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UH Hilo K-12 Hawaiian language immersion school wins high honors

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University of Hawai'i Hilo Media Release Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u immersion school has been awarded the National Indian Education Association's William Demmert Freedom Fighter award. The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) selected the Kea'au public charter school for the prestigious award because of its work in Hawaiian medium-immersion education in Hawai'i. Nāwahī is a K-12

Hawaiian language laboratory of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, run by Ka Haka i 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani College of Hawaiian 1 Language. Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u will ī be awarded the William Demmert Freedom Fighter award in October 2018 in ī Hartford, Conn. The award is an NIEA r board-nominated award that recognizes an f organization for its success and the positive ī impact it has on native student academic 1 achievement. ■

Cohort from Ke Kula '0 NawahTokalani'opu'u (201 7). ■ Photo: Courtesy Ke Kula '0 Nowahiokalani'opu'u