Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 6, 1 June 2005 — CHARTER SCHOOL PROFILE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
CHARTER SCHOOL PROFILE
Kanu o ka 'Aina Location: Waimea, Hawai'i island Director: Kū Kahakalau Grades: K-12 Number of students: 150 Native Hawaiian students: 90% Student/teacher-curricular support ratio: 1:10 Mission: Kūlia i ka nu'u; strive to reach your highest level. History: Kanu began as a summer immersion program in 1992 and then evolved into a school-within-a-school program at Honoka'a High and lntermediate school. It was one of six schools to be chartered in 2000. Kanu's educational approach is to provide a culturally driven, academically rigorous and liberatory ehoiee in public education. The vision of Kanu is to expand itself into a comprehensive Native Hawaiian learning center, or kauhale, whieh ean address the educational and cultural needs of all stakeholders from the womb to the tomb.