K\u012aPUKA KANAKA<\/p>\n
Connecting to Excellence in East Hawai\u02bbi
\nThe lands and traditions of East Hawai\u2018i inspire and guide a plan for action that honors our Hawaiian values and identity, with clear aspirations for 21st century excellence in learning, teaching, asset management, and professional development. Transformational change is possible when passion for learning, leadership, and well-being are linked with commitment to community, culture, and \u2018\u0101ina.
\nThe East Hawai\u2019i Region is a unique and dynamic landscape in both its living \u2018\u0101ina and the diversity and depth of its people\u2014where T\u016bt\u016b Pele reminds us of our connection and responsibility to our home, where Hi\u02bbiaka and H\u014dpoe connect us to rhythm through the hula, where Ke\u02bbelik\u014dlani stopped a lava flow just a mile from her namesake college, and where the World Wide Voyage was launched. It is where the Legacy of Pauahi touches beneficiaries on a campus, on legacy lands, and in a community that holds close its interdependent relationships, yet allows room for growth, collaboration, and innovation.
\nLike \u2018\u014dhi\u02bba seedlings that burst through lava to take root, East Hawai\u02bbi has many k\u012bpuka that share the Moa\u02bbe Lehua wind and the waters that trickle from K\u016blanih\u0101ko\u02bbi. These k\u012bpuka have an opportunity to grow together into a rich and vibrant forest\u2014a forest pollinated by native birds who light from k\u012bpuka to k\u012bpuka, sharing the nectar of knowledge and aloha, growing the mauli, the essence of this unique place.
\nk\u012b.puka
\nn. Variation or change of form (puka, hole), as a calm place in a high sea, deep place in a shoal, opening in a forest, openings in cloud formations, and especially a clear place or oasis within a lava bed where there may be vegetation.
\nA k\u012bpuka is an oasis of healthy flora and fauna that grows within a lava field, isolated from other k\u012bpuka and the larger forest.
\nThis vision of our k\u016bpuna likens our various organizations to k\u012bpuka. Some organizations are thriving and well connected; some are isolated; and some are struggling. We in East Hawai\u02bbi strive for intentionally interconnected k\u012bpuka that grow into a forest that symbiotically utilizes resources to nurture learning environments that are safe havens where our learners can grow and expand. Through this East Hawai\u02bbi plan, our work will help today\u2019s learners become tomorrow\u2019s leaders, connecting with other k\u012bpuka to create a full vibrant forest\u2014a full and vibrant l\u0101hui. In doing so, we will fulfill the words of Kauikeaouli, \u201cHe l\u0101hui palapala ko\u02bbu\u201d\u2026 indeed an educated nation.<\/p>\n
East Hawai\u02bbi Regional Action Plan (RAP)