A UNIQUE MONUMENT TO HEALING AND INCLUSION IN WAIKĪKĪ
Kamehameha Schools Kumu Create Dual-Language Curriculum
By kumu, for kumu. That is the guiding framework two Kamehameha schools Kapālama kumu used to create a teaching curriculum about the moʻolelo of Kapaemahu, in partnership with Kanaeokana and Kanaka Pakipika. Read the news article on the KSK website here.
Free resources for teachers and community educators using the Kapaemahu book or film in the classroom — created in partnership with Kanaeokana, a network of over 80 ʻōlelo Hawai’i, Hawaiian culture, and ʻāina-based schools and organizations collaborating to strengthen Hawaiian education and nurture the next generations of aloha ‘āina leaders.
The legendary story of the healer stones of Kapaemahu was performed as a live hula every Wednesday from January 2025 through January 2026 just steps from the sacred site on Waikīkī Beach where the healers once lived and performed their miraculous cures. The extraordinary production, composed and directed by Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, the first Native Hawaiian recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, was attended by more than 50,000 people, locals and visitors alike, over the course of its year-long run. The next live performance will be Saturday July 11, 2026, at the historic Hawai’i Theater.
Free resources for teachers and community educators using the Kapaemahu book or film in the classroom — created in partnership with Kanaeokana, a network of over 80 ʻōlelo Hawai’i, Hawaiian culture, and ʻāina-based schools and organizations collaborating to strengthen Hawaiian education and nurture the next generations of aloha ‘āina leaders.
