Ka 'Umeke Ka'eo PCS

THE RIGHT LEADER FOR THIS EXCITING TIME. Kīpaepae e hoʻokipa ana iā Kauka Huihui Kanahele-Mossman.

Olani Lilly

Kanahele-Mossman delivered an oli kahea commencing the traditional Kipaepae
ceremonies that would welcome her as the new Poʻokumu of Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo
Hawaiian Immersion School in Keaukaha. This momentous occasion attended by
students, staff, Local School Board representatives, family, Keaukaha community
members, and supporters marks an important time in Ka ʻUmekeʻs development as we
move into our second decade as a public charter school, seek accreditation, develop new

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Kamehameha Schools pumps funds into sites of all sizes

Susan Essoyan, Star Advertiser

As schools of choice, startup charter schools must attract students to survive.

They depend largely on per-pupil money from the state, and without enough enrollment to cover their overhead, they risk going out of business.

"If you look at charter schools across the country, on average 10 percent of charters are revoked each year," said Rep. Roy Takumi, chairman of the House Education Committee. "Why? It's because they are meant to be experiments. There are going to be some successes and some failures.

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School of the Soil

David Thompson, Hana Hou Magazine

Pua Mendoca knows who’s been nibbling holes in the leaves of her taro, eggplant and basil. Mendoca is the kumu kahua mala, or school garden instructor, at a charter school in Hilo called Ka ‘Umeke Ka‘eo. The culprits nibbling on the leaves? They’re the Chinese rose beetles that recently discovered the school’s raised vegetable beds.

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