CWD – Hands on Learning!
Throughout the year our students will participate in community service projects with Community Work Day. The lessons on sustainability, volunteerism, native Hawaiian plants, planting, gardening, and so much more will be an asset to our students lives. Students worked...
First day: Maui Police Department
Officer David Leffler and Counselor Shari Hotta, from the Maui Police Department, came to Hui Malama to educate our students about some of the problems revolving around alcohol. This was a continuation of the Be a Jerk campaign begun in the previous school year....
First day: Community Work Day
Tricia Calhoon, from Community Work Day, led our students in cleaning our school garden. She will be an invaluable mentor to us all throughout the year, generously giving her time and energy teaching about all the wonderful plants that can sustain us. [gallery...
First day: What will you create?
For their first challenge, the students were asked to create a freestanding structure from drinking straws, without talking to one another. They were given only 10 minutes to do it.
First day: Oli
Our school year has begun. With refreshed minds, our staff reminds our students and parents of our mission: to inspire, nurture and empower. Each day will begin with an oli (chant) - E ho mai - to grant us knowledge, and a healthy breakfast. E ho mai by Edith...
Staff excursion to Alex Bode’s Wai Ki Kena farm
We feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit with Alex Bode (Wai Ki Kena) last Friday. Hui Malama staff planted kalo on a piece of land he set aside for us.. Our students will be maintaining the kalo throughout the year, and will also assist in...
Staff trip to CWD’s Oma`opio greenhouse
As part of summer training, staff members visited the Community Work Day greenhouse in Oma'opio. Staff members who normally don't have the chance to visit the site during excursions with our students had the opportunity to experience it first hand. We were able to...
Staff training with Kahuna Bula Logan
Kahuna Bula Logan came to Hui Malama as a staff mentor. His teachings were about connectedness. There was history of the Hawaiian Islands and how we're all connected. He also spoke about how we are teachers as well as students. We as teachers need to take the time to...
Students bloom
A recent article in the Maui News featured Nancy Bulosan-Marvin, Treasurer for the Hui Malama Learning Center Board of Directors. She believes in Hui Malama because it "embraces the students' individuality by providing a learning environment that nurtures the whole...