December 7, 2018 Holiday Concert by Hanahau'oli's Orchestras

By Kaia and Kyler

This week’s assembly was very special because it was the Winter Orchestra concert. The children who are taking orchestra performed the pieces they have been learning since the beginning of the year. There are three different groups: the beginning, intermediate, and the advanced orchestra.  There are three instruments to choose from: the violin, cello, and bass.

The beginning group played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Jingle Bells. Their music was very delightful. The next group or the intermediate group played nursery rhymes. The last group or the advanced group played a Christmas medley that had a lot of different songs. The final piece was T’was the Night Before Christmas. Uncle Blair read the story, and the orchestra provided sound effects. Everyone clapped, and we all happily ended with the school song.

Centennial Schoolwide Mosaic Assembly November 30, 2018

By Sean

At today's assembly, we talked about the Centennial art project, the mosaic. Mrs. Okano, Leah Rigg ’80, and Madame Caron played a crucial part in making this happen, along with all the students, faculty, and staff of Hanahau‘oli. This mosaic is based on two pieces of art: “The Hug” and “Starry Night.” It was amazing how all the different classes did unique pieces of artwork that will make up a whole. JK’s piece of artwork is round shapes, Kukunaokalā created portraits with rays of the sun, Kulāiwi got inspiration from our island home, Po‘e Ka‘ahele imprinted part of their ‘ohe kapala into the clay, and finally 6th Grade designed miniature stepping stones. Then Kamalei and Kaia talked about what they did on their miniature stepping stone and why. They even shared the process 6th Grade did to make the clay piece. In the end Mrs. Okano and Madame Caron showed what the mosaic will look like and how hard it will be to make. The piece will be completed when we come back from our spring break. How exciting it will be to see it finished!

We closed with our special Hanahau‘oli song.

Po‘e Ka‘ahele Kapa Assembly

Hello, our names are Adam and Kahn, and this week’s assembly was the Fourth Grade Kapa assembly. Kapa is clothing that was worn by the ancient Hawaiians. They would take the bark of the wauke tree and pound it into a cloth-like material. The students talked about the process of making a kapa and the experience, along with their designs. For example, our classmate Kyler Matsui who just became a student at Hanahou‘oli this year, talked about his design which is a river flowing through mountains. He was inspired to do this because his family loves to go hiking and be outdoors. Ancient Hawaiians used dyes from plants to make designs on their kapa. Unfortunately the students just used paint. To put the designs on the cloth they carved the design that they wanted on a piece of linoleum called and ‘ohe kapala, but traditionally ‘ohe kapala are made of bamboo. There was also a big act of kindness while they were making kapa. While Reyn Doi was acting in Los Angeles he sadly wasn’t able to make his own kapa. He tried many different ways to make a kapa while he was away, but sadly he wasn’t able to do it. So, back here at Hanahau‘oli his friends were very thoughtful and made one for him. We are very proud of them and are excited to see them wearing their kapa next week Wednesday at Makahiki.

Children's JOYFUL JAMBOREE Fair Appreciation Assembly on November 9, 2018

by Tyler and Allison

At assembly this week, we got to reflect on our Joyful Jamboree Fair. After we saluted the flag, Mrs. Matsui shared a slideshow she made for the school. She included many pictures from different activities. After the announcements and thought of the day, Ms. Woo asked the students what they liked about the fair. For example, Noah liked dunking Ms. Eldredge. Also, Spencer liked the floss challenge. Another example is Broc liked the live entertainment. After, Ms. Woo thanked the Co-chairs and Sub-chairs. Adam’s mom shared two parents’ opinions of the fair. One parent was Kendall Hee. We enjoyed this assembly because there was a lot of student participation!

Halloween Assembly: "Here, There and Back Again"

by Jordan and Riley

At his week’s assembly, the Po‘e Ka‘ahele class performed a Halloween play. The play was called, “Here, There, Back Again.” The story was about a brother and a sister who crawled into a teleporting closet. The closet took them to the Land of Dreams where they met a guy named William. William had also arrived to the Land of Dreams through a teleporting closet. An Evil Queen told the three of them they had 24 hours to escape back to their world. The three of them went on a journey to find the teleporting closet. They met many creatures like skeletons, aliens, dragons, witches, mummies, and vampires. Old characters were resurrected and new characters made an entry. The returning characters were Dr. Peters as a vampire and Mrs. Shimek as a witch. One new character that may be returning next year is Mrs. Woo as a mummy. There were a couple of songs performed. One was about the missing closet and the other was about popular witches. Overall, this was a really entertaining play and the audience enjoyed every moment!

Assembly on our school chant, "Aia I Ka Poli o Makiki"

Written by Alyssa and Keira

Today, October 19, 2018,  Kukunaokalā shared the meaning of Aia I Ka Poli O Makiki at Assembly. Mrs. Mullen shared the story of how Aia I Ka Poli O Makiki was gifted to our school. Mrs. Inouye introduced Mrs. Mullen to Mr. Kamahele, a parent at Hanahau‘oli, in 1993. Mrs. Mullen listened to the song over and over and each time she loved it more and more. She really thought that it resembled Hanahau‘oli very well. So, 25 years ago, Aia I Ka Poli O Makiki was gifted to our school by Mr. Kamahele.  

Next Mrs. Mullen shared how he created this song. He was at an event at the school and heard faint singing coming from children and adults communicating and working together and it reminded him of birds. When Kukunaokalā children learned this song, Uncle Blair took them into the forest to learn the real meaning and to hear the birds that Mr. Kamahele may have heard.

After Mrs. Mullen shared, the Kukunaokalā children presented how they interpreted the song, Aia I Ka Poli O Makiki, here at Hanahau‘oli.

• I Ka uluwehi i kanahele:  the lush green forest.

• Ua ho‘o malu i ka ulu kukui: protected under our trees.

• I ka home launa na hoa aloha, our school home for us, come teaches and helpers.

• Eo mai Eo Amakihi, Answer me I call to Amakihi.

• Eo mai Eo Elepaio, Answer me I call to Elepaio.

• Eo mai Eo Apapane, Answer me I call to Apapane.

• Eo mai, Eo na hoa aloha e, means I call to my special friends.

Then they reminded us to always remember to sing it with kindness and aloha!