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FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 31, 2023
LIFE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Kailua resident Harry Saunders earns kudos in real estate industry. SEE PAGE 2
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Golf tournament benefits new food pantry. SEE PAGE 4
Kalāheo, Partners Build Hawaiian Hale
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Participants attend a recent ceremony to celebrate the traditional Hawaiian outdoor meeting house at Kalāheo High School. PHOTO COURTESY TARA GUMAPAC
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nstilling cultural values and education in her students is a passion for Tara Gu- mapac, head of the fine arts department
at Kalāheo High School. A teacher for nine years, Gumapac’s dedication to integrating culture into her classroom inspired her to begin a unique project: building a Hawaiian outdoor meeting house at Kalāheo High.
Thanks to Gumapac’s family connections to Paepae ‘o He‘eia, the nonprofit caring for He‘eia Fishpond, the school was able to create a partnership to build the hale. They raised a little over $6,000 through GoFundMe and, in April, completed a 400-square- foot outdoor learning space, which they named Kaleilena- okealoha, located toward the back of the cam- pus.
Building the hale was hard work.
“There was one day where every single kid came out and helped us move rocks to build the wall. We formed a line, and everybody passed rocks and moved it up the hill. Students helped sand down the rocks, move them, tie and lash leaves — all these cultural practices that come
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