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Nylessia and her Makuahine

Serenity and her Makuahine

Makawalu 2017
“Oceans Apart…..Facing Change”     

     Makawalu serves as our 5th Grade Capstone Project, which is an end of the year culmination and celebration of learning!  Makawalu mean 8 eyes.  This refers to the act of looking at ideas and things from multiple lenses, perspectives or points of view.

     Everyone was invited into our “History Museum Come Alive”.  Here they entered a magical dimension as they traveled back in time several hundreds of years to the lifetime of King Kamehameha the Great!   Here all were able to see and understand 2 important worlds, that although Oceans Apart, were both FACING a number of similar CHANGES.

     After 2 months of deep research, writing, planning and preparing, Papa ʻElimaʻs presentations captured parallels between Hawaiʻi and Colonial America during Kamehameha the Greats timeline (1750-1820).  Although worlds and cultures apart, there are many UNIVERSAL THEMES that we share and have in common.

1.  Interdependence with the land and natural resources…..KUKAUKAʻI
2.  Our need to communicate and express ourselves…..KAKAʻOLELO
3.  Our innovation and creativity…..KUPONOHANAʻIKE
4.  Our ability to adapt to and grow from CHANGE…..HULIAU a me HOʻOLOLI

Ailani and her Makuahine a me Makuakane


Kahiau and his Makuahine a me Makuakane

Makawalu Project Presentations – April 20th 1:30pm-2:40pm
(This is our 5th Grade Capstone Projects)

Hoʻoulu Ceremony – May 24th 8:30am-10:00am
(This is our 5th Grade Transition Ceremony)

Connor and his Ohana

Auʻkele and his Ohana

Keanu and her Makuakane

Congratulations to Aukahi, Taylor, Isaiah and Vaitea!