“He aupuni palapala koʻu; ʻo ke kanaka pono ‘o ia koʻu kanaka.”
“Mine is the kingdom of education; the righteous man is my man.”
This ‘ōlelo no‘eau, said to have been uttered by Kamehameha III, was recorded by Mary Kawena Puku’i and published by Bishop Museum in ‘Ōlelo No’eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings (1983).
The Kamehameha Schools—Kapālama English Department teaches our haumāna to “seek and apply knowledge ethically” (Kamehameha School WEO Framework 2009). We believe one of the best investments haumāna can make for their academic success is gaining mastery and confidence in writing. We also believe writing is an important assessment in the English classroom and a means of informing further instruction. Therefore, we will not tolerate plagiarism in any form. We will always lead our haumāna to rely on and invest in their own writing skills and to cite source information when necessary.
To be clear, plagiarism occurs in the following ways (but is not limited to):
- Using others’ words or ideas ass if they were one’s own (not properly citing).
- Using artificial intelligence (i.e., ChatGPT, etc.) to write or think for you and submit it as your own work.
- Not including a works cited page when one is required.
- Presenting a creative work as original that came from another person or source.
- Copying the ideas or words of a classmate/AI source in an essay or other homework assignment.
- Submitting an essay that has already been submitted in a past class or another present class.
Haumāna will receive a zero for any essay or assignment containing plagiarism. In addition, plagiarism between haumāna will result in a zero for each haumana involved in the infraction. Additional instances of plagiarism will result in more serious consequences determined by your kumu and the administration and as outlined in the “Level 2—Infractions” section in the KSKHS Student-Parent Handbook.
Haumāna can avoid plagiarizing by first consulting with their kumu if they have a question about whether or not they have plagiarized before turning in their assignment. At the same time, haumāna can rely on resources that show proper guidelines for citing source material (check Canvas for links and resources).
Updated 10/29/24