'O Wai kou inoa?

Who is your name?

“Ka ua Kīpu'upu'u o Waimea.”
The Kīpu'upu'u rain of Waimea.
‘Ōlelo No'eau # 1571
This year’s summit will be held in the beautiful up-country town of Waimea on the island of Hawai’i.  Waimea is well known for it’s paniolo traditions, but did you know that the name of the cold piercing rain of Waimea is called Kīpu'upu'u?  Ua (rain) has many characteristics, and the ancient people of Hawai'i recognized it’s importance by poetically naming the ua based upon their actions, effects, or location.  Ua was observed and beloved for it represented how the water shaped and preserved the land.  During this year’s summit, the North Hawai'i Island schools and community welcome you to learn of their ua and water sources so that you are inspired to seek the name of the rains and water that are famous from your island home.      

The Office of Hawaiian Education (OHE) in partnership with North Hawaiʻi schools and Community invite you to join us for the 3rd annual Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) summit 

The HĀ Summit is open to education stakeholders who are committed to strengthening BREATH. It will provide an opportunity to EXPERIENCE HĀ, build a COLLECTIVE understanding of the framework, SHARE knowledge and resources to support effective use, and CONNECT to a network of practitioners.

Through the HĀ Summit experiences, participants will:
  1. Increase their understanding of the HĀ framework and the HĀ pilot and be able to articulate why HĀ matters;
  2. Be able to articulate what BREATH outcomes look like in various contexts;
  3. Build cultural awareness and knowledge of Native Hawaiian values, approaches, and places of significance;
  4. Determine ways to apply HĀ school-, complex-, office- or community-wide and support education stakeholders to incorporate HĀ;
  5. Develop relationships with education stakeholders from across the state, share knowledge and resources, and build a network of practitioners to support a strengthened sense of belonging to the HĀ movement;
  6. Build a sense of responsibility to design HĀwesome learning environments; and
  7. Plug into their passion and feel inspired and rejuvenated.
Date: Friday, April 5, 2019 & Saturday, April 6, 2019
Location: Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School, Mana Christian ʻOhana and ʻāina and community based sites throughout the North Hawaiʻi region

Please click on the link below to register for the 3rd Annual 2019 HĀ Summit to be held at Waimea on the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Nā Hopena A'o 2019 HĀ Summit Registration​
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​Check out the the HĀ Summit 2018 in Koʻolau, Oʻahu to get a sense of what is in store.
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