About this Event
The Office of Hawaiian Education (OHE), in partnership with Maui schools and community, invite you to join us for a Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) Summit in celebration of 10 years of HĀ.
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 & Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Location: University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
This year's theme asks participants to explore what it means to be the best for and with their communities. Each experience throughout the summit will connect to this theme and help participants ground in the importance of striving for excellence in all that we do as Hawaiʻi. During this year’s summit, the Maui schools and community welcome you to learn about which moʻolelo and traditions help them to achieve excellence and build a sense of collective pride in their community so that you are inspired to do the same for your own island home.
The HĀ Summit will bring together over 300 education stakeholders from across the state to EXPERIENCE HĀ, build a COLLECTIVE understanding of the HĀ framework, SHARE knowledge and resources to support effective use, and CONNECT to a network of practitioners.
Through the HĀ Summit experiences, participants will be able to:
1). Articulate what HĀ means in various contexts and why it matters;
2). Determine ways to apply HĀ school-, complex-, office-, or community-wide and support teachers, students, staff, and other education stakeholders to design environments grounded in HĀ; and
3). Develop relationships with education stakeholders from across the state, share knowledge and resources, and build a network of support for a strengthened sense of belonging to the HĀ movement.
Tickets for the event are limited. Please register only if you are able to commit to the full two-day event. Registrants should only register for your island tickets. If those tickets are sold out, please register for your island waitlist only.
Please review the HĀ Summit website at https://bit.ly/HASummit2025 to learn more. If you have further questions, contact Kaʻanohi Kalama-Macomber, HĀ Specialist, through email at: [email protected].
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, 310 West Kaahumanu Avenue, Kahului, United States
