\/span> will receive a National Indian Education Association award which recognizes an organization for its success on native student academic achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[142,957,204,33,1057,316,214,911,14],"class_list":["post-83299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-award","tag-college-recognition","tag-education","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-ka-haka-ula-o-keelikolani","tag-language","tag-program-recognition","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t