Aloha k\u0101kou, my name is Kyle Okalanimai “Kalani” Soller. Originally from O\u02bbahu where I was born and raised but, in 2012 my ‘ohana and I moved to Hawai\u02bbi island and now \u00a0reside in Hilo. I graduated from Kaimuk\u012b High School in 1988 and I went to a junior college in Costa Mesa, California from 1991 to 1993. I was a part of the\u00a0volleyball team for the school before returning to O\u02bbahu to finish my undergraduate degree\u00a0at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa in 1998 in Hawaiian studies. I completed my graduate degree in Educational Technology in 2013 from Boise State University.<\/p>\n
My experience in working in education started in 1997 in the Kupuna\/Makua program at Lili\u02bbuokalani Elementary. It was there that I was encouraged by a kumu to pursue education as a career. \u00a0I have had several kumu positions throughout my career, starting with the Kaiapuni charter school Kamakau. I then started as a long-term sub at the immersion school, \u0100nuenue before taking a middle school kumu position for two years. I then began teaching at Kamehameha High School, Kap\u0101lama in 2004 as a Kumu ‘\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi (Hawaiian Language Teacher).<\/p>\n
When my ‘ohana and I moved to Hawai\u02bbi island, I had the opportunity to work with two other divisions with KS before joining LIS, now known as Kealapono. The charge of our division is to provide direct teaching \u00a0and coaching services, work along side \u00a0and collaborate with our DOE kumu to build capacity in science, teacher resources and strategies. Another important part of kuleana (responsibility) is to raise the writing scores of our haum\u0101na (students). Strengthening the schools and communities we work with to provide a preferred future for Hawaiian children through literacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aloha k\u0101kou, my name is Kyle Okalanimai “Kalani” Soller. Originally from O\u02bbahu where I was born and raised but, in 2012 my ‘ohana and I moved to Hawai\u02bbi island and now \u00a0reside in Hilo. I graduated from Kaimuk\u012b High School in 1988 and I went to a junior college in Costa Mesa, California from 1991 … Continue reading Biography<\/span>