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About Kawaikini

Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School is a newly authorized K-12 school on the island of Kauaʻi. As a Hawaiian-medium and Hawaiian-values school, Kawaikini has established the following as its founding principals:

Ka Nuʻukia (Vision)

revised 2016

Kū kilakila ʻo Kawaikini, ke ʻōlino nei, mālamalama

Steadfastly stands Kawaikini, for the brightness of day is here

Kawaikini stands tall in an era of knowledge and enlightenment

Kū haʻaheo mākou, ko Kawaikini, i kaiaulu kuanoʻo, naʻauao, a hāehuola e kuluma ai ka ʻōlelo, nā manaʻo, a me nā hana a ka poʻe ʻōiwi o Hawaiʻi nei.

We, Kawaikini (NCPCS) stand tall as a thoughtful, knowledgeable, and healthy community where the language, beliefs and practices of the indigenous people of Hawaiʻi are instinctive.

Ke Ala Nuʻukia (Mission)

revised 2016

Me ka paʻa ma ka ʻike kūpuna ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, e mālama ai ke kula ʻo Kawaikini (M-12) i kaiapuni kākoʻo a i kaiapuni aʻo, ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a me ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia nō hoʻi, kahi e minamina, hoʻohana, a hoʻomau ʻia ai nō hoʻi ka ʻike kuʻuna ʻōiwi.

Grounded in the Hawaiian Language, Kawaikini NCPCS will create a productive community of bi-lingual and bi-literate citizens in a supportive K-12 learning environment where indigenous cultural knowledge is valued, applied, and perpetuated.

Manaʻo Kīpaepae (Beliefs)

General Goals

Foundations of Kawaikini

Accreditation

Kawaikini has been accredited for the next six years: February 3rd, 2021 to June 30, 2027. Kawaikini has completed the WASC accreditation process. Our Accreditation Visit occurred virtually on November 15-18, 2020. Kawaikiniʻs Accreditation Letter and Accreditation Document (PDF) are available.

Kawaikini New Century
Public Charter School

3-1821-J Kaumualiʻi Hwy., Lihuʻe HI 96766
(808) 632-2032
admin@kawaikini.com