April 22, 2025
KS Alumni business owner makes room for giving
As a successful business owner, Kamuela Ku Potter KSK’82 embraces her kuleana to give back to the next generation of Native Hawaiian learners who are poised to become tomorrow’s ‘ōiwi leaders.
Our Oral History Project kicked off one month ago, and our response rate is maika‘i!
Alumni who are still receiving email or postcards, please respond! If you prefer, you can update your own record as well as include a story or upload photos by using the project dashboard. Each alumni has their own unique link, please contact our office at alumni@ksbe.edu, and we can send you your personalized link. You will not have to call in to update, and the emails and postcards will no longer be sent. Please remember, our collection period will continue until March 28, 2025.
UPDATES (as of 11/25/24):
Respondents 4,943 | Respondents who would 97 % | Total Stories 3,371 |
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| New | Verified |
Emails | 609 | 4,126 |
Job Titles | 2,415 | 1,747 |
Employer Names | 2,116 | 1,624 |
Business Addresses | N/A | 679 |
Business Phone Numbers | N/A | 277 |
Home Addresses | 647 | 4,205 |
Home Phone Numbers | 2,608 | 787 |
Cell Phone Numbers | 2,853 | 1,533 |
*As a reminder: none of the alumni data collected will be published, this is for internal use only to update the alumni database.
We hope you will join us in sharing your great memories of your time at Kamehameha — Song Contest, boarding, proms, athletics, performing arts, lifelong friendships, lūʻau, and reunions — all of the memories and experiences that helped shape who you are today. This is an opt-in project, your participation is your choice, and if you choose not to participate you will be removed from the oral history project contact list.
Here are Frequently Asked Questions from our external vendor regarding the project.
Here are samples of the email and postcards you may receive.
Check back here for additional updates as they become available. Please direct any questions to alumni@ksbe.edu. Mahalo in advance for your time and manaʻo!
Eō e nā pua a Pauahi! Kamehameha Schools will soon launch the second round of the ‘A‘ali‘ikūmakani Study. KS Alumni know the importance of guiding and supporting future generations, and your participation in this study is one way to act on this kuleana. Your insights, collected through an online or phone survey, will deepen KSʻ understanding of the impact we are making and how best to support haumāna throughout adulthood.
This year, alumni from the following graduating classes are asked to participate:
Join us for a look back at Alumni Reunion 2024 and enjoy sights and sounds from a memorable week full of celebrations, gatherings and aloha. We’re reminded that our experiences as students and KS Alumni are all possible because of our Founder Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Bishop. He Koa Mau A Mau: Forever a Warrior!
May 5, 2025
Meet our kumu: Mara Bacon — Celebrating culture through performance
The Kapālama alum urges new kumu to uphold Hawaiian culture-based education and the values of the E Ola! graduate, celebrating Hawaiʻi’s unique heritage in the classroom.
May 1, 2025
Animated film honors Queen Liliʻuokalani through lei and legacy
Award-winning animated short “The Queen’s Flowers” reimagines a tender moment in Queen Liliʻuokalani’s life, revealing how the simple act of giving a lei can convey the deeper meaning of loyalty, legacy and sovereignty.
April 22, 2025
Mālama in action: KS preschoolers take on stream cleanup
Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha preschoolers used genki balls to clean a local stream, learning to mālama ʻāina through science and culture.
The Kamehameha Schools alumni ‘ohana is made up of more than 28,000 Warriors worldwide representing a hui of Hawaiian learners who have been uplifted by Pauahi’s legacy of giving.
With guidance from the Office of Advancement and in collaboration with KS’ three campuses, alumni association, class representatives and other community partners, the Alumni Relations Office offers a rich set of programs and events to help alumni stay connected and engaged with their alma mater and each other.
Our goal is to strengthen our alumni ‘ohana and give them opportunities to serve their communities with their time, talent, and treasure.
Kamehameha Schools Director of Advancement and Executive Director of the Pauahi Foundation Pono Ma'a KSK'82 shares some of the great efforts happening as his team engages with alumni and advancement partners, and celebrates the positive work happening in our communities and around the world.
KSAA has 15 regions throughout Hawai‘i and the continental United States. Membership in the Alumni Association is granted upon graduation. Contact your local region to connect with fellow alumni in your area.