Maka hana i ka ‘ike
One must work to know.About Hālau Kū Māna:
HKM is an accredited public charter school, serving grades 4-12 and making Hawaiian culture the foundation of our curriculum. The school is located in Makiki and serves students from around the island and of various ethnic backgrounds.
Hālau Kū Māna’s vision is to facilitate individual and community healing and empowerment by fostering lifelong learners who think, feel and act in ways that are
Hālau Kū Māna’s mission is to:

Ho’okumu
To foster a sense of esteem, stewardship, and kuleana to the ‘āina, our communities and ourselves, through grounding in ancestral knowledge and practices of Hawai’i and the academic skills necessary to excel in the 21st century.

Ho’okele
To explore and inquire in ways that build upon our ancestral wisdom and bridge to other communities and cultures in a harmonious manner.

Ho’omāna
To provide sustenance and empowerment for ourselves and our communities by striving for high academic, cultural, social, environmental, and economic standards, thus nourishing all piko: cognitive, emotional, spiritual and physical.