Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 10, 1 October 2001 — KS at Keaʻau [ARTICLE]

KS at Keaʻau

In their effort to provide educational opportunities to more Hawaiian children statewide, Kamehameha Schools has opened a new campus at Kea'au on Hawai'i

island, replacing the temporary site at Keaukaha. With the Kapālama Heights campus in Honolulu and the Maui campus at Pukalani, Kamehameha now counts three K12 campuses, and by 2006 expects to serve 5,500 students, 1,200 of whom will be at Kea'au. Originally the property of King Lunalilo, the parcel was purchased by W.H. Shipman in 1881 from whom Kamehameha purchased the 310acre parcel in 1999. Dr. Hamihon I. McCubbin, chief executive officer, said, "Kamehameha Schools-Hawai'i Campus reflects something mueh more than just a campus. It's designed to reach more and more Native Hawaiians. Most importantly, we want to make sure people feel this campus is part of their community, so it's structured to reach out and draw people in. It's designed to commit ourselves to the community." To help commemorate the oeeasion, eighth graders from the class of 2006, whieh will be the school's first graduating class, will plant an 'ōhi'a lehua that they air-layered in sixth grade specifically for this purpose.