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Aloha kākou, I share this brief message of deep gratitude and pride for our 2025–26 school year on the Kapālama campus. Mahalo to our haumāna, kumu, limahana, and ʻohana for your resilience, aloha, and unwavering commitment. Together, we move forward with clarity, purpose, and renewed strength. Dr. Waiʻaleʻale Arroyo Poʻo Kula Kūikawā
Mahalo nui loa to the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Association of Teachers and Parents for your incredible partnership throughout the 2025–26 school year. We truly couldn’t have had such a meaningful, uplifting year without your support. Your dedication to our haumāna shines in everything you do, and we are deeply grateful.
From solving equations in her head to preparing for Calculus BC in 9th grade, Ileina Kalai is proving that passion, perseverance, and purpose can create extraordinary pathways. An 8th grader at Kamehameha Kapālama, Ileina first discovered her love for math in 3rd grade when she realized the excitement of turning something that once seemed impossible into something she could solve mentally. What fascinated her most was the unity within mathematics — different methods, same solution. Her mathematical journey accelerated after entering Kamehameha in 4th grade, where she scored in the 99th percentile on the NWEA assessment. But beyond the achievements, Ileina learned one of her most important lessons through humility. After confidently attempting an Algebra 2 worksheet at UAchieve in 5th grade and getting every answer wrong, she gained a deeper understanding of growth, resilience, and empathy. Today, she’s come full circle — now serving as a tutor at the very same program. Inspired by her 8th grade huakaʻi and Kaʻaumauloa elective, Ileina hopes to one day return home to Hawaiʻi as an environmental engineer — not only advocating for the ʻāina, but helping create real change for it. Her message to students struggling with math: “Even the world’s smartest mathematicians faced problems they couldn’t solve. Instead of giving up, they adapted. Sometimes we don’t dislike something — we just haven’t understood it deeply enough yet.” Mahalo nui to the two mentors who helped shape her journey — her father, whose encouragement and discipline laid the foundation, and Mr. Andy Chung of UAchieve, whose guidance helped nurture her growth as a mathematician. The future is bright, Ileina. Keep inspiring. #MathCounts #FutureEngineer #STEM #StudentSpotlight #WomenInSTEM #MathLeadership
Aloha, We sincerely apologize for the website issues experienced during the launch of the Fighting Eel Collaborative and for the inability to complete purchases at this time. We are currently in communication with our website provider and actively working through the technical difficulties. At this time, no merchandise has been successfully purchased. In order to be fair to all interested customers, we have decided to reset the sale launch for another day rather than continue today. Depending on the resolution of the current website issues, it may take some time if we need to transition to a different sales platform. Please keep an eye out for further communication regarding the new launch date and time. Mahalo for your patience, understanding, and continued support.
Hear the latest news from campus and meet the members of our KSK ‘ohana in Echo of Our Song, the quarterly KSK e-newsletter from the Office of the Po‘o Kula.
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