Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 2, 1 February 2015 — Hōʻikeʻike o nā Moʻolelo, Sharing our Stories [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hōʻikeʻike o nā Moʻolelo, Sharing our Stories

At the 2014 Native Hawaiian Education Summit, more than 200 educators eame together to strategically shape the mo'olelo of Hawaiian education. During the facilitated discussions, kūpuna, mākua, haumana, kumu, kahuna and others worked together with the goal of creating strategic Hawaiian educational goals for the next decade. The summit, held in October at the Ko'olau Ballrooms, was proudly sponsored by OHA and its partners. Outcomes and video of the summit are available at the Native Hawaiian Education Council website, nhec.org. - Photos: Aliee Malepeai Silbanuz

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Day Two of the summit featured a leadership panel fielding questions on education and partnership. The panel featured, from left, Kauanoe Kamanō of 'Aha Pūnana Leo, Peter Hanohano of the State Puhlie Charter School Commission, Kamana'opono Crabbe of OHA, Don Horner of the state Board of Education, Donalyn Dela Cruz of the state DOE, and Livingston "Jack" Wong of Kamehameha Schools, and was moderated by Wai'ale'ale Sarsona, also of Kamehameha Schools.

Kaui Sang of the state Department of Education's Hawaiian Education Office facilitated a group discussion on the vision for Hawaiian education in the next 1 0 years.

From left, Mahina Duarte, secondary administrator at Kanu o Ka 'Āina in Waimea, Hawai'i lsland, and Keoni Bunag, po'o kumu at Hālau Kū Māna, discussed priorities with other Hawaiian charter school leaders.

Ilima Choy used her eell phone to text her vote on the mission statement and top Hawaiian education priorities using an interactive, real-time polling system.

Sharlene Chun-Lum, executive director of Papa Ola Lōkahi, shared her mana'o during a facilitated group discussion.

Passion for education is a family affair for sisters Teresa Makuakane-Dreschel and Gail Makuakane-Lundin and siblings Martha Evans and Moses Haia.

From left, Kamoa'e Walk of Brigham Young University, Kalehua Krug of the University of Hawai'i College of Education, and Kanoe Nāone of INPEACE were among the 200 people in attendance representing educators, community partners and others.