Kaneohe Christmas Parade

The parade was Saturday, Dec 6, 2008. It's an annual parade that HLC participate in. We had a good group of students and staff there to support. We met in the back Sear's parking lot at Windward Mall, had coffee & snacks then walked across the street to Safeway, where the parade started. The parade was a good 2 mile walk on Kamehameha Hwy from Haiku Road to Kaneohe Bay Drive. Lots of people came to watch and support. I brought my 2 miniture dachshund dogs who seem to be the highlight of our group. While we was walking they would walk up to the croud and people would pet them. We all had a lot of fun walking, singing, & watching the dogs steal the show. An invitation is needed to view our photo gallery. Please email you request to maulelava_hlc@yahoo.com .

'Ai Pono Class

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'Ai Pono class is a staff driven project class instructed by Aunty Tammy Smith. This class teach students Good Nutrition by learning about the different types of food, how to prep and cook, analize their body affects after consuming or eating their food, and much more. Students enjoy the benefits of eating and gaining life long lessons past down from our Kupuna through the Hawaiian Culture. Today, this class shared their experience with the community by preparing a delicious " 'ONO " meal for about 40 people at Key Project Community Center in Kahalu'u Hawaii. It was a lot of work, but the reward of sharing was huge. The people at Key Project was very greatful and impress with the life lessons the students are learning and sharing. The slogan of Hakipuu Learning Center is "Maka hana ka 'ike" Learning is in the doing. This class teach the students by having them do the work which in return give them knowledge that help them to make good decisions in life.

Makahiki '08

Each year Hakipuu Learning Center host a Makahiki Event at Kualoa Park on the Windward side of O'ahu to share and perpetuate the Hawaiian Culture with Hawaii's students. This year the Makahiki was held on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Two charter schools and 1 private school came to participate. Halau Lokahi, Halau Kumana, and Punahou Elementry joined in the festivities. The day was filled with Hawaiian culture games, entertainment, and food. It was a perfect day for being outdoors and everyone enjoyed themselves. HLC documented the event with video and pictures and the tech team is working hard editing the video to share on this blog and with others. In the meantime, Click on the image for more pictures of the day.

HLC 'Ohana Halloween Fest

Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 we had our Family Night event. It was a great turn out. Students & family came to the festival and had a lot of fun. Activities consist of jack-o-lantern contest, ace painting, spooky story telling, math activity, drawing, food designing, and of course eating delicious food & a lot of sweets.

Having this festival gave our students the opportunity to celebrate and fun in a safe environment. Click on the picture to view pics

Tech Talk Conference

I had the priviledge to escort our senior students friday to the Tech Talk Conference held at Windward Community College. It was a mini fare that shared the lastest technology tips & tools with the community. I found the information very interesting and felt it was great exposure to our 'opio (youth), especially because they are so tech savvy and we live in the digital era.

Some workshops topics they attended were Blogging, Tech in Gardening, Agriculture, Educational Teaching, Networking, Music with Garageband, and more. In the Exhibition area, information consist of Local Tech Businesses, College information, Career Information, Tech Prizes and more. I believe this information can be of great benefit to them and myself. I even got a chance to attend an IT Coordinator workshop that exposed me to great tech programs that can assist our educational operations and goals at HLC. Look forward to the next tech opportunity.

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