Alumni Relations Office

Healty Baby Flier

2010 Hawaiian Family afFair … Healthy Baby Contest on March 13.  This Saturday at University of Hawai`i, Hilo campus.

Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu 2010 scholarship program open for applications! http://www.hcchonolulu.org/scholarship/2010/

Apply for Liko A’e scholarships. Starts March 15, 2010 for 2010-2011 academic year . The first deadline is
May 1, 2010. https://likoae.org/apply_now.asp

This scholarship does  not require you to attend a college in Hawaii but must be of Hawaiian ancestry to be eligible.

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be Hawaiian, defined as a descendent of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778, as evidenced by original, certified birth records

Be a United States citizen

Have a high school diploma (or its equivalent)

Be enrolled in or accepted to attend, either full-time or half time, an accredited two- or four-year degree-granting institution of higher education in Hawaii or the continental US.

Demonstrate financial need through submission of the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Using the 4.0 GPA scale, you attained a minimum grade point average of at least 2.0 for undergraduates or 3.0 for graduate students as evidenced by you most recent official transcript.

Kōkua from people you work with such as students, teachers, or just friends is needed at various sites in Hilo.  During the spring break, KS program IPUKUKUI will be running for one week.  On Friday, March 19, Kona IPUKUKUI participants will be joining E. Hawai`i for a fishing derby, kite flying, and canoe paddling.  So far, we have 394 total number of student participants.  Volunteers will kōkua as chaperones, scorekeepers, etc.  We will need kōkua from 8:00am – 12:00pm.  Lunch will be included.  This is our very first big event and are desparately in need of volunteers.

If you can kōkua or know of others who would like to volunteer, please let me know.   Please contact Aunty Hana Pau, Enrichment Program Coordiantor/Trainer- E. Hawai`i, Kamehameha Schools,  at Office (808) 935-0888 or her cell at (808) 315-2083 or email at hapau@ksbe.edu.

Mahalo everyone.  Me ke aloha,  Hana Pau

UH’s Leilani Galdones (KSH, ‘06) outhustles an opponent to a loose ball. (UH-Manoa photo).

See Hawaii Tribune-Herald article, Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Sports,  Section C1

 http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2010/02/09/sports/sports01.txt

Kick off your Spring Break by attending a FAIR for our Hawaiian Island families.

 Nä Pua No`eau’s 19th annual Hawaiian Family afFAIR is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 In addition to the many exhibits and booths, attendees will be entertained by MC Kumu Crabbe and our ES hälau, and be photographed (free) by our Yearbook members Lilinoe Heaukulani (Io) / Shanley Apele, and Campus Outreach Team.    KSH Alumni volunteers are needed at the photography booth, call 982-0773 or email naharman@ksbe.edu

 See you then.    Hawaiian Family AfFAIR flyer

Aloha Kakou!

With kuleana for approximately 365,000 acres of land on five islands, 98% of which is in agriculture and conservation, Kamehameha Schools’ Land Assets Division seeks to mālama i ka `āina by practicing ethical, prudent and culturally appropriate stewardship of its lands and natural resources. 

 In order to sustain the Schools’ endowment and Hawai`i lands in perpetuity, the Strategic Agricultural Plan was prepared to provide a framework and strategy for the short-term and long-term management of KS agricultural lands statewide. 

 To learn more about the Strategic Agricultural Plan and our vision for the next 20-30 years, the Land Assets Division invites you to dinner and presentation at KS Kea`au.  See attached invitation for details.    KS East Hawaii Invite March 10

 Please contact Kirra Downing of the Kamehameha Schools Community Relations at 808-534-8206 (O`ahu) or kidownin@ksbe.edu if you have any questions.

Per Na `Oiwi o Hawai`i February Issue, KSH Homecoming Week has been postponed until Fall 2010.

Sign up to attend or apply to earn $$ with Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps (HYCC) this summer.

HYCC provides exciting hands-on opportunities to engage youth in actively protecting and preserving Hawaii’s natural resources. The HYCC offers a year-round internship program and summer programs which provide young adults with internships and life-building experiences in order to train and equip them with skills and knowledge to prepare them for future educational pursuits, career endeavors, and leadership in their communities.  The three main programs which the HYCC provides are:

• Year Round Internship Program
• Summer Program
• Second Year Summer Program

For more information, visit http://hawaiiycc.com

The seed of a Homecoming Week was planted last year by Evan Castrol ‘09.  Future Alums Brooke Malama and Dalen Nakooka have nurtured that seed as their senior project and will host an Inaugural Homecoming Week next month at KSH. 

Invitations have been mailed to all KSH alums to welcome our alums back for an Inaugural Alumni Reception and School Concert featuring Anuhea Jenkins ‘03.

To update your address on file, please contact Aunty Jodie at jokimura@ksbe.edu or call 808-982-0020.