{"id":207305,"date":"2024-12-04T12:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T22:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207305"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T22:54:05","slug":"students-celebrate-hawaiian-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/04\/students-celebrate-hawaiian-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"300 students celebrate Hawaiian independence at Kaua\u02bbi CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Students from different schools competed in Makahiki games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 300 middle and high school students visited Kauaʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> in November for Lā Kūʻokoʻa<\/span>, which was first celebrated in 1843 to commemorate Great Britain and France signing a proclamation that recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Champions from each school competed against each other.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The students came from Waimea High School, Kapaʻa<\/span> High School, Ka ʻOhā,<\/span> Kanuikapono, Kawaikini, and Ke Kula o Niʻihau.<\/span> They rotated between films, activities such as kuʻi<\/span> kalo (pounding poi), playing kōnane (a board game), and making kapa (traditional Native Hawaiian bark cloth), presentations and makahiki (Hawaiian festival) games.<\/p>\n

“We choose to honor Lā Kūʻokoʻa<\/span> as a way to instill national pride in our people and because it is a powerful expression of aloha ʻāina<\/span> (patriotism),” Hawaiian Studies<\/a> Assistant Professor Pualiʻiliʻimaikalani<\/span> Rossi-Fukino said. “Kauaʻi<\/span> Community College has celebrated Lā Kūʻokoʻa<\/span> for 10 years. We want our students and our campus to honor and uplift the Hawaiian culture, its history and traditions. It also provides a way to teach our students about Hawaiian history, language, art and traditions.”<\/p>\n

Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Hawaiian Club students partnered with the nonprofit Supporting the Language of Kauaʻi<\/span>, along with N\u0101 Pua No\u02bbeau (a Â鶹´«Ã½center to increase educational enrichment opportunities for Native Hawaiian children), Kanaeokana (a Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> library), and Kawaikini to put on the event, which was also supported by a Kai\u0101ulu grant from Kamehameha Schools.<\/p>\n

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After rotating between stations all morning, all students came together to watch the championship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lā Kūʻokoʻa<\/span> at Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> commemorated the independence of the Kingdom of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1500,64,71],"class_list":["post-207305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian-studies","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t