O Puʻu Kona....As our Papa Mahina oli at the base of Puʻukona, they prepare to fill their minds and hearts learning with Aunty Ilima at CTAHR. He ipu kā’eo- a full calabash, a knowledgeable person. He ipu pala ‘ole - a calabash with out a dab in it. An ignorant person.
Three of our 6th graders under the guidance of Kumu Mel Loo researched, coordinated, acquired funds from the Obama Foundation, and implemented the first of 3 planned stream restoration efforts. As participants in Ceeds of Peace these young leaders wanted to make a difference in their community and after getting feedback from their peers and further research they...
Manaola shared his time and talents with our Papa Makani (grades 3/4). They created the most beautiful wearable art using all natural stamps under the guidance of this amazing kumu. Mahalo nui to Kumu Cindy for helping to coordinate this visit. Not sure who enjoyed themselves more, the haumana or the kumu!
It was a beautiful Waimānalo spring day to celebrate the gifts of our ʻāina mauka to makai. Mahalo nui to all those who came out to eat ono mea ʻai, listen to the sweet voices of Kimie, Waipuna, Kekoa Kane, learn about many of our community resources, shop with some of our finest vendors, and enjoy laughter and games with keiki at our keiki korner. All proceeds...
Our keiki, like flowers, will bloom and flourish given the right conditions. This week students shared their passion and research around ensuring that we are all doing our part to malama honua. They shared with a variety of audiences the importance of caring for our ʻāina, our community, our well-being. When we care for our land, sea, each other, we in turn will be...
Do you have or know of a 7th grader interested in learning in a small group, rigorous Hawaiian culture based learning environment at a FREE public charter school in Waimānalo? Join us for our Middle School Open House MONDAY March 11th 5-6pm.
Mālama Honua Public Charter Schools ENROLLMENT for K-7 is OPEN now! Please come to one of our open houses to learn more about the opportunity to be a part of Waimānaloʻs Hawaiian Focus Charter School ʻOhana.
February 26th 9am @ WHHA Hālau 41-253 Ilauhole Street Waimānalo
Get your tickets today for Mālama Honuaʻs Mauka to Makai celebration. Support our keiki and enjoy a day of amazing entertainment, ono food, crafts, vendors, keiki korner, and fun learning opportunities for all!
Mauka to Makai 2019!
We are looking for VENDORS! Click here for the M2M 2019 Vendor application form
If you or someone you know is interested in participating at our event please have them sign up by January 31st.If you have any questions please email fundraising@malamahonuapcs.org
Looking forward to seeing everyone on March 9!
The land is the chief, we are the servants
A group from Mālama Honua partnered with haumāna and kumu from Blanche Pope and the University of Hawaii landscape architecture school to mālama Muliwaiolena and plan for how we can better support caring for this wahi pana (sacred place). As we worked to remove the invasive plants so that they natives could flourish again...
Welcome 2019! As we reflect on 2018, we are so appreciative of all of the aloha that surrounds Mālama Honua. We welcomed our keiki back to school today after a restful winter holiday and look forward to a healthy productive 2019. Wishing you and yours all the best for 2019!
I ola nō ke kino i ka mā‘ona o ka ‘ōpū
I mā‘ona nō ka ‘ōpū i ke aloha o na makuaThe body is nourished when the stomach is satisfied. The stomach is satisfied because of the love of our parentsThis week we reflect on the value of ola kino maikaʻi- to live healthy. We reflect on an oli that we recite daily before we eat and take a moment to think about what it means...
E lawe i ke aʻo a mālama, ae ʻoi mau ka naʻauao
He who takes his teachings and applies them increases his knowledge.Huakaʻi (field trips) are a time for our keiki to learn from a place, beyond what kumu or a book or video can tell or show them, they get to DO. We prioritize expanding their learning experience beyond the walls of the classroom and expose them to...
Mālama Honuaʻs sea of BLUE! Mahalo nui loa to all those who supported our efforts in our first STEP towards acquiring a lease with UH CTAHR for space at the Waimānalo Ag station. We are thrilled that the Waimānalo community leadership supports building our permanent facility on the CTAHR land. We still have more work ahead, but for now we celebrate and mahalo all...
"When the foundation is solid, then you can build and grow"
This week we focused on the value, naʻau pono, to nurture a deep sense of justice. A solid foundation is essential in enabling us to have the strength and fortitude to make the just and right choice, to take that pono path. During piko I asked the student to stand on one foot as we repeated this ʻolelo...
