Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 2, 1 February 2021 — Kaho'iwai Teacher Education Program [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kaho'iwai Teacher Education Program

Na Noekeonaona Kirby, Kaho'iwai Academic Dean Laua 'e ke aloha no ka Hawai 'i Ā ho 'i (i) ka wai manomano He mana 'o hāli 'a mānowai hū 'ena Hā'ale a ka wai (o) Laukapalili '0 Hāloanaka kai aloha 'ia E ho'i i ka wai, miniilo ke aloha ē. Ua haku 'ia kēia oli 'o Laua 'e Ke Aloha e nā haumāna o Kaho'iwai e hō'ike aku i ko lākou aloha a kuleana no ke a'o 'ana i nā haumāna. Ke kahe ka wai i ka lo'i kalo, kahe ka 'ike i nā haumāna. Ke kahe ka wai i ke kaiāulu, hele pū nā haumāna i ke kaiāulu e ka'analike i ka 'ike. Ke ho'i ka wai i ka 'āina, ho'i hou 'ia ka 'ikena a ka Hawai'i i ka lāhui kanaka. Pēnei ho'i kākou e kāko'o ai i ke ola o ke kaiāulu. Me kēia mana'o e hō'ike 'ia ai ke kuleana lua'ole o nā kumu o Hawai'i nei i ka lāhui.

He polokalamu a'o kumu 'o Kaho'iwai i laikini 'ia e HTSB (Hawaii Teacher Standards Board) a i 'āpono 'iae WINHEC (World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium). Ma ia polokalamu nei, kako'o mākou i nā kumu i hoihoi i ke a'o 'ana i nā haumāna kula ha'aha'a (K-6) a me nā kumu i hoihoi i ke a'o 'ana i nā haumāna kula waena a ki'eki'e (6-12) ma

_ na kumuhana makemakika, 'epekema, 'ikeHawai'i, pilikanaka a me ka Pelekānia. Ua hiki ke ho'okō 'ia nā kuleana o ka palapala a'o kumu ma loko o 15 a 21 mahina. Aia ka nui o ke kuleana ma ō ka pūnaewele puni honu, akā na'e, hui nā kumu no 'ekolu lā i kēlā me kēia kau e ho'omoana a ho'oka'a'ike i nā kuleana aloha 'āina a me nā kuleana 'oihana kumu. He waiwai nō ke a'o 'ana i nā kuleana o ka 'oihana kumu a pēlā ho'i ka waiwai o ke a'o 'ana i nā loina a mana'o Hawai'i. Ma Kaho'iwai, o ke a'o a mālama 'ana i nā haumāna 'o Hawai'i pae 'āina he kuleana i ho'ohanohano nui 'ia. He kuleana ko kākou e ho'omau i ke ea o ka 'aina ma o ke aloha, ka malama, ke kokua, ka mahalo, ke kūlia, a me ka pono. Ke ho'okō 'ia kēia mau mana'o a ke 'ike pono nā kumu i ka waiwai o ia mau mana'o no ka pono o ka lāhui, e holomua nō ana ka lāhui. ■

By Noekeonaona Kirby, Kaho'iwai Academic Dean AIl these endearing thoughts for Hawai'i Causing a return to the abundant waters Cherished recollection ofthe flowing water Rippling waters of Laukapalili Hāloanaka the endeared Return to the love bound waters Ē aua 'e Ke Aloha is a chant composed by the stuĒ dents of Kaho'iwai to reflect their passion and Ē understanding of responsibility towards teaching Ē students. When water flows into the lo'i kalo, likewise knowledge flows to our students. When water flows to the rest of the community, the students also return to the community to share their knowledge. When water returns to the land, the knowledge we teach our students also returns to our people. This is how we are able to support the life of our community. With these ideals we are able to show the

incomparable responsibility our teachers have to the people of Hawai'i. Kaho'iwai is a teacher education program licensed by HTSB (Hawaii Teacher Standards Board) and accredited by WINHEC (World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium). In this program, we support teachers who are interested in teaching elementary students (K-6) and teachers interested in teaching secondary students (6-12) in mathematics, science,

Hawaiian studies, social studies and English. All of the requirements of the teaching certificate ean be achieved in 15-21 months. The majority of coursework is done online, however our teachers meet every term for three days to eamp and share in the responsibilities of aloha 'āina and of the teaching profession. Learning about how to become a teacher is just as valuable as learning about our Hawaiian beliefs and value systems. At Kaho'iwai, teaching and caring for all of our students in Hawai'i is an honored responsibility. We have a responsibility to perpetuate the life of our land through aloha, caring and taking care of eaeh other, showing thanks, striving for excellence and maintaining our righteousness. When all of these beliefs are achieved and when teachers intrinsically know the value of these ideas for our people, our people will indeed succeed. ■

Nō Kai 'Ewalu cohorI at Waipi'o, Hawai'i. - Photos: Courtesy Kaho'iwai Teacher Education Program

Kta » " " y Kamole cohort at Hanapepe, Kaua'i.

Kamole cohort at Pu'u o Kila Lookout Kaua'i

Na 'Elele cohort at Pu'u Pua'i, Hawaii