Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1991 — Register now for Na Pua Noʻeau programs [ARTICLE]

The Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children, Na Pua No'eau, will conduct its second annual Summer Institute in July and August as a means of providing educational enrichment opportunities for students of Hawaiian ancestry. The center is distributing Na Pua No'eau Summer Institute brochures, whieh describes the programs being offered this year. The brochures are now available, and Summer Institute applieations will be distributed to Hawaiian agencies, state wide by April 17. The institute will again be conducting boarding programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo dorms for students who will be completing grades 6-11 by June 1991. The prc»5rams run for either two or four weeks, and include: Session 1: July 8 - July 19 • Hawaiian Rocks and Rolls (field volcanology) • Hokule'a (Science, Technology and Hawaiian culture) • Pencils and Paints (Visual Arts) • Hawai'i-Hawaiian style (Hawaiian language, culture, handicrafts and conservation. For students with little or no Hawaiian language skills). Session 2: July 22 - Aug. 2 • Hawai'i-Hawaiian style (Hawaiianlanguage, culture, handicrafts and conservation. For students with moderate Hawaiian proficiency). • On Stage (dance and drama) • Hawai'i in Profile (field geography) • Astronomy (Hawaiian skies and beyond) Session 1 and 2: (runs from July 8 - Aug. 2) • Aquaculture (lots of field experience) • Video production (produce a video like the pros) One Program will be offered in Kona: • Aquaculture Summer eamp An aquaculture summer eamp for gifted and talented students of Hawaiian ancestry entering grades 10 and 11 in the fall, will be held at the Oeeanie Institute Keahuolu facility on the island of Hawai'i. All expenses are paid for selected students, including round-trip airfare from other islands. There are two sessions for students: June 15-29 and Aug. 3-17. A workshop for teachers is scheduled July 15-26. For applications forms or information contact Gary Karr at the Oeeanie lnstitute, Makapu'u Point, Waimanalo, Hawaii

96795; or phone (808) 259-7951. There are only 10 slots available for eaeh session so interested individuals are urged to contact the institute quickly. Selection and notification of participation will be completed this month. Na Pua No'eau Summer Institute brochures may now be obtained from the Center's office, at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Building 381-Aon the makai campus and at the offices of Alu Like, Denartment of Hawaiian Homelands, Office of

Hawaiian Affairs and the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center. Applications will be available for piekup at these same distribution points after Apnl 17 and the deadline for submitting completed Summer lnstitute applications to the Na Pua No'eau office is May 15. For further information, contact Terry Plunkett at Na Pua No'eau, 933-3678.