On this Piko O Wakea (fall equinox) our Papa Kaula (5) and Papa Kipuʻupuʻu (6) had a special day with Kānehūnāmoku and her crew. As the earth is balanced so we found our balance we started our journey together towards 5th grade defense and our first 6th grade sail.
Mahalo nui to all those who came out on Wednesday September 5 for our Open House. Although re-scheduled, having open house this week aligns perfectly with our ʻōlelo noeʻau. Open House and our first Makua Halawai (6pm @ St. Matts) are opportunities for ʻohana to make their hours (remember you need 10 per ʻohana/per semester), but more importantly learn about Mālama...
Hoping that this enews finds you and your ʻohana safe and enjoying time with family as we prepare for the weather headed our way. This week we explore an ʻōlelo noeʻau that seems so appropriate as our communities prepare for Hurricane Lane. We are so appreciative of our ʻohana as we quickly pulled together to ensure our that kula was as safe as we could in...
We open the school year with a foundation ʻōlelo noʻeau (Hawaiian Proverb) thinking deeply on how we live and share aloha with our friends, family, ʻāina (land), and community. Over the past two weeks kumu have shared their thoughts about this proverb and classes have been discussing how they live our school values, starting with how to they live, share, and...
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Please join us for our annual fundraiser at the beautiful Waimanalo Polo Field from 11am - 4pm featuring live music, ono food stations, a silent auction, cultural activities, a keiki korner, lucky drawings, country market and more! It will be a fun day for the whole family!
All proceeds benefit our mission to provide place-based...
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Mahalo to all who attended our 4th quarter hōʻike at UH CTAHR in Waimānalo this Saturday! Hoʻomaikaʻi to our keiki and our kumu for such a wonderful day of sharing and learning. Mahalo to Uncle Ted, Aunty ʻIlima, Uncle Billy, Aunty Jenna, Aunty Malia, and all of our families (founding and new) for being such great supporters of Mālama Honua...
Friday, May 15, 2015
MHPCS had the honor of enjoying an ʻono pizza dinner with former White House Chef, Sam Kass. The keiki enjoyed taking Uncle Sam on a tour of beautiful Palaka Moon and share with him what they had learned. Uncle Sam shared great stories of the White House as well as President Obamaʻs favorite vegetable: Broccoli!
Mahalo nui to Aunty Malia,...
Monday, August 1, 2016
The kumu welcome haumāna back to school with great enthusiasm for year 3! We have grown from 41 students our first year, to 65 our second and now 85 with a waitlist!
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Anakala Peter Moon Jr started ukulele classes with our 4th graders. We all were excited that they remembered what they learned from Kumu Mele from last year. They quickly picked things up again and are having so much fun learning about music and playing the ukulele!
Monday, August 29, 2016
Papa Makani had the opportunity to learn with PVS crew members Kumu Jenna and Kumu Mikiala. Students had an opportunity to tour Hikianalia and learn a little more, first hand, about this amazing waʻa, as well as about traveling on waʻa. We were lucky to be at METC when 3 waʻa were in the water...Hikianalia, Hawaiiloa, and Mookiha!
Saturday, September 3, 2016
21 MHPCS haumāna were invited to do opening protocol for Representative Ryan Yamane during the IUCN conference. They shared the schoolʻs oli, mission, promise, Na Aumakua, and E Ho Mai. They also had the opportunity to share the school oli with Kumu Jenna, Uncle Nainoa and Uncle Billy who were also attending the international...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Haumāna visited Kānehūnāmoku He Waʻa He Moku, He Moku He Waʻa Farm and were able to kuʻi kalo with Anakala Ricky. Keiki enjoyed learning how to respect and behave while pounding kalo into paʻiʻai. The haumana all took a turn to kuʻi kalo and enjoyed eating the fruits of their labor.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
On October 4th and 18th, Haumāna spent days of learning with the kumu from Kānehūnāmoku. They got to test their skills at sailing the waʻa, knot tying and observations. The skills learned will help prepare haumāna to become effective communicators, listeners and problem solvers.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
This year our theme was REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. All of the art work on our float was made of recycled and reused materials that would have gone into our landfill. Mahalo nui to all those who made this week and parade such a success. 3 years of amazing floats during your first three years of being a school is not short of amazing. A...
Saturday, December 17, 2016
As a kula we went to see the movie Moana at Koko Marina Theaters. It was a fitting movie aligned directly with not only our over arching school mission and vision, but also more specifically this weekʻs ʻōlelo noʻeau.
E lau hoe mai na wa’a
I ke ka, I ka hoe, I ka hoe, I ke ka
Pae aku I ka ‘aina
Pitch in with a will, everybody,...
