Student Programs

Papa Alakai; E Ike Hou Ia Lanai (Na Pua Noeau) leadership class of Lanai High & Elementary School, 2009.

Below, Lanai High & Elementary School students on summer break, participated in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) co-sponsored Na Pua Noeau enrichment program.

On the third day of the program, they greeted Trustees of OHA at the annual Lanai meeting. The mele (chant), "Hanohano Lanai" shares facets of Lanai's history as handed down from past generations.

In the subsequent weeks, students:

  • Chanted and testified before the Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;

  • Worked in the museum collections;

  • Participated in a geological field survey with Professors and students of the Louisiana Universities Marine Options Program;

  • Learned compass, mapping and GPS skills;

  • Participated in ethnobotanical studies;

  • Researched oral history interviews with Lanai elders;

  • Learned a mele hula of Lanai.

The slide show below shares images from the two week program.

 

The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center publication, "E Ike Hou Ia Lanai" (To Know Lanai Once Again) provides students with the basis of the curriculum for this summer's enrichment program. Our program goals include introducing students to the rich cultural heritage of Lanai, and integrating science, technology, engineering and math into the development of stewardship programs on our island home.