- grounded in spiritual and Christian values;
- intellectually, emotionally, and socially self-reliant;
- resourceful, resilient, life-long learners;
- equipped with the skills they need to succeed in endeavors of their choosing;
- responsible, ethical, contributing members of their multi-cultural and diverse communities, and
- prepared to practice and perpetuate the Hawaiian values and traditions of Ke Ali‘i Pauahi.
Keanolani (Administration & Learning Center): “The Revered Chiefess”
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani, also known as Keanolani, gave over 350,000 acres of land to her cousin, Bernice Pauahi. A stoic and stern chiefess, Keʻelikōlani was beloved by Pauahi and oftentimes affectionately referred to as “mama nui”.
Liliʻuokalani (Music Rooms): “The Burning of the Heavens”
The last ruling monarch of Hawaiʻi, Liliʻuokalani was immediately adopted after her birth by Pākī and Konia and became a foster sister to Bernice Pauahi. As a young student at the Chiefs’ Children’s School, Liliʻuokalani developed a love and skill for music. She is best remembered for her love for people and for her many musical compositions.
Kaʻahumanu (Classrooms): “The Feather Mantle”
Considered as the favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was allowed to sit in the council of chiefs, a privilege no granted to her brothers. When Kamehameha feared for the stability of his government, he made Kaʻahumanu the pillar and cornerstone for the state. Kaʻahumanu served as Kuhina Nui or co-ruler with Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III, and is responsible for the overthrow of the kapu system with Kaheiheimālie and Keōpūolani.
Kaheiheimālie (Classrooms): “The Calm Race”
Kaheiheimālie was the wife of Kamehameha I and foster mother of Bernice Puahi. At the time of Kamehameha I’s death, she contributed to the overthrow of the kapu system along with Kaʻahumanu and Keōpūolani by continuing the practice of free eating (ʻainoa).
Kuakini (Dining Room & Specialty Classrooms): “Innumerable”
Kuakini, along with his brother Kahekili Keʻeaumoku, entered an English speaking school, and was two of four chiefs who were able to understand and read the English language. he soon converted to Christianity, and established many churches throughout the island of Hawaiʻi. Some of these churches were Mokuaikaua, Mahiki, Kalahikiola, and Haili.
Kahekili (Gymnasium): “The Thunder”
His kingdom encompassed seven of the Hawaiian Islands except the Island of Hawaiʻi and paved the way for the creation of a unified Kingdom of Hawaii by his son, Kamehameha I. He succeed his brother Kamehameha-nui ʻAilūʻau as king of Maui, Lanai and Molokaʻi in 1765.
Kamehameha Schools (KS) is a private charitable educational trust endowed by the will of Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), the great-granddaughter and last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I.
During her lifetime, Princess Pauahi witnessed the rapid decline of the Hawaiian population. With that decline came a challenge to preserve the Hawaiian language and culture she held dear.
The princess knew that education would be key to the survival of her people, so in an enduring act of aloha, she left them a precious gift upon her passing – 375,000 acres of ancestral land. She instructed the trustees of her estate to use the land to educate her people. Today, her endowment supports an educational system that serves thousands of Hawaiian learners in Hawai‘i and across the nation.
• SLIP
• KSMaui – 4 Drivers
- Kula Hawai’i / WEO
- College & Career Readiness – academics, 1:1 project
- Servant leadership – Christian Values
- Health
