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MISS TEEN INTERNATIONAL
Dean and Robin Spencer are such proud grandparents that they just
have to share the many ways their granddaughter, Anuhea Keene,
is making an impact, even as a teenager.
You might have seen her as a flyer on the Moanalua High School
cheerleading squad that won both OIA and state championships
this year (for a large squad). With her team at Aloha Cheer Academy,
she competed at the Cheerleading Worlds Competition in
Florida last month.
If that activity wasn’t enough to excel at this year, she was
1 of 8 finalists in a state-wide essay writing contest. She’ll be
editor-in-chief for Moanalua’s newspaper next year, when she’s a
senior. Dare we mention that she has consistently maintained her
place on the school’s honor roll!
Then earlier this year, she got inspired by the former Mrs. International winner, a mother of a fellow
cheer academy member, to enter her first pageant. She won!!
As a Miss Teen International 2016 winner, she’s been given opportunities to do good around Oahu,
at events such as ‘Prevent Child Abuse’. The pageant scholarship money will help her pursue her goal
to get a doctorate in physical therapy.
All in all, as her grandparents, we are proud of her accomplishments and wish her a life filled with the kind of
support and connections that we enjoy in our community. Papakōlea should also be proud to be
represented by both Miss Teen and Mrs. International pageant winners. They are amazing
women that we have the privilege to support in their endeavors .
LINCOLN SCHOOL MAY DAY KING AND QUEEN
PAPAKŌLEA’S
ANGELLISA ASINSIN AND KAMUELA KAAIHUE
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Papakolea Pa’ina 2016 T-shirts Available in Green & Blue
Sizes S - XL $20.00 Sizes 2XL - 4XL $25.00
DONATIONS FOR SILENT AUNCTIONS AND CASH DONATIONS
DIRECT TO POMAIKA’I LYMAN
CONTACT PAPAKOLEAPAINA@GMAIL.COM
Lincoln School Clean-up
Lincoln School appreciated community's support for their beautification project. There were 150 ti leaf plants were planted and some painting (before the rains came). Many people came to help because of the flyer community sent out for the school. A special shout out of appreciation to Cappy Solatorio for the great turnout.
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Aloha! With summer just around the corner, let us look back at the fun things that have happened since the last Kula community bulletin.
We’ve been quite busy…
Summer Time is in the Air!
Kula no na Po’e Hawaii’s (Kula), has been successful implementing the Kukalahale Learning Project (KLP) over the past few months framed by our goal to coordinate and integrate both school and non-school supports within the school and community environment to ensure student (and parent) success by applying Complementary Learning Systems Theory and Social-Ecological Theory. Initially, we were concerned that three of the four principals at the partner schools had changed since the submission of our proposal. However, working steadfast we now have partnerships with all four designated schools in the Roosevelt complex of the Oahu District of the Hawaii Department of Education. Our partner schools are President Theodore Roosevelt High (RHS), R. L. Stevenson Middle (SMS), Abraham Lincoln Elementary (AES), and Pauoa Elementary schools (PES). In January 2016, Kula hosted luncheons for the faculty and staff of three of the four schools to learn the type of support most needed by our target population for academic success. Our work is tailored to meet the needs of students in the school set-ting as follows:
KUKALAHALE LEARNING PROJECT
Kula staff helps parents at Roosevelt High
and Lincoln Elementary apply for Alu Like
Scholarships for summer school.
Kula staff and Mr. Ellis, Counselor at
Stevenson meet with Na’auao Program
students at Roosevelt.
Dr. Sugimoto-Matsuda, Dr. Rehuher, Dr.
Hishinuma, and Puni Kekauoha
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Roosevelt High School
Received funding from Hawaii Community
Foundation for Crisis Counselor (to mirror
Stevenson Na’auao program)
Received funding from Hawaii Community
Foundation for Credit Recovery 9th
and 10th graders.
Planning Health Career Pathways (University
of Hawaii – Department of Native Hawaiian
Health – National Center of Excellence)
Partnering to offer Credit Recovery for all
grades in Summer School June 2016
Assisted Native Hawaiian families with
Alu Like Scholarship Applications for
Summer School at a parent evening
Follow-up on 9th and 10th graders
from Na`auao Program at SMS
Faculty/Staff Luncheon
Stevenson Middle School
After School Hula Program (Papakolea community kumu hula leads)
After School Ukulele Program (Papakolea community musician teaches)
Na’auao Program – weekly meetings to address students marked off track with grades, attendance, and/or behavior
Home visits for Na’auao Program students Kuder Career Planning System Family Engagement – Movie Nights Faculty/Staff Luncheon Homework Assistance
Lincoln Elementary School
Faculty/Staff Luncheon (math challenges for
all students and behavior issues for boys;
attendance impacted by head lice)
Partnering to Offer Summer School 2016
Assisted Eligible Native Hawaiian families
with Alu Like Scholarship Applications for
Summer School
Health & Wellness Workshop - Spaghetti
Dinner (education on head lice by University
of Hawaii Nursing Students)
Kuder Career Assessment scheduled for
5th Graders May 2016
Pauoa Elementary School
Planning for writing workshops to begin next
school year
Our work with the schools has provided a good
foundation to move forward.
