Kamehameha Schools Hawai’i is honored to welcome Esther Kanehailua, who will be the next po’o kumu of our kula haʻahaʻa. Mrs. Kanehailua comes to Kamehameha from the Hawai’i State Department of Education where she has been an educator for over 20 years. I know that our faculty and haumāna will be very happy and excited to welcome and work with Mrs. Kanehailua beginning this new school year.
Mrs. Kanehailua joins the Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i campus having recently served as the principal at Hilo Intermediate School and before that, as principal at Ha’aheo Elementary School.
Born and raised in Hilo, Esther grew up most of her life in Pi‘ihonua. A graduate of Hilo High School, she earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and M.Ed. from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Hoʻomaikaʻi, e Esther Kanehailua. E komo mai i kēia hale aloha o ke kula haʻahaʻa.