Leka na ke Kahu, ʻAnakē Maluhia
Welina mai ka lā hiki ma Kumukahi a i ka nāpoʻo ma Lehua,
ʻO au ʻo Maluhia OʻDonnell ke kahu o ka Pūnana Leo o Waimea. Ua hānau a hānai ʻia au ma Missouri, no Kauaʻi naʻe koʻu makuahine a me koʻu mau kūpuna. Noho au i Waimea no 12 makahiki a ua hoʻomaka kēia kūlana i 11 makahiki aku nei. Komo mua au me ke ʻano kōkua manaweleʻa i hiki ke hoʻoikaika i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a laila lilo au i kahu ma hope ʻoiai ua hakahaka ke kūlana no kekahi wā a he ʻike koʻu no ka hana ma ke kula kamaliʻi. Nui ka hoihoi a leʻaleʻa ka hana ʻana me nā keiki, mākua, a me nā kumu. He hana nui ia akā kia ma luna o ka nuʻukia E Ola Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi i holomua nō ko kākou lāhui, ka ʻōlelo a me ka ʻike kuʻuna. He hoʻokahi aʻu kaikamahine makamae, he pukana ʻo ia i ka Pūnana Leo a he haumāna ʻo ia ma ka papa 9 i kēia makahiki kula.
I am Maluhia OʻDonnell, Site Co-ordinator of the Pūnana Leo o Waimea. I was born and raised in Missouri, however my mom and generations before are from Kauaʻi. I have lived in Waimea for 12 years and I started in this position 11 years ago. I first became a part of the program as a volunteer to strengthen my ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and then became the Kahu later on since the position was open and I have over 20 years experience working in Early Childhood. I enjoy working with the kids, parents, and staff. It is a lot of work but I stay focused on our vision that the Hawaiian language shall live for the benefit of our people, our language, and our traditional knowledge. I have one cherished daughter, she graduated from Pūnana Leo o Waimea and is now in the 9th grade.
ʻAnakē Kāhealani – Kumu Alakaʻi
Aloha mai, ʻO au ʻo Kāhealani Tanimoto a he kumu au ma ka Pūnana Leo o Waimea. Ua neʻe kula au mai ka Pūnana Leo o Kona i Waimea i ke kauwela o ka makahiki 2013. Mahalo nui iā ʻoukou no ke koho ʻana i kēia papahana ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi na nā pua makamae. E ola ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!
Greetings, Iʻm Kāhealani Tanimoto and I am a teacher at the Pūnana Leo o Waimea. I transferred from the Pūnana Leo o Kona site to Waimea in the summer of 2013. Thank you all for choosing this Hawaiian Language based program for your keiki. The Hawaiian Language shall live!
na Kāhealani
ʻAnakala Princess – Kumu
E ala e Kahikū! E ala e Kahikimoe. Mai ka hoʻokuʻi a ka hālāwai a hiki loa aku ka lā e wewelo ana. ʻO wau nō ʻo ʻAnakala Princess Kawai Soares. He pūkana wau mai ka papa mua loa o ka Pūnana Leo o Waimea a kēia manawa he kumu wau ma ia pūnana hoʻokahi. ʻO kēia ka makahiki mua (2020-21) aʻu e aʻo nei i kēia pae kamaliʻi. Mahalo i nā kūpuna o kākou! E ola ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!
ʻAnakē ʻAla – Kākoʻo Kumu
Aloha, o Kaʻala Bertelmann koʻu inoa a he kumu wau ma ka Punana Leo o Waimea. I kēia makahiki aʻo au i ʻewalu o nā kamaliʻi ma Punana Leo me ʻAnakala Princess a ʻo kēia ka makahiki mua au i aʻo ma Punana Leo.