All contracts have been executed and the
evaluation team from the University of Hawaii is now
in place at the Papakolea Community Center to save
on costs. The Gideon Data System is being
reviewed and IT consultant working with team to
update with new platform. Additionally, we have
secured an AmeriCorps Vista Work from Hawaii
Community Assets to help plan and seek additional
funding for our financial literacy workshops. Our
Kula team is proud of what we have been able to
accomplish to date. We look forward to continued
success working on behalf of the children and
families of our community and surrounding schools.
Na Lomilomi O Papakōlea Practitioners Jerry
Allan Iokia and Henry Howard Foster IV were
presented awards for their dedicated service
to the community of Papakōlea at the Nou Ke
Ola event held on March 9, 2016.
KUKALAHALE LEARNING PROJECT (cont.)
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Summer School
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND KULA NO NA PO’E HAWAII
ROOSEVELT CAMPUS JUNE 6—JULY 7, 2016
CREDIT RECOVERY 1 UNIT
*ALGEBRA I *ENGLISH 9 *GEOMETRY
*PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
**ACCELARATE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER CLASSES**
COST: $190.00 TIME: 8:00A - 1:00 P.M.
ALU LIKE SCHOLARSHIPS ACCEPTED
HO`OMAU SUMMER PROGRAM ENTERING 9TH GRADE
GET A JUMP START ON HIGH SCHOOL
7:15A = 7:45A - FREE BREAKFAST
COST: $95.00 TIME: 8:00A - 1:00 P.M.
FREE LUNCH
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND KULA NO NA PO`E HAWAII
JUNE 2—JUNE 30
K-5
ACCEPTING STUDENTS ENTERING KINDERGARTEN
COST: $127.00
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Papakolea Ohana Health Fair
On Saturday, March 05, 2016 Kula no na Po’e Hawaii held the 6th Annual Papakolea Ohana Health fair at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. Funded by Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaii Community Foundation, Papakolea’s 6th Annual Health Fair, themed Palekana Ho`okahi, provided residents with information, resources and services to improve their quality and longevity of life, enjoy healthy lifestyle choices and reduce the onset of chronic diseases. KNNPH and its many partners including community leaders, nursing and social work students from the University of Hawaii-SONDH, Hawaii Pacific University and Chaminade University, strategically planned and worked to bring approximately 50 health care, wellness service, and cultural practitioners to one central place to disseminate information, direct residents to various resources, and provide direct care. We believe the event accomplished its goals and purpose. This year’s event bought back the participation of our elementary school students and focused on safety within their schools and our community. We believe this partnership greatly affects our reach not only to Papakolea but to all families with children attending elementary school. Due to matters beyond our control, Pauoa School was unable to join us this year. Families who completed Papakolea’s first class of “Board and Stone” came to ku`i kalo with community residents and guests. Participants were able to take pa’i ’ai home with them. Kupuna enjoyed the presentations. Additionally, a number of residents provided other cultural demonstrations such as lei-making, feather lei-making, pa`u preparations, imu demonstration and lauhala weaving. A Native Hawaiian physician also prepared healthy snacks with native Hawaiian plants. A big attraction was the presentations by Papakolea hula halau. Artwork entries by Lincoln School students were displayed throughout the fair grounds. Winners of this years contest ranged from children grades K through 5. Clinical assessments were conducted in the library. Volunteer clinicians from Queen Emma Clinic, Ke Ola Mamo and UH-Cancer Center served all who were willing to participate Approximately 200 individuals received a full or partial assessment. Full assessments included A1c and lipid tests.
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Being a part of Board and Stone comes with difference ‘ohana achievements and successes by each individual and ‘Ohana. The past partici-pants felt their greatest lessons were learning such things as patience, diligence, cooperation, and cultural identity and reconnection. Many feel the boards and stones can be lost, broken, given away, but the lessons cannot be lost, they can only be shared in perpetuity. It was a motto that they invite others to come make their first board and stone, for most of the previous participants they have not made their last.
