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Free Hawaiian Language Classes

Kumu Kaipoʻi Kelling will be resuming Hawaiian Language class starting this Thursday for the school year! As in past years, these free classes will be offered on Thursday nights 5:30pm – 7:30pm in the Papa Kukui (2nd floor) classroom at Kawaiahaʻo Church School. Our Kawaiahaʻo ʻohana and greater community are invited to attend!

First day of school!

We are so excited for an amazing school year ahead! We started our first day with our traditional morning Piko Ceremony, where we begin the school day together with mele and pule. Kahu Kenneth Makuakane joined us on this first day. Each morning, keiki enter their classrooms and are greeted with a honi. They start…

Summer Session Huakaʻi

. We all had a wonderful time visiting Aliʻi Agricultural Farms! Many of our keiki caught a fish (or more!) and then set them back free! It was a great huakaʻi to tie in what the keiki have been learning this summer about loko i‘a (fish pond), wai (fresh water), kai (ocean),…

Summer Session Fun!

Summer session 1 is in full swing! And at Kawaiahaʻo Church School, we offer 3 summer school sessions (each approximately 3 weeks) to help accommodate family’s vacation schedules! Keiki can enroll in all 3 sessions, or just enrolled in 1, depending on what best fits their family’s needs. This summer’s theme is focused on loko…

Welcome Kahu Makuakane!

We were excited to welcome our new Kahu today! We gave him our warmest Kawaiahaʻo Church School greeting by singing “May the Blessing of the Lord Be Upon You” and “Oli Kawaiahaʻo”. The keiki gave him handmade lei and lots of hugs! Kahu Ken Makuakane was installed on May 5, 2018. He is the…

Graduation Sunday

Kawaiahaʻo Church honored its graduates on Sunday, May 6, 2018, both whom are alumni of Kawaiahaʻo Church School and thanked the school for providing a strong educational foundation for their academic success. Danielle Seulyn Emi Au is graduating from University of Hawaii Manoa and Kekoa Morris will be graduating from Princeton University with a degree…

May Day

May Day was a beautiful scene this year at Kawaiahaʻo Church. As the church bells struck 9 am, keiki from Kawaiahaʻo Church School were dressed to the nines walking in a line with their classes to chapel, aunties were picking plumeria from the trees in the cemetery, and kūpuna were on the steps of…

Open House

Please join us at our upcoming Open House! Meet our teachers and visit our classrooms, serving keiki ages 2 years old through 6th grade. Currently enrolled students may RSVP by Friday, April 13th to reserve free childcare during Open House. Please also check out this new video which showcase our school and what…

Moving to Online Enrollment

We are excited to announce that we are moving towards an online enrollment and application process, using a system called TADS! We will be having an ʻOhana Coffee Hour on Tuesday, April 10th from 8am to discuss this new online enrollment and answer any questions you may have! This system will make the enrollment process…

Accepting Summer School Applications!

We are accepting applications for our Summer School Program! The Kawaiahaʻo Church School 2018 Summer Program is open to keiki ages 3-6. (Our 2-3 year old program is a year-round program). This summer’s theme will focus on loko i‘a (fish pond), wai (fresh water), kai (ocean), and how a healthy relationship between all of these…