Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun joined OHA in June 2024 as Director of Education and Culture-Based Learning, a new position for the organization. She has a B.A. in English and creating writing from the University of Puget Sound and a master’s degree in teaching from UH Mānoa. Awo-Chun has extensive experience working with public charter schools, most recently serving as assistant school director at Mālama Honua PCS since 2019. Prior to that, Awo-Chun was at Hālau Kū Māna initially as a kumu and later as vice principal. A member of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Awo-Chun has written culturally based curriculum focused on sailing, navigation, and kilo (observation) for Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy, Hālau Kū Māna, Kamehameha Schools’ Hoʻolauna Program, and Hakipuʻu Learning Center. Awo-Chun, who is from Kailua, Oʻahu, has also presented at the World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education in Canada (2017) and in Australia (2022).
