Mālama Honua Public Charter School
Impact Type: Education & Cultural Revitalization
Overview
Mālama Honua Public Charter School provides a rigorous, values-based education for keiki in Waimānalo. The school integrates agriculture, voyaging, and cultural traditions into academic learning—developing students’ intellect, character, and leadership through real-world, place-based experiences. By treating the environment and culture as living classrooms, students learn to navigate both academic standards and community responsibility with confidence and purpose.
Our Partnership Impact
• Supporting programs that connect classroom learning to ʻāina and community • Funding initiatives that weave Hawaiian values and traditions throughout the curriculum • Investing in hands-on programs that teach sustainability and stewardship • Supporting values-based education that builds academic achievement and integrity
Partnership Story
HPF supports Mālama Honua’s effort to transform three separate campuses into one unified school—a shared space where all grade levels can learn and thrive together. This unification is more than logistical; it symbolizes the integration of learning, culture, and place. By grounding education in ʻāina and ancestral wisdom, keiki strengthen their understanding of who they are and how they can contribute. Graduates and kumu alike emerge equipped to lead with compassion, resilience, and a deep respect for the world around them.
Mālama Honua Public Charter School
Impact Type: Education & Cultural Revitalization
Overview
Mālama Honua Public Charter School provides a rigorous, values-based education for keiki in Waimānalo. The school integrates agriculture, voyaging, and cultural traditions into academic learning—developing students’ intellect, character, and leadership through real-world, place-based experiences. By treating the environment and culture as living classrooms, students learn to navigate both academic standards and community responsibility with confidence and purpose.
Our Partnership Impact
• Supporting programs that connect classroom learning to ʻāina and community • Funding initiatives that weave Hawaiian values and traditions throughout the curriculum • Investing in hands-on programs that teach sustainability and stewardship • Supporting values-based education that builds academic achievement and integrity
Partnership Story
HPF supports Mālama Honua’s effort to transform three separate campuses into one unified school—a shared space where all grade levels can learn and thrive together. This unification is more than logistical; it symbolizes the integration of learning, culture, and place. By grounding education in ʻāina and ancestral wisdom, keiki strengthen their understanding of who they are and how they can contribute. Graduates and kumu alike emerge equipped to lead with compassion, resilience, and a deep respect for the world around them.