Kula Kamaliʻi
Kula Kamaliʻi
ʻO ka manaʻo o ka Pūnana Leo, ʻo ia nō ka pūnana o nā leo, a pūʻā ʻia ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi mai ka waho o nā kānaka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi o lākou e like me ka ka pū ʻia o ka meaʻai mai ka waha o ka manu makua i ka waha o ka manu huluʻae. Mai ka wā e komo ai ka ʻohana i ka Pūnana Leo, he honua ʻōnahanahiaua e mālama ʻia ai ke kapu,” E ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi wale nō.” He hoʻokikina kēia kapu i ka paʻa wikiwiki o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i nā ʻohana me nā keiki. Aʻo nā keiki hou i nā ʻōlelo pōkole, nā māmalaʻōlelo, a me nā mele me ke kōkua ʻana o nā kumu me nā mua. Hiki i ka hapanui o nā keiki ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma loko o ka ʻekolu a i ka ʻehā mahina.
ʻO ka lumipapa Pūnana Leo, he lumi ia e hoʻolale a mālama ai i nā keiki ma ka hoʻokahua mākua ʻana o lākou no ke aʻo a mau loa ʻana. Hiʻohia ke ao i nā keiki ma ka papa haʻawina maoli ola Hawaiʻi i kūpono no ka pae makahiki ma ka honua palekana. He papahanaa kēia no ka ʻohana holoʻokoʻa. Komo pū mai nā ʻohana i nā papa Hui Kīpaepae kēlā me kēia pule ʻelua ma ka honua kula; ka lā ʻohana, me ka hoʻihoʻi honua no ka mālama ʻana i ke kahua kula me ka lumi papa.
Ua hana nui nā kumu Pūnana Leo e hahai i nā kulekele a e hoʻomākaukau pono i nā honua kula i palekana no kāu keiki. Nānā nui ʻia nā kulekele hou e laʻa me ka noho kaʻawale, ka māpoho mau ʻana i ka māpoho no nā kumu, ka hoʻopūʻulu ʻia o nā keiki ma nā pūʻulu liʻiʻilʻi, ka loaʻa o kekahi mau wahi e holoi lima ai a me ke ana wela ʻana i nā kumu a me nā keiki e komo ana i ka honua kula i kēlā me kēia lā.
Nā Pae Makahiki Kula Kamaliʻi:
ʻĪnana 3 - 4 makahiki
Pūnua 4 - 5 makahiki
Hiʻipēpē
Ma ka makahiki 2006, ua hoʻonui hoʻi ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo i ka papahana kaiaʻōlelo Hawaiʻi no nā kamaliʻi me ka Hiʻipēpē. He papahana kēia no nā pēpē 9 mahina a i nā kamaliʻi ma lalo o 4 makahiki, he papahana kēia no nā ʻohana e kūpaʻa nei i ka mālama ʻia ʻana o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo ia ka ʻōlelo kumu ma ko lākou hale. He papahana kēia i piha i nā hana i kūkulu ʻia ma ke Kumu Honua Mauli Ola me nā kiʻina aʻo kūpono o kēia ao e hoʻoulu ana i ka mākaukau launa, ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ke kino, a me ka ʻike kālaiʻike Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi.
Pae Makahiki Hiʻipēpē:
9 māhina-ma lalo o 4 makahiki
E lohe i ka manaʻo o kekahi ʻohana Pūnana Leo no kā lāua i ʻike ai ma ko lāua huakaʻi hoʻōla ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
2026-2027 Kula Kamaliʻi
He $16,500 ke kāki makahiki | Hiki ke uku ʻia he $1,500 o ka mahina
Hiʻipēpē
He $18,700 ke kāki makahiki | hiki ke uku ʻia he $1,700 o ka mahina (Hilo | Waiʻanae)
*E nānā ma lalo iho i nā hui kākoʻo kāki kula
Hāmama nā Pūnana Leo a pau mai ka 7:30 kak. - 3:30 ʻaui.
He 12 kula Pūnana Leo ma 5 mokupuni. E kipa i ka papa kuhikuhi Pūnana Leo ma ʻaneʻi.
Ua hoʻokumu ʻia he papahana meaʻai USDA ma kēlā me kēia honua Pūnana Leo e kū ana i nā koina o ka Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) no nā keiki o ka 9 mahina i ka 6 makahiki. Hānai ʻia nā keiki i ka ʻaina kakahiaka, ʻaina awakea, a me ka meaʻai māmā i kēlā lā kēia lā me ke kāki ʻole ʻia o nā ʻohana.
E hoʻopihapiha nā ʻohana a pau i ka palapala CACFP Meal Benefit a me ka CACFP Palapala Kāinoa no ke ʻāpono ʻia ʻana.
Kāki Kula
Ua laikini ʻia nā Pūnana Leo a pau. Ma ke kānāwai, Title 17, DHS subtitle 6, Mahele ʻoihana Kanaka Chapter 892.1, no ka Licensing of Group Care Center. ʻAʻole helu ʻia, Subchapter 4 nā koina limahana, no ke kānāwai mokuʻāina 346-152 (b) ʻo nā limahana e aʻo ʻia nei ma nā kula e hāpai ana i ke ola o ka ʻōlelo, e kapae ʻia ke koina hoʻomākaukau kumu a laikini paha.
ʻAʻohe hoʻokae o ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo ma ka ʻōnaehana ʻae komo ma muli o ka lāhui, ka ʻili, ka hoʻomana, ke keka, kahi hānau, ka makahiki, ke kīnānā, ka moʻokūʻauhau, ke kuana kanaka, ka moʻolelo hopu a hoʻokolokolo, ka pilina kanaka, a me nā ʻano palekana ʻē aʻe a pau i ʻae ʻia ma ke kānāwai.
Ka ʻIkepili Kākoʻo Kāki Kula
ʻAe ʻia nā kākoʻo kāki kula no kekahi mau ʻoihana aupuni a kūʻokoʻa like ʻole.
No ka ʻikepili hou aku no ke kōkua kāki kula, e kelepona i ke Keʻena Kula Kamaliʻi ma ka helu (808) 935-4304 laina 2.
Inā he mau nīnau e kelepona i ko ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo ʻoihana kākoʻo ma 1-800-498-4979
Child Care Subsidies
https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/ccch-subsidies/how-to-apply/
Preschool Open Doors
https://www.patchhawaii.org/programs/preschool-open-doors/
First-to-Work
https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/ftw/
Pauahi Foundation
https://pauahi.org/preschool-scholarships
Keiki o ka ʻĀina
https://www.koka.org/help-for-childcare/
Maui Family Support Services, Inc.
http://mfss.org/QCHK/
Military Programs
Military members only. Eligibility may vary by branch. (Childcare Aware - #9097101 Provider ID Number).
1-800-424-2246 (NACCRRA)
Nāaoloa Ttuition Aid Program
The Nāaoloa tuition aid program, funded by the ʻAha Pūnana Leo and its donors, provides tuition assistance to help qualifying families. If you need help paying for tuition, you can request assistance as part of your enrollment application. To be considered, families must first demonstrate that they have applied for Preschool Open Doors (POD) or other available tuition assistance.
Questions? Email: keenakulakamalii@ahapunanaleo.org

