Hawaiian-focused charter schools
Over the past fiscal year, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved more than $4 million in grant funding to support the education of Native Hawaiian keiki from kindergarten through college.
Since 2006, OHA has provided $21.6 million to assist 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools located throughout the state. These schools provide innovative culture-based education to more than 4,700 students, more than three quarters of whom are Native Hawaiian.
- In October 2019, OHA’s Board of Trustees approved $3 million in grant funding over the next two fiscal years to support 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools.
- Trustees awarded Kanu o ka ‘Āina Learning ‘Ohana (KALO) a grant to administer the lion’s share of the $3 million to 16 Hawaiian-focused charter schools.
- In addition, OHA’s Grants Program will directly administer $249,411 to Kanu o ka ‘Āina Charter School, because of the school’s close affiliation with KALO.
- In December 2019, trustees selected the UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program to administer a $1.1 million OHA grant to provide higher education scholarships for Native Hawaiian students.
Hawaiian-focused charter schools receiving OHA grants
O’AHU
- Hakipu‘u Learning Center | Kāne‘ohe, O‘ahu
- Hālau Kū Māna | Makiki, O‘ahu
- Ka Waihona o ka Na‘auao | Wai‘anae, O‘ahu
- Kamaile Academy | Wai‘anae, O‘ahu
- Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M Kamakau | Kāne‘ohe, O‘ahu
- Mālama Hōnua | Waimānalo, O‘ahu
HAWAI’I ISLAND
- Ka ‘Umeke Kā‘eo | Hilo, Hawai‘i
- Kanu o ka ‘Āina | Waimea, Hawai‘i
- Ke Ana La‘ahana | Hilo, Hawai‘i
- Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalaniopu‘u | Kea‘au, Hawai‘i
- Kua o Ka Lā | Pāhoa, Hawai‘i
- Waimea Middle School | Waimea, Hawai‘i
KAUAI
- Kawaikini | Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i
- Kanuikapono | Anahola, Kaua‘i
- Ke Kula Ni‘ihau o Kekaha | Kekaha, Kaua‘i
- Kula Aupuni Ni‘ihau A Kahelelani Aloha | Kekaha, Kaua‘i
MOLOKA’I
- Kualapu‘u Elementary | Kualapu‘u, Moloka‘i
