Immersion Schools
Wherever there is a Pūnana Leo preschool, the ‘Aha Pūnana Leo has assured that sufficient resources be provided by the state of Hawai’i to provide a continuation of the Pūnana Leo program in the public school system. As Pūnana Leo graduates enter kindergarten, they are joined by more children wanting to receive their education through Hawaiian.
This system extends from kindergarten to high school. The first effort of the ‘Aha Pūnana Leo in K-12 education involved lobbying the state legislature to remove a near century long ban on the use of Hawaiian in the public schools. The organization then housed the first public Hawaiian language medium school in a Pūnana Leo building in Hilo. The term Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Surrounding Environment School) was coined at that school. Annually some 2,000 students are served from the Pūnana Leo level through to the twelfth grade in Hawaiian language medium education.
For information on enrollment into one of the 21 public Hawaiian Immersion schools in the state on Hawai‘i, contact the one nearest you.
Hawai‘i Island
Ka ‘Umeke Kā‘eo
222 Desha Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720-4815
Telephone: (808) 933-1295
Fax: (808) 933-2644
Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Nui
Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Iki
16-120 ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia Street
Kea‘au, HI 96749-8143
Telephone: (808) 982-4260
Fax: (808) 966-7821
Ke Kula ‘o ‘Ehunikaimalino
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Konawaena
P O Box 9009
Kealakekua, HI 96750-9009
Telephone: (808) 323-0021
Fax: (808) 323-7597
Waimea Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Waimea
67-1225 Māmalahoa Highway
Kamuela, HI 96743-8429
Telephone: (808) 887-7636
Fax: (808) 887-7640
Maui
Pā’ia Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Pā‘ia
955 Baldwin Avenue
Pā’ia, HI 96779-9605
Telephone: (808) 579-2100
Fax: (808) 579-2103
Samuela Enoka Kalama Intermediate School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kalama
120 Makani Road
Makawao, HI 96768-8916
Phone: (808) 573-8735
Fax: (808) 573-8748
Kekaulike High School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kekaulike
121 Kula Highway
Pukalani, HI 96768-8256
Phone: (808) 573-8710
Fax: (808) 573-2231
Princess Nāhi’ena’ena Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Nāhi‘ena‘ena
816 Niheu Street
Lahaina, HI 96761-2153
Phone: (808) 662-4020
Fax: (808) 662-4023
Moloka‘i
Kualapu‘u Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kualapu‘u
P O Box 260
Kualapu‘u, HI 96757-0260
Phone: (808) 567-6900
Fax: (808) 567-6906
Moloka‘i High & Intermediate
School
Ke Kula ‘o Hina i ka Mālama
P O Box 158
Ho‘olehua, HI 96729-0158
Phone: (808) 567-6950
Fax: (808) 567-6960
O‘ahu
Hau‘ula Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Ko‘olauloa
54-046 Kamehameha Highway
Hau‘ula, HI 96717-9647
Phone: (808) 293-8925
Fax: (808) 293-8927
Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau
45-037 Kāne‘ohe Bay Drive
Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744-2417
Phone: (808) 247-0997
Fax: (808) 247-0993
Pū‘ōhala Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Pū‘ōhala
45-233 Kulauli street
Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744-2811
Phone: (808) 233-5660
Fax: (808) 233-5663
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Ānuenue
2528 10th Avenue A-10
Honolulu, HI 96816-3031
Telephone: (808) 733-8465
Fax: (808) 733-8467
Waiau Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Waiau
98-450 Ho‘okanikē Street
Pearl City, HI 96782
Phone: (808) 453-6530
Fax: (808) 453-6541
Nānākuli Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Nānākuli
89-778 Haleakalā Avenue
Wai‘anae, HI 96792-2351
Phone: (808) 668-5813
Fax: (808) 668-5817
Kaua‘i
Kapa‘a Elementary School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kapa‘a, Kula Ha‘aha‘a
4886 Kahaihau Road
Kapa‘a, HI 96746-1930
Phone: (808) 821-4424
Fax: (808) 821-4431
Kapa‘a Middle School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kapa‘a, Kula Waena
4867 Olohena Road
Kapa‘a, HI 96746-1737
Phone: (808) 821-4460
Fax: (808) 821-6967
Kapa‘a High School
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Kapa‘a, Kula Ki‘eki‘e
4695 Mailihuna Road
Kapa‘a, HI 96746-2051
Phone: (808) 821-4400 x226
Fax: (808) 821-4420
Kula Ni‘ihau ‘o Kekaha
P O Box 129
Kekaha, HI 96752-0129
Phone: (808) 337-0481
Fax: (808) 337-1289
Ni‘ihau
Kula Ni‘ihau
c/o Waimea High School
P O Box 339
Waimea, HI 96796-0339
Phone: (808) 338-6800
Fax: (808) 338-6807