JUNE 20th KULA HAWAI‘I NETWORK MEETING – UH WEST O‘AHU

PARTICIPANTS

0
Education Leaders
0
Kula & Organizations
0
Array of supporters (KS)

The June 20 kula Hawai‘i meeting joined 69 supporters* of ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian culture, and ʻāina based education who responded to a kāhea to meet and discuss: “How can kula Hawaiʻi work together in strategic and innovative ways to realize a thriving lāhui and vibrant pae ʻāina?”

*Additional invitees had scheduling conflicts but voiced an interest in joining future meetings.

ACTIVITIES

  • Opening piko/protocols
  • Kamehameha Schools CEO Jack Wong provided opening comments about the network and KS’ commitment to the network. Graphic recording of his comments were also taken.
  • Open Q/A at various times throughout the day
  • Participants engaged in various activities with productive outcomes:
The June 20 kula Hawai‘i meeting joined 69 supporters* of ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian culture, and ʻāina based education who responded to a kāhea to meet and discuss: “How can kula Hawaiʻi work together in strategic and innovative ways to realize a thriving lāhui and vibrant pae ʻāina?”
Participants add their mana‘o to the Mo‘olelo Mural, a visual representation of the shared history of Hawaiian education.
Participants break out into smaller working groups to begin charting the course for the different activities of the kula Hawai‘i network.
Kalehua Krug of OHE works on an activity describing how his organization is metaphorcally like lā‘au.
ACTIVITIES OUTCOMES
Participants described how their kula or organizations are metaphorically like lāʻau (plants) and shared their lāʻau with others.
  • Hoʻolauna: Sharing exercise offered an opportunity for participants to meet others they had not yet come to know.
  • Participants shared the features of their lāʻau metaphors and saw many similarities among one another.
Creation of a Hawaiian education moʻolelo mural
  • Collective development of a moʻolelo mural depicting a shared history of Hawaiian education.
  • Recognition that our shared history is the fertile soil in which our lāʻau are growing today.
Discussion: “How are you/your organization connected to our shared Hawaiian education history?”
Discussion: “How do we, a kula Hawaiʻi network, work together as different lāʻau of a thriving Hawaiian forest?”
  • Collective answers developed to describe how the network will work together like a thriving ulu lāʻau or Hawaiian forest.
  • Graphic recordation
  • Text version
Consideration: “Do I see my school or organization as being part of the Hawaiian forest described? Do I want my kula or organization to be part of this network?”
Review and amendment of draft “Nā Ao Like ʻOle,” different cloud possibilities symbolic of activity themes that enrich the ulu lāʻau.
Assessment of Nā Ao Like ʻOle activity themes and project possibilities.
  • Participants indicated their assessments:
  • Worthiness of and interest in themes and project possibilities (indicated with a blue dot).
  • Interest in working on projects within a given theme (Green=1st priority, Orange=2nd, Yellow=3rd)
Discussion about specific project possibilities within a given theme

EXIT SURVEY RESULTS

100%

100% of 35 respondents plan on attending future kula Hawai‘i meetings

100%

100% of 35 respondents are interested in receiving email updates

0
Respondents want to help plan future kula Hawai‘i meetings
0
Respondents want to assist in creating a leadership/decision making structure
0
Respondents want to help name the kula Hawaiʻi network

Participants were asked the following questions:

I understand the goals of the kula Hawai‘i network: 4.28**
The “Background information on the kula Hawai‘i network” handout was helpful: 4.24**
I am enthusiastic about the possibilities that could arise from the kula Hawai‘i network: 4.67**
*35 surveys representing 28 organizations present were turned in.
**1-5 scale where 5 = strongly agree and 1 = strongly disagree
View the comprehensive summary of the survey results.

NEXT STEPS

Save the date for the next meetings:

  • Pōʻakolu, August 31 (moved from 8/17 to avoid conflict with NHEC meeting on 8/17)
  • Pōʻakolu, February 8
  • Pōʻakolu, June 7

Two work sessions to be scheduled in July and August (TBD) for those interested in planning future meetings, developing a leadership structure, and proposing a name for the network. (Doodle poll to be sent soon for participants to select best days.)