{"id":53996,"date":"2016-12-09T11:28:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T21:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=53996"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T02:24:49","slug":"uh-hilo-receives-oha-grant-funding-to-deliver-na-pua-noeau-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/12\/09\/uh-hilo-receives-oha-grant-funding-to-deliver-na-pua-noeau-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Hilo receives OHA<\/abbr> grant funding to deliver Na Pua No\u02bbeau programs"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Na Pua Noʻeau–The Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children at\u00a0University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>\u00a0has received funding from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs<\/a> (OHA) ʻAhahui<\/span> Grants to strengthen its impact on the state. The center will work in partnership with other UH<\/abbr> campuses to deliver programs and events to promote higher education opportunities for high school student.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Maui College event<\/h2>\n

On February 23, 2017, Na Pua Noʻeau<\/span> will present E Hoʻokamaʻaina<\/span> at Â鶹´«Ã½Maui College<\/a> to inspire students to enter into higher education and further their career aspirations. High school juniors and seniors will learn about the various degree programs at UH<\/abbr> Maui College from faculty and program coordinators. OHA<\/abbr> awarded a total of $5,300 for this event.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa event<\/h2>\n

Ma Uka a i Kai Akamai Engineers will be held on April 3, 2017 at the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/a>. K–12 students and their ʻohana<\/span> will explore hands-on how engineering practices (mechanical, electric, civil, etc.) were applied during the days of their kupuna. The Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program<\/a> is a partner in the event and OHA<\/abbr> awarded $1,950 to this program.<\/p>\n

ʻAhahui<\/span> Grants support community events that meet at least one primary strategic result. The events will address OHA<\/abbr>’s Exceed Education Standards and UH<\/abbr>’s Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Graduation Initiative.<\/p>\n

—By Alyson Kakugawa-Leong<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The center will work in partnership with other UH<\/abbr> campuses to deliver programs, events or activities to promote higher education opportunities to high school student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[340,371,14],"class_list":["post-53996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaii-graduation-initiative","tag-na-pua-noeau","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\n\t\t