Professional Development Opportunities Menu
In closely observing the changes the current COVID-19 pandemic has in all operations here in Hawaiʻi, we want to be flexible and responsive in our scheduling and offerings. This means some of the event information (date/time) and their presenters may change. With that said, Aupuni Palapala is determined to offer accurate information as we provide programming, and reserve the right to shift events as needed.
ʻIke Hawaiʻi & Community Building
The following programs promote the deepening of Hawaiian knowledge and wisdom through a community meetings. The events in these programs, sponsored through our partnerships, help support educators through providing general meetings with a variety of topics that center Hawaiian knowledge as a basis for educator development. If you are seeking available resources, networking with other educators, consulting with leading experts, and a Hawaiian studies approach to education, these events are for you.
E Moʻolelo Kākou
“E Moʻolelo Kākou” was designed to convene teachers in virtual live face to face zoom sessions to breathe resources to life and strengthen and maintain educator positivity, gratitude and total well-being during uncertain, changing, stressful times.
Mala ʻAi
a i MeaʻAi
In collaboration with Windward Community Collegeʻs Kahua Naʻauao Initiative, Aupuni Palapala is co-hosting an engaging series about plant-based wellness strategies. We discuss topics like food production, preservation, and preparation while working with physical materials like ʻŌlena, Nīoi, ‘Uala, Kukui, soil, tools, etc.
Every third thursday of the month, we will have a live session with our Māla ʻAi experts: Noe Puauli, Tuti Kanahele, and Mehana Beamer. These experts are passionate about farm, food, and community. If you are interested in plants, food, ʻike Hawaiʻi, and engaging in the conversation of food security, please join us for our Māla ʻAi A I Mea ʻAi - Plant to Plate series.
Hoʻoulu Lāhui
Hale Building Workshop For Educators
Literacy & Scholar Development
Programs and events in our Literacy & Scholar Development section are research- and Hawaiʻi-based activities. These events were created with the researcher in mind who is curious about ʻike Hawaii and Hawaiian education at the academic level. We try to provide supports for our participants, no matter the research skills, through community partners that have a passion for the information and methods they present as well as opportunity to meet with real people who have like interests. You do not have to be a “researcher” to enjoy these events, but we encourage you to embrace the examples of scholarship Hawaiians have to offer.
Aupuni Palapala Book Club
Aupuni Palapala Book Club was designed to share kanaka scholarship and provide educators with up-to-date research, opportunity to discuss Hawaiian education with current researchers/authors, and ultimately bring light to the abundance of knowledge that is native to this place. This is not your ordinary book club. We encourage all to participate in this series.
Language & Educator Practice
Programs and Events in this section are geared towards the support and uplifting of Hawaiian language spaces and education development. If you are an educator that is interested in beginning and/or continuing your language development, we encourage you to consider attending these events. Specifically, the events that are created to help you develop your language skills. If you are an educator looking to develop classroom curriculum through the medium of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, these sessions are for you too. Ultimately, we want to support a community of learners in a variety of points in their personal language and education development.
Ka Wai o Kahuailana
He kumu kou hoʻomalumalu ʻo Ka Wai o Kahuailana e laʻi ai nā manu kani leʻa o ka ʻōlelo hawaiʻi. E laʻi ai nō i nā haʻiʻōlelo a me nā hana kuʻuna o ka ʻāina nei i mea hoʻi a ulakolako ai ke ao a puni.
Completely in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, these sessions were organized to serve 2 main purposes.
Support immersion educators through professional development in the medium in which immersion education is intended.
Provide all levels of ʻōlelo speakers, from the very new to the very experienced, with an opportunity to learn together in an authentically high level ʻōlelo space.
Hui Kamaʻilio
Within Hui Kamaʻilio, we see a thriving language. We envision that our learners first be grounded in culture, history and values and will utilize this knowledge to further their language learning and apply it in their communities, both locally and globally.
ʻO ke kamaʻilio ʻana ke ala e kāʻoi ai ka ʻōlelo. Iā kākou ma nei ala aʻo ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻo ke aʻo ʻana i nā moʻolelo Hawaiʻi a me ka ʻike Hawaiʻi ka hana e poeko ai ka ʻōlelo. Ma nā Hui Kamaʻilio, hoʻokumu aku mākou i nā kaiapuni e paipai ana i ka hoʻopuka ʻia o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi no nā kānaka e makeʻe nei i ke aʻo ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
Conversation is key to language development. As we learn to speak ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, our mission is simply to learn some history and culture of Hawaiʻi and use that knowledge to further our fluency in this native language. Through Hui Kamaʻilio, we provide space that allows Hawaiian language learners to assimilate their knowledge, integrating a variety of cognitive skills to produce oral communication.
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