Hui ʻŌiwi
In 1931, Dr. Donald Mitchell, an English instructor, started a club, Hui ʻŌiwi, which regularly met to learn and practice Hawaiian cultural traditions, especially games.
"These boys represent the Hawaiian club…at the school for boys which seeks to preserve the traditions and culture of early Hawaii." |
Hui Kumulipo
"Sometime in 1935, several seventh grade girls approached classmate Winona Beamer—already a young cultural torch to her friends—and asked her to help them learn the renowned chants and songs of the Beamer family. Hui Kumulipo, the girls' club for Hawaiian culture, was born."
—Kāwika Eyre, Kamehameha Schools
"Hui Kumulipo was organized to promote interest in Hawaiian culture in the younger generation of Hawaiians and to teach things about ancient Hawaii which can be applied to modern life."
—Naʻi Aupuni, 1945
Hui 'Ōiwi and Hui Kumulipo would come together a few times a year for joint Hawaiian cultural activities. These Hawaiian clubs were the only constant place to recognize, encourage, and practice Hawaiian knowledge in a school where culture was unrepresented.