Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 9, 1 September 1991 — Kuaʻana guides students [ARTICLE]

Kuaʻana guides students

"This past week attending the Kua'ana program has had a great in/luenee onme . . . The program is fabulous and I am glad to know Kua'ana is there if I need them ..." "I'm glad there is Kua'ana. It's good to know that I haue someone to turn to for help and guidance. During the week, I also became more aware of my Hawaiian heritage and I want to learn more and do more ..." These comments were made by students who participated in Operation Kauwela, a five-day workshop to familiarize incoming students to the University of Hawai'i at Manoa with the layout of the campus and the academic expectations of the university system. Students were taken on tours of various campus facilities, attended presentations on introductory courses, and received hands-on training on research and Maclntosh computers. Kauwela was sponsored by Operation Kua'ana, a student services support program to encourage students of Hawaiian ancestry to further and successfully complete their education at UHM. Following the workshop, Kua'ana will eonhnue to monitor these students to ensure that they successfully complete their degree program at UHM. Another focus of the workshop was to increase the cultural awareness of these students by discussing what it means to be Hawaiian in today's society. The students realized that it is part of their ancestry to be both knowledgeable and skillful, so that one day they ean be leaders and positive role models to all Hawaiians.