He Hanauna Hou: Aloha ‘Āina in the Next Generation

Students are often awarded scholarships for their academic or athletic prowess, but a new award inaugurated by Kanaeokana seeks to recognize haumāna for their aloha ʻāina. 20 graduating seniors were selected from Hawaiian-focused charter schools, DOE kula kaiapuni (immersion), and all three Kamehameha Campuses based on the ways that they have cultivated aloha ʻāina in their lives and their communities.

Aloha ʻāina is a generations-old practice that is rooted in our familial connections to the land, sea, sky, everything around us. We hope this award and its focus on emerging youth leaders will help to renew our understanding of the importance of aloha ʻāina today and reinforce its importance in the hanauna e kupu mai nei.

Please send your hoʻomaikaʻi to these young folks. E ō, e nā ʻōpio ē!

  • Ka‘ena Ke‘ulalei‘i‘iwionākeaweimauleipono Keawe
    Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i ‘o Kahuku Academy
  • Keeaakeolahoumai Ishiki Kalahele
    Hakipu‘u Learning Center PCS
  • Hokulani Akamu
    Kamaile Academy PCS
  • Mekealohapumehanahemolele Howard
    Hālau Kū Mana NCPCS
  • Johnna Kaliho Wainohia Marsh
    Kanu o ka ‘Āina NCPCS
  • Elia Kalei‘ohuināpali Akaka
    Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama
  • Lia Ku‘uleimomi Wengler
    Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i Island
  • Lily Kukui Gavagan
    Kamehameha Schools-Maui
  • Lawrence Vento-Rowe
    Ke Ana La‘ahana PCS
  • Takoda Carson
    Kanuikapono Learning Center PCS
  • Lei‘ohu Chun
    Kawaikini NCPCS
  • Kuʻuleinani Kaneakua
    Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Ānuenue
  • Kawai‘ula‘iliahi Ruedy
    Ke Kula ‘o ‘Ehunuikaimalino
  • ‘A‘ali‘i Kelling
    Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau PCS
  • Kalama Kala‘i-Morales
    Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Iki Laboratory PCS
  • Kekoa Catiggay-Kanahele
    Ke Kula Ni‘ihau o Kekaha Learning Center & Lab PCS
  • Samantha Makanahele Emmsley
    Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kekaulike
  • Silas Kalanakila Pahulehua-Kanahele
    Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha PCS
  • Kamahina Kaiama-Kanuha
    ‘O Hina i ka Malama
  • Kameron Marquez
    Kua o ka Lā PCS

Music credit: “Ea Mai Hawaiʻinuiākea” performed by Hinaleimoana Wong and haumāna on Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole’s self-titled album

This award hopes to renew our understanding of the importance of aloha ʻāina in today’s tumultuous world.