Kamehameha Schools

Kamehameha was never expected to rule any of the islands, nor was the next designated heir for the chief’s place. A Long time ago before Kamehameha was born, Hawaiians arrived at the Hawaiian islands, establishing villages and kapu’s. The Hawaiians accustomed to their new home, learning about its land and agriculture, such as taro, potatoes, and how to fish for seafood. They learned how to maintain their sources by placing laws on the number of food caught or harvested. Kamehameha was then born…

there were 120 residents in Kamehameha Nursing Home who suffered physical injuries because of falls. This is an alarming rate as the number of falls tremendously increased. Because of the alarming increased rate of fall in Kamehameha Nursing Home, needs assessments were conducted to identify risk factors and ways to address it. The aims of the needs assessment were: a. Determining the causes of falls b. Determining the effects of falls to the residents of Kamehameha Nursing Home c. Determining…

When Kamehameha was born in 1758, Halley's Comet appeared over the Hawaiian skies. Legend prophesied that a light in the sky with feathers like a bird would signal the birth of a great chief. Kamehameha would grow up to be a strong ruler who succeeds by eliminating all the rival chiefs. Warring clans saw him as a potential threat because Alapa´inui feared he would take away his throne, so Kamehameha had the equivalent of a price on his head from the day he was born. For this reason, the child…

Historical Backgrounds In Mele Hawaii is considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth. There are millions of people that visit every year because of its’ magnificent beauty of nature. This can be seen in Hawaiian mele where they talk about the beauty of nature in poems or songs. When looking broadly, it may seem that Hawaiian mele portrays Hawaii as a beautiful. However, when looking closely and narrowly, one can find that there is a hidden and deeper meaning inside the mele. By reading…

Today is the day that I Kamehameha the Great, set out with nine-hundred-sixty war canoes and ten-thousand soldiers for Oahu. It has been an enduring voyage conquering island after island here in Hawaii. “Ka’iana prepare the landing party,” I ordered the high ranking ali’i. “Yes! Your Majesty,” Ka’iana replied. For some reason this particular battle seemed to cause this wildness in all of my men. It’s like my men entertain the thought of bloodshed and are eager to turn…

King Kamehameha was well known for unifying the islands, but he had to overcome a lot of hardships to officially bring all of the islands together under his leadership. He battled for the islands using force, foreign advisors, improved weaponry, and new methods, allowing him to win most of the battles he won. Kamehameha’s last battle was known as the Battle of Nu’uanu, but he had to propose a peace treaty to finally rule all islands, showing that his sight was not merely on winning, yet also…

was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 18, 2004. Ella has two younger siblings: Moira, her sister, is thirty-nine years old, and Jack, her brother, is almost thirty-seven years old. When she was younger, Ella Mae Johnson went to about five different schools: The Farm in Washington state, Navy Hale Kekeikie in Hawaii, Breidablik in Washington state, Suquamish in Washington state, and White Oaks in Virginia. Ms. Kragen, one of Ella's teachers, has highly influenced her. Ella did not like history…

KamehamehaMore…Amethone Schools: Pauahi’s Dream "To erect and maintain in the Hawaiian Repeated Expression islands two schools, each for boarding and day scholars, one for boys and one for girls, to be known as, and called the Kamehameha schools " (http://ksbe.edu). Being the last royal descendant of King Kamehameha, I, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop inherited the rest of the Hawaiian Repeated Expression kingdom’s land. As her life went on, She witnesses the decline of Hawaiians in…

Shaun Chillingworth is the Senior Communications Specialist for Kamehameha Schools at Kawaiahaʻo Plaza as well as a graduate of Kamehameha Schools ‘99. He has worked for KS for six and a half years, first as a Public Relations Specialist, then as his current role for a year and a half. As a communications specialist, Shaun must be able to research, extract and condense pertinent information from various sources, prepare oral presentations in a clear, concise, articulate manner, relate to and…

My Biggest Change My biggest change started with college applications. During high school, filling out college applications can be summed up in a simple phrase, “It sucked.” Not one college application or federal financial aid package was enjoyable. It was tedious and never-ending. I never had time to fill out the applications with my parents. I always had something to do during and after school. It didn’t help that my mom was try only parent who could help me on it. I even started early on…