New UH program empowers Hawaiian immersion keiki

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***VO script below for consideration***

WHO: 7th-11th grade Hawaiian immersion haumāna (students) from Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, and Nā Pua Noʻeau (NPN) UH Mānoa

WHAT: Haumāna, part of the UH-sponsored Nā 'Ōpio Ka'apeha Hawaiian leadership pathways program, just returned from a free 5-day huakaʻi (trip) to California which helps promote interactive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) pathway options within higher education. The hands-on learning experience transported students to Disney's Imagination Campus and iconic museums and attractions to dive into research related to ʻāina.

WHY: NPN UH Mānoa aims to increase the number of Native Hawaiian students attending and graduating from UH.

MORE INFORMATION:

• The program's mission is to develop future leaders with a passion for caring for Hawai'i's precious natural resources through robust and engaging learning experiences grounded in Hawaiian language and culture.
• This cohort of Nā 'Ōpio Ka'apeha launched in fall 2023 and required haumāna to meet once a month to go on huaka'i to learn the background history of various wahi pana (storied place) on their island. The experience helped immerse students in 'āina-based learning by incorporating the mo'olelo (stories) of their home island while also bridging those experiences with hands-on learning at UH campuses.
• Participants also attended NPN's two-week long Summer Institute in June 2024, engaging in a variety of hands-on activities such as brain anatomy, auto CAD (computer-aided design), haku mele (song composition), lei making and cooking. Graduate students from the UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program taught haumāna how to design and 3D print waʻa (canoes).
• The Nā 'Ōpio Ka'apeha program is a collaboration between NPN and the State of Hawai'i Department of Education Office of Hawaiian Education.
• Since its inception in 1989, NPN has offered programs for students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, providing a wide range of first-class learning opportunities. These programs, which include visual and culinary arts, literacy, and STEM, aim to build a bridge between the community and higher education. Centers are stationed at UH Mānoa, UH Hilo, UH Maui College, Kauaʻi Community College and UH West Oʻahu.

B-ROLL: (1 minute, 20 seconds)

0:00-:43 - Haumāna engaging in activities on California huakaʻi

:44-1:20 File: Haumāna participating in engineering courses in June 2024

SOUNDBITES:

Kaleonahe Paleka/Junior, Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Ānuenue

(8 seconds) clean no subtitles

"Makemake au e hoʻomau i ke aʻo ʻana no Hawaiʻi a no laila, e komo ana au i ka mekia o ʻike Hawaiʻi."

(8 seconds) Hawaiian language SOT with English subtitles

"Makemake au e hoʻomau i ke aʻo ʻana no Hawaiʻi a no laila, e komo ana au i ka mekia o ʻike Hawaiʻi." (Translation: "I see myself majoring in Hawaiian Studies because I want to continue learning and better understand Hawaiʻi.")

(6 seconds)

"I see myself majoring in Hawaiian Studies because I want to continue learning and better understand Hawaiʻi."

Kekaimalino Yanagi/Junior, Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Ānuenue

(14 seconds) clean no subtitles

"Noʻu ke kula nui, kamaʻilio lākou e pili ana i ka hoʻohana i nā mea i loaʻa ʻoe. E like me ka kumu, ke kumu kākoʻo, kou a…nā papa tuta, no ka mea, kōkua lākou iā ʻoe, kēlā kā lākou hana, kā lākou ʻoihana."

(14 seconds) SOT in Hawaiian language with English subtitles

"Noʻu ke kula nui, kamaʻilio lākou e pili ana i ka hoʻohana i nā mea i loaʻa ʻoe. E like me ka kumu, ke kumu kākoʻo, kou a…nā papa tuta, no ka mea, kōkua lākou iā ʻoe, kēlā kā lākou hana, kā lākou ʻoihana." (Translation: "It helped me understand what resources I should use like my teachers or my counselor. And how I should go to them for help instead of trying to do it by myself.")

(9 seconds)

"It helped me understand what resources I should use like my teachers or my counselor. And how I should go to them for help instead of trying to do it by myself."

Kinohi Gomes/Director, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa

(14 seconds)

"Really providing these direct accessibility first class learning opportunities through higher education STEM and the arts, career pathways and really supporting our Hawaiian immersion students with these experiences."

VO SCRIPT

INTRO

The University of Hawaiʻi continues its push to increase enrollment of Native Hawaiian students.

VO (pronunciation: Nā (NAH) Pua (POO-WAH) Noʻeau (NOH-EH-OW)

A new program tailored for Hawaiian immersion keiki is underway-to excite them about college and careers in STEM. Led by UH's Nā Pua Noʻeau, 7th to 11th graders from Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, recently returned from a free five-day huakaʻi to California, where they explored STEM opportunities at Disney's Imagination Campus and major museums.

SOT (Super: Kaleonahe Paleka/Junior, Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Ānuenue)

<"Makemake au e hoʻomau i ke aʻo ʻana no Hawaiʻi a no laila, e komo ana au i ka mekia o ʻike Hawaiʻi.">

SOT (Super: Kekaimalino Yanagi/Junior, Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Ānuenue)

<"Noʻu ke kula nui, kamaʻilio lākou e pili ana i ka hoʻohana i nā mea i loaʻa ʻoe. E like me ka kumu, ke kumu kākoʻo, kou a…nā papa tuta, no ka mea, kōkua lākou iā ʻoe, kēlā kā lākou hana, kā lākou ʻoihana.">

VO

The UH program focuses on cultivating future leaders through ʻāina-based learning. And aims to boost Native Hawaiian enrollment and graduation rates.