Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 3, 1 March 2011 — CHINESE STUDENT VISIT MĀKAHA HEIAU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHINESE STUDENT VISIT MĀKAHA HEIAU

Koa 'lke, an educational nonprofit learning center in Wai'anae, hosted 39 middle school children and fvie teachers from Beijing, China, as an educational and cultural exchange program for Hawai'i. Wai'anae and Waipahu students participated in this great educational and cultural event. Through Bill Souza and the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Clarence DeLude and Glen Kila, former Principals of Kamaile Academy were asked to plan a culturally rich agenda for the visiting Chinese students. The students were from families that are quite influential in Beijing and are being groomed to be the future business and governmental leaders of China. Souza said there will be another group of about 200 Chinese students and their teachers visiting this summer, and there are plans to bring more students next school year. - Photo: Courtesy ofClarence DeLude