{"id":87791,"date":"2018-11-27T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=87791"},"modified":"2020-01-15T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T02:26:10","slug":"kukahiko-everly-endowed-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/27\/kukahiko-everly-endowed-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Endowment scholar to support Hawaiian immersion teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Eomailani Kukahiko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The College of Education Department of Curriculum Studies<\/a> (EDCS<\/abbr>) at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> has selected Associate Specialist E\u014dmailani K. Kukahiko<\/strong> as the 2018–19 Hubert V. Everly Endowed Scholar in Education. As part of the endowment, Kukahiko will receive $10,000 over two semesters to support the development of her program, Kauhale Kumu (teacher community), which focuses on the holistic retention of teachers in the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Department of Education Hawaiian Language Immersion Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m stoked to be the recipient of this award, which gives our Kumu Kaiapuni<\/em> (Hawaiian language immersion teachers) an opportunity to voice their manaʻo<\/span><\/em> (thoughts) about how we can better support their teaching long-term,” Kukahiko said. “Access to quality public education that is properly resourced and taught through the Hawaiian language should be at the forefront of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s educational priorities. This research will give me a chance to learn about how we can keep these amazing kumu in schools.”<\/p>\n

Reconceptualizing the kauhale<\/h2>\n

As indicated by its title, Kauhale Kumu uses the kauhale<\/em> (community) as a traditional metaphor, centered on meeting the daily needs and functions of Hawaiian immersion teachers. By reconceptualizing the kauhale<\/em>, the program seeks to recreate a Hawaiian language immersion teacher educational kauhale<\/em> in order to support this dedicated group.<\/p>\n

“We are so proud of Dr. E\u014dmailani Kukahiko for receiving this award,” said EDCS<\/abbr> Director Patricia Halagao<\/strong><\/a>. “Her proposal of Kauhale Kumu is timely and truly embraces the mission of our department. It is visionary and meaningfully advocates for a population of teachers who are traditionally marginalized and underserved.”<\/p>\n

Eight currently licensed teachers working in Kaiapuni<\/em> classrooms in Oʻahu<\/span> will participate in professional development opportunities, designed to support their well-being and specific classroom needs. Important products of this research will include a better understanding of their long-term commitment to the teaching profession as well as their advice to aspiring and new teachers of Hawaiian immersion.<\/p>\n

“This research builds upon a rich legacy of Hawaiian immersion educators that have been relentless in the pursuit of language revitalization for over 30 years,” Kukahiko concluded. “As a student, I have experienced the absolute joy of learning my language and believe that our keiki benefit from our ability to retain these quality teachers. E ola ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em> (the Hawaiian language shall live).”<\/p>\n

Read more on the College of Education website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Jennifer Parks<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eomailani K. Kukahiko will receive $10,000 to support the development of her program, Kauhale Kumu, which focuses on the retention of teachers in the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Department of Education\u2019s Hawaiian Immersion Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[95,204,1057,9],"class_list":["post-87791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-education","tag-education","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-uh-manoa","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