Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 6, 1 June 1991 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Punana Leo 'O kā kākou mau kamaiki ke ola o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i Our children are the life of the Hawaiian language

Kula Pēpe He papahana kula pēpē ikaika ko ka Pūnana Leo i mālama piha 'ia ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i a e a'o 'ia nei ma ka papa ha'awina kūpono i ka pae o nā kamali'i a me ka 'ōlelo a nohona Hawai'i.

Papahana 'Ohana 'O ka 'ohana ka pouhana o ka Pūnana Leo mai kinohi mai. He komo nā mākua ma nā hana o ke kula a he hele lākou i nā papa 'ōlelo Hawai'i i nā pule a pau. Meaa'o Papa Kula Ke hana 'ia nei nā puke mo'olelo, pelaha, kāleka a'o, wikiō, a lola lipine ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i i mea ho'oikaika i ka papa ha'awina o nā ha'awina o nā Pūnana Leo. Papahana Kaiāulu He mau papa e mālama 'ia nei ma ka inoa Ka 'Ohana Ola nāna e kālele nei i ka pono o nā wāhine hāpai a me nā pēpē 'ai waiū me ka 'ao'ao ku'una o nā kūpuna a me kona waiwai no kēia ao nei o kākou.

* v- A'ī.īīH Pūnana Leo prov ides a quality preschool experience implemented totally in the Hawaiian language. Pūnana Leo's curriculum is uniquely designed to integrate language, culture and developmentally appropriate skills. Family participation is the primary key to past and continued success. Ongoing involvement in the program and attendance at Hawaiian classes are enieial. Storybooks, posters, flashcards, video and cassette tapes are being developed. AU texts and soundtracks are in Hawaiian and supplement the Pūnana Leo curriculum. Materials will be available to the public in the fall of 1991. Ka 'OhanaOla series of classes are available to the community. The focus of these classes is on Hawaiian beliefs relating to prenatal care and childrearing,as well as applying traditional values to today's lifestyle.

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E Ola Mau Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i Hale Kāko'o Pūnana Leo 941-0584 (Honolulu) a i 'ole 959-4979 (Hilo) He papahana ka 'Aha Pūnana Leo, ine. i kāko'o 'ia me ke kālā pekelala ma lalo o ka papahana Kikowaena Ho'ona'auao Paepae 'Ohana Hawai'i, Kānāwai Ho'ona'auao Pāku'i Hawkins-Stafford o ka MH 1988. The 'Aha Pūnana Leo, ine. is a recipient of federal funding under the Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers, Hawkins-Stafford Educational Amendments of 1988.