Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) is a Department-wide framework to develop the skills, behaviors and dispositions that are reminiscent of Hawaii’s unique context, and to honor the qualities and values of the indigenous language and culture of Hawaii.

Background

In 2013 former Board of Education member Cheryl Lupenui gathered various community and HIDOE representatives to participate in an audit and redraft of BOE Policy 4000, General Learner Outcomes. As a result of the process, recommendations were made to leave Policy 4000 intact, and instead create a new kind of policy. This new policy, E-3 (which stands for Ends Policy 3), would provide a framework for the Department to develop in its employees and students the skills, behaviors and dispositions that are reminiscent of Hawaii’s unique context and to honor the qualities and values of the indigenous language and culture of Hawaii. In June 2015 the policy was approved by the BOE.

Policy E-3: Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ)​

Nā Hopena Aʻo (“HĀ”) is a framework of outcomes that reflects the Department of Education’s core values and beliefs in action throughout the public educational system of Hawai‘i. The Department of Education works together as a system that includes everyone in the broader community to develop the competencies that strengthen a sense of belonging, responsibility, excellence, aloha, total-well-being and Hawaii (“BREATH”) in ourselves, students and others. With a foundation in Hawaiian values, language, culture and history, HĀ reflects the uniqueness of Hawaii and is meaningful in all places of learning. HĀ supports a holistic learning process with universal appeal and application to guide learners and leaders in the entire school community.

Ang mosunod nga giya nga mga prinsipyo kinahanglang manguna sa tanang paningkamot sa paggamit sa HĀ isip komprehensibo nga balangkas sa resulta:

• Ang tanan nga unom ka mga resulta nagsalig sa usag usa ug dili kinahanglan gamiton nga gilain.
• Ang mga sistema sa pagsuporta ug angay nga mga kapanguhaan kinahanglan nga anaa alang sa malampuson ug mahunahunaon nga pagpatuman.
• Ang pagplano ug pagpangandam kinahanglang inklusibo, kolektibo ug sa takdang panahon nga sensitibo sa mga panginahanglan sa mga eskwelahan ug sa ilang mga komunidad.
• Ang kasamtangang mga pananglitan sa HĀ sa praktis mahimong makuha isip tinubdan sa kahanas.
• Ang tanang miyembro sa komunidad sa eskwelahan nakigbahin sa pagpangulo sa HĀ.

Rationale:

Ang katuyoan sa kini nga palisiya mao ang paghatag usa ka komprehensibo nga balangkas sa mga sangputanan nga magamit sa mga nagpalambo sa kalampusan sa akademya, kinaiya, pisikal ug sosyal-emosyonal nga kaayohan sa tanan namong mga estudyante sa tibuuk nga potensyal.

Ang pilosopiya sa HĀ

HĀ’s six outcomes contain values that are universal to all cultures. Educating students in an environment of HĀ will add value to and strengthen each and every person who engages over the course of a learning journey. Department faculty and staff should also be models of behaviors that direct students to what these outcomes might look like in practice. Those who are moved by the goals and intentions of HĀ are encouraged to use it in their everyday practice. The Office of Hawaiian Education welcomes any moʻolelo (stories) of best practices and successes that you would like to share.

Pangunang mga kapanguhaan

• Nā Hopena Aʻo (“HĀ”)​ Handout (PDF)
  Unom ka mga resulta nga palig-onon sa matag estudyante sa dagan sa ilang K-12 nga panaw sa pagkat-on.
• HĀ ​Assessment for Learning Project (PDF)
  Usa ka duha ka tuig nga piloto sa paghimo og usa ka culturally responsive assessment framework para sa HĀ​ mga resulta.​
• Request Nā Hopena Aʻo Support (Google Doc)
  Please complete this form ​to request HĀ support and/or resources including presentations, facilitation, and HĀ handouts and posters.
• HĀ Termino (PDF)
  Kini nga dokumento naghatag ug kinatibuk-ang paglantaw ug deskripsyon sa nagkalain-laing termino sa HĀ.