Hawaiian Culture Committee
"In the spring of 1947, Harold Kent established a Hawaiian Culture Committee to study various phases of the culture that might be incorporated into the curriculum. Don Mitchell was appointed head of the committee, which included many cultural luminaries of the day, among them Rev. Stephen Desha, Mrs. Mary Pūkuʻi, Miss Margaret Titcomb, Miss Beatrice Moʻokini, Dr. Kenneth P. Emory, Miss Caroline Curtis, and Mrs. Dorothy Kahananui Gillette."
—Kāwika Eyre, Kamehameha Schools
Hawaiian Courses Accepted at Kamehameha
Hawaiian Resources Department
"A Hawaiian Resources Department was established in 1967 to collect, develop, and disseminate material related to Hawaiian culture. To date, Kamehamehaʻs Hawaiiana Resources Team has given demonstrations throughout the state to approximately 50,000 students, teachers, and other adults."
—The Kamehameha Schools Fiftieth Annual Song Contest Program
1969 – Extension Education
The Extension Education Division of Kamehameha is well-known across the state, most notably for its Explorations program. This division seeks to reach out and educate young Hawaiians that cannot attend school at Kamehameha.
"Now, the trustees in creating Extension Education Division made it clear to me, 'You know, we've gotta do more, we've gotta reach out. Go where the need is—go where Hawaiians hurt.'"
—Fred Cachola, "Wayfinding through the Storm: Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools 1993-1999"
In its early years, Extension Education ran their Pepetuation of Hawaiian Language (POHL) project, which focused on increasing Hawaiian language usage throughout the state.
In addition, the Kamehameha Schools also started helping to form and support other Hawaiian language organizations, in order to spread ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi throughout the state.
"Setting that foundation, setting the trust, setting the cooperation, getting the community to feel that they are being touched by the legacy, you know, Kamehameha is in their community. This was a whole new era for Kamehameha—to be off the campus and in Hawaiian communities."
—Fred Cachola, "Wayfinding through the Storm: Speaking Truth to Power at Kamehameha Schools 1993-1999"