Please spread the word to support our school and get a yummy chicken! You can purchase pre-sale tickets from a MHPCS ʻohana or just come on down on the 17th to pick up a chicken! Setup begins at 6:30am and pickup is between 9:00am and 2:00pm.
Please join us for the first hōʻike of the 2015-16 school year. Come listen to your keiki share about their learning this quarter in response to our essential question: O Wai La --Who am I?
Date/Time: Thursday, October 1 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Location: Waimānalo Hawaiian Homes Hālau; 41-245 Ilauhole Street Waimānalo, HI 96795
In alignment with our school name...
Come to Mālama Honua PCS for informational sessions about the 2015-2016 school year. It will be an opporuntity to learn about the schoolʻs mission and values as well as answer any questions you may have. You will also be able to hear from our foudning families about what Mālama Honua PCS means to them and what to expect as a part of this ʻohana. Informational...
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Mahalo to all who attended our 4th quarter hōʻike at UH CTAHR in Waimānalo this Saturday! Hoʻomaikaʻi to our keiki and our kumu for such a wonderful day of sharing and learning. Mahalo to Uncle Ted, Aunty ʻIlima, Uncle Billy, Aunty Jenna, Aunty Malia, and all of our families (founding and new) for being such great supporters of Mālama Honua...
Friday, March 17, 2017
Our first Hoʻolauleʻa at the Polo Fields, was a HUGE success and super good FUN because of all of the support and hard work that our parents and Hoʻolauleʻa chairs put into this day. It was months of planning and in the end it was a beautiful day filled with amazing music, food, activities, crafts, an AMAZING raffle and auction, and most...
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Mahalo nui to Aunty Laura Kaakua (Kumu Jʻs ʻohana) for inviting us to participate in the celebration of years of hard work in order to protect this special part of Waimānalo- Awawamalu. It was a beautiful afternoon and we were so honored to be a part of this significant accomplishment.
Friday, May 15, 2015
MHPCS had the honor of enjoying an ʻono pizza dinner with former White House Chef, Sam Kass. The keiki enjoyed taking Uncle Sam on a tour of beautiful Palaka Moon and share with him what they had learned. Uncle Sam shared great stories of the White House as well as President Obamaʻs favorite vegetable: Broccoli!
Mahalo nui to Aunty Malia,...
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Happy Earth Day! Mahalo nui to all those who came out to mālama our beaches in Waimānalo! We were so proud of all of our MHPCS haumāna who not only came out to clean the beaches, but taught at least 50 other families from across the island to use the micro-plastic sifters to clean the opala out of our water!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Mahalo nui to the talented Moses Goods for visiting our school and sharing his moʻolelo with us. We are so grateful for his ʻike and ability to share it in such a fun way.
2014 Waimānalo 5th Makahiki Competition and Ceremonial Saturday, November 22nd at Bellows Beach Park Click here for a list of times and events - Papahana
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
In june our 5th graders spent an overnighter preparing for the next leg of their educational journey. The spend time reflecting on the Mind of the Navigator skills, team building, and greeted the sun at Makapuu. Mahalo nui for all those who helped to make this possible!
Makua come together to learn about how they can support their keiki in literacy instruction outside of school. We learned about games and activities and skills they can practice on a daily basis!
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Mahalo to Uncle Matt from NOAA for coming to teach us about the different waters and its importance to mālama each. We had so much fun with the different interactive lessons!
What an amazing day of learning and FUN! Mahalo to the crew of Kānehūnāmoku and Kumu Kahapeʻa for teaching us about the waʻa and Uncle Nainoaʻs star compass, and teaching us a new oli!
Monday, June 19, 2017
Mahalo nui to those who were able to join us at the homecoming festivities! It was a powerful once in a life time opportunity celebrating the solid foundation upon which inspired our school and the movement to mālama honua. However, while it was a momentous conclusion to an amazing journey, it is truly just the beginning as we continue to...
Papa Mahina and Papa Hoku have been working diligently this quarter expanding their knowledge and skills. Each child will be presenting their Wahi Pana in groups and showcasing what they have learned in hula.
Visit from Aunty Kahape'a and Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy to learn about their waʻa and practices.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
We had so much fun being a part of our community parade. Mahalo to Uncle Nainoa, Uncle Harold and Aunty Nani their ʻohana, as well as our ʻohana for making this an event to remember!
We are excited to have Kumu Ishii visiting with us in person. The next time we see her will be when she is on Hokulea in the South Pacific!
Monday, July 10, 2017
We welcome our new Papa Hoku with a 3 days kinder kamp. They did so well learning about the school, each other, and their kumu. We are looking forward to the first day of school with our new friends!
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Our first and second grade students showcased their learning and skills with Mahina Chopped. Keiki have been learning about kula as farmable lands, traditional farming/food production (kalo patches), current food related issues, food security and benefits of buying/supporting locally sourced products, and how our future actions/choices...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Lucky we live Waimānalo! A beautiful day exploring the beautify and brilliance of our own backyard!
Saturday, September 16, 2017All proceeds go directly to keiki huakai (field trips) and class materials and supplies.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
We were thrilled to welcome Uncle Nainoa Thompson and Uncle Jack Johnson to our kula! Although short, this was a FULL week! Uncle Jack, Uncle Nainoa and the keiki signed the Ocean Pledge and discussed how they all mālama honua. We will be sending home a copy of the signed pledge with the keiki soon, so you can have a conversation at...
Singing, dancing and laughter with Kumu Ane, Director of Hawaiian Studies at Punahou School and MHPCS board member.
Friday, May 19, 2017Mahalo nui for making our final Hōʻike of the school year a success! The haumana and kumu spent the entire year learning and working, culminating in this final presentation of learning. It was a beautiful evening of mele, oli, presentations, healthy eating and good friends!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Mahalo to the crew of Kānehūnāmoku and Kumu Kahapeʻa for teaching us about the waʻa and Uncle Nainoa's star compass, and teaching us the Hōkūleʻa Haka!
Monday, July 21, 2014
Mahalo to all those who came out and donated their time, talents and resources to create a beautiful kula for our keiki!
We are so excited to have new and cleaned floors, new paint, new air conditioners, a tent, full libraries, everything we need to get started with school on August 1st!
Everyone has been so supportive. Staff, 'ohana, and...
Monday, June 30, 2014
Mahalo to everyone who came out to malama Waimanalo Beach Park with the Waimanalo Canoe Club!
It was a beautiful evening to help clean our beach and meet new friends! We learned new vocabulary too.
Malama Honua-- Care for the Earth
Opala -- Trash
Loko Maikai -- Share with each other
Kai --- Ocean
Kahakai --- Beach
Mauka ---...
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2017
Event Description:
All proceeds go directly to keiki huakai (field trips) and class materials and supplies.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Getting Ready for our First Day of School!
We are so excited to begin our journey at St. Matthewʻs. We just signed our lease and are in the planning phases for cleaning up and getting our school ready for the first day of school on AUGUST 1st. We are so appreciative of all the support that the Waimānalo community has shown to get us this...
Nainoa Thompson, co-founder of Mālama Honua Public Charter School, master navigator and President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, shared the history, vision, and mission of Mālama Honua- the WorldwideVoyage, Learning Center, and Public Charter School. The intent was to share and humbly ask for the board to consider accepting the school into the community. The...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
*Since MHPCS is a new school we do not have STRIVE HIGH results, but are required to share this important information. MHPCS will not qualify to be a Title 1 School until next year.
Strive HI Performance - Parent Letter
Attachment B - Quick Facts
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Wishing the Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Crew well as the World Wide Voyage embarks on the first leg of their voyage to Tahiti!
The community came together in a beautiful day of celebration, well wishes, filled with inspiration and hope sending Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia off for Hilo on May 17th. Now, waiting for the right weather conditions, we...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Aloha Kākou, What an exciting month for our charter school! The rain held as we welcomed families and community supporters to our first ʻohana evening on February 4th at the Waimānalo Hālau. Mahalo to Waimānalo Hawaiian Homes Association for hosting us and Waimānalo Queen Liliuokalani Childrens Center for sponsoring the ono dinner. It...
January 2014
Aloha Kākou,
I am humbled and honored to have this opportunity to serve Waimānalo and the Mālama Honua Learning Center community. As we prepare for Hōkūle’a’s world-wide voyage, we are excited to share how we also are preparing for the launch of our school’s voyage. ‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike I ka halau ho‘okahi. In collaboration with the Pacific American...
Friday, March 14, 2014
We have so much to celebrate and would like to take a moment to share our appreciation for all the support from the community.
Mahalo to the Queen Liliʻuokalani Childrens Center for having us at their family evening event focused on 'imi 'ike. We really enjoyed sharing the evening with such a warm, thoughtful and energetic community. While...
Monday, April 28, 2014
Aloha Kākou,
On Thursday April 24th we celebrated our founding ʻohana with an ono dinner and opportunity to begin building our new Mālama Honua ʻOhana. It was a beautiful evening where we enjoyed meeting new people and catching up with old friends, where our keiki learned with our kumu about how to be as strong as the opihi, and an...