Currently the group continues to get together through the evening where they come together to ku’i kalo These events accomplish establishing a time and place to practice and share, with the kalo and sometimes dinner provided, there are no bar-
riers for fam-ilies not to attend. The poi pound-ing evenings give families opportuni-
ties to bring members that were not enrolled in their class to be exposed to and participate in working together.
In December, reunion of ‘Ohana ku’i kalo nights people were more confident and experi-enced and yet still stop to notice others’ work or lend a helping hand or suggestion. It was a warm relaxed event with live Hawaiian music and food provided to set a beautiful tone. Families greeted one another and admired children working dili-gently and expertly on their poi pounding. The kalo was provided. The poi pounding nights are lovely evenings that give people a place and time to use their crafted implements and share aloha and joy together. This atmosphere also provides for a very healthy energy to prepare and eat food in. Both poi pounding evenings have had a full room of people and were enjoyed by all; and some smaller groups were very successful.
PAPAKOLEA BOARD AND STONE
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Ever dreamed of being a fire fighter? These men have
dreamed of doing something worth while and after
passing the initial test, they took classes and had mock
interviews as practice for when they actually had to go
through the process. The firefighter training has been
modified based on feedback of last co-hort to allow
more training time. Many of the most recent attendees
say time management during the test and the math
section was the reason for failures. We will be adding sessions
to begin in June. There were five young men scheduled for
interviews that participated in mock interviews and resume
writing, four were hired. Another young man took the test and
was hired as a Welder’s apprentice at Pearl Harbor Ship Yard.
All will start at a livable wage.
FIREFIGHTER TRAINING
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Dr. Seuss Day!
Read across america
On March 2, 2016, Kula and PCDC staff with
service learning students from University of
Hawaii and community volunteers… support
Lincoln school by taking take time out to read
to the children on Read Across America Day.
Books selected by the school Librarian, Cheryl
Fukuda are read to each class.
Donnie Hoover,
Papakōlea resident
Leif Mokuahi and Lilia
Kapuniai, PCDC, Executive
Director
Puni Kekauoha and 3rd grade
Front row (L to R) Angela
Tomiye, Nicole Woolsey,
Mahealani Austin, Kelli
Ganeku, Puni Kekauoha
Back Row (L to R) Adrienne
Dillard, Donnie Hoover, Cappy
Solatorio, Samantha Switalski,
Leif Mokuahi, Danielle King,
Lilia Kapuniai, Jeremiah Kama,
John Fetua’aho, Chantal
Keliihoomalu
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In April 2016, Kula no na Po`e Hawaii (Kula) had the honor to
partner with a group of six Pacific Rim University (PRU)
students. Daniel Mayberry, the PRU team leader, contacted
Kula with a request to volunteer to fill a community need.
Daniel had expressed that they wanted to complete a service
learning project that would have a lasting impact far pass the
initial event date. We quickly identified that one of our greatest
needs is to repair and remodel some of the homes of our kupuna.
After brain storming for this project, we narrowed it down to one
home of a kupuna we serve.
Kula staff met with the team of college students and presented the project. They gladly accepted
and the planning process began. Over two months, Kula and the PRU students assembles a team
to include one construction expert to oversee work as the foreman (Papakolea’s own Ricky Chan),
15 skilled volunteers, donated material and lumber. The total expense of the day was
approximately $4,500. The project was conducted and finished in one full day of work.
Volunteers assembled at the Papakolea Community Center at 7:30 am for breakfast and coffee
before being shuttled to the work site at 8:30am. The project began with a pule and project blessing
by Pastor Larry Ganiron from New Hope Town. After volunteers and family were blessed, their
was an offering of worship music and Native Hawaiian hymns led by Imua Garza and his mother.
Demolition started and construction was on its way.
Kula continues to address our kupuna “aging safely in place”. This team was able to rebuild an
entire porch, secure a deteriorating back stairway and install a new screen door to secure the home.
We extend our appreciation and thanks
to Kula staff, Pacific Rim University,
R i c k y C h a n , C h a n t a l
Keliihoomalu, Desiree Terry, and all
volunteers that made this project a
success. We continue to look for
opportunities to help Papakolea make
sure our kupuna are safe.
KULA NO NA PO`E HAWAII
CONGRATULATES
PAPAKOLEA’S
2016 GRADUATES!!!! Congratulations, our newly
certified Memory Care Navigator
Kupuna Home Repair Project with Pacific Rim University
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Kuapapa Ua Kaniko`o Garden
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Student Service-Learning
Japanese Visitors
Kula staff hosted high schools students from Kurashiki Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Girls’ High School in
Japan. This was the students first visit to Hawaii. Students shared their cultural exchange presentations
to nursing students from Hawaii Pacific University and Kula staff while practicing their English. Kula staff
presented on the rich cultural history of Papakolea.
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