Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 1 March 1983 — LIKOLAULANI O HAWAIʻI [ARTICLE]

LIKOLAULANI O HAWAIʻI

A Preschool Project 1 keia manawa, ke kukakuka ke Culture Committee no ka mana'o no ke kula iki mua na keiki Hawai'i. 'O Likolaulani O Hawai'i ka inoa no ke kula iki no kamali'i. I keia manawa, ua hana na po'e Maon o Te Aotearoa no ka mana'o a Te Aotearoa. He mea nui ka leo maoli no na kamali'i Hawai'i a like me na po'e Maon. Ua kako'o na Kupuna Papa Kala Nali'i'elua a Lydia Hale a me ke kumu nui 'o Kalani Meineeke ia Culture Committee i pili 'ana no ke kula iki mua no kamali'i. He kako'o a'e ke Education Committee i ke papa hana keia. I Hawai'i nei, a'ole ke kula iki mua no na kamali'i Hawai'i.

Currently, the Culture Committee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is discussing the concept of a pre-school for Hawaiian children. Likolaulani O Hawai'i is the name of the pre-school project. At this time. the Maori of New Zealand are already implementing this idea. As with the New Zealand Maori, the native Hawaiian language is important to Hawaiian children. Papa Kala Nali'i'elua, Lydia Hale and Professor Kalani Meineeke are assisting the Culture Committee. The Education Committee likewise is participating in the pre-school proposal.