Title III

ʻUmia ka hanu! Hoʻokahi ka umauma, ke kīpoʻohiwi i ke kīpoʻohiwi
Be of one accord, as in exerting every effort to lift a heavy weight to the shoulder and to keep together in carrying it along.

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Kauhale Ke Kuleana

The Responsibility of the Whole Village — seeks to provide an environment conducive to student success through targeted campus renovations, high impact student support and teaching practices, improved evaluation systems and fiscal stability.

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Who We Are

Kapi ‘olani Community College was awarded several U.S. Department of Education Title III Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian (ANNH) Serving Institution grants to strengthen academic programs and services that help students succeed at the college. The Title III Part F grant, Strengthening Kapi ‘olaniʻs Campus and Culture for Student Success: Kauhale Ke Kuleana, the Responsibility of the Whole Village, seeks to provide an environment conducive to student success through targeted campus renovations, high impact student support and teaching practices, improved evaluation systems and fiscal stability. This 2014-19 grant from the U.S. Department of Education is $7,882,423 over an anticipated five years. In addition to the Title III Part F grant, the college received a Title III Part A grant titled, Kauhale Ke Kuleana, the Responsibility of the Whole Village, Phase II for $3, 894, 015.

In collaboration with the Kalāualani Council and the college faculty, staff and administration, these funds will be used for projects that align and support the strategic directions within the 2015-2021 Kapi‘olani Community College Strategic Plan and to support the goals and objectives within the Hawai‘i Papa O Ke Ao report.

Leadership Team

Nāwaʻa Napoleon

Principal Investigator for Part F & A

Misaki Takabayashi

Principal Investigator, Title III collaborative

Kelli Goya

Project Director

Michaelyn Nākoa Hall

Co-Investigator & Advisor

Brandon Marc Higa

Project Director for Title III collaborative

Stanford Fichtman

Project Director for the Title III Part A Kauhale ke Kuleana Phase II project

Pu'u Zablan

Kūloaʻa project director

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Articles

Kapi‘olani receives TRiO Student Support Services Federal Grant

by kccmobile | Aug 12, 2020 | Title III

Kapi‘olani Community College received a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services program to extend support services for another five years. The TRIO program will serve over 200 students, particularly low-income individuals,...

Kapi‘olani Awarded Title III Grant for Indigenous Innovators

by kccmobile | Aug 12, 2020 | Title III

Kapi‘olani