Since 2000, Pihana Nā Mamo: The Native Hawaiian Special Education Project has been a collaborative effort between CRDG and the Hawai‘i Department of Education. This partnership identified, developed, and implemented effective programs to meet the unique needs of Native Hawaiian…
Ka Wana Series Connects Hawaiian
Traditions to Contemporary Contexts In 2006, two new volumes of the Ka Wana Series were published: Kapu (Gender Roles in Traditional Society) and Welina (Traditional and Contemporary Ways of Welcome and Hospitality). The Ka Wana series, part of the Pihana…
Professional Development Work in Our Extended Community
Requests for professional development often come from school principals whose teachers identify a need. These requests frequently call for help with problem solving and tasks that promote higher-level thinking for students. CRDG staff traveled around the state and around the…
CRDG Summer Programs: Exploring Our Island Home
Summer Programs expanded again in 2006 to reach a broader range of students. Fueling the almost 50 percent growth in enrollment was the addition of a pair of classes for students entering the third grade and the program’s first foray…
Pihana Nā Mamo
2005 marked the end of the third 5-year cycle for Pihana Nā Mamo: The Native Hawaiian Special Education Project. CRDG joined the project in its latest cycle, beginning a collaborative effort with the Hawai‘i Department of Education in 2000. Pihana…