Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu is a

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immersion charter school. It serves grades K-12 in Keaʻau, Puna,

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. It is the largest Hawaiian immersion school on Hawaii Island. The school began as a

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program in 1987. The program became an independent school in 1994, and moved to its current home in Puna shortly thereafter. It was established as a charter school in 2001. It is named after

Joseph Nāwahī Joseph Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahī (January 13, 1842 – September 14, 1896), also known by his full Hawaiian name Iosepa Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, was a Native Hawaiian nationalist leader, legislator, lawyer, newspaper publisher, and pain ...

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Official website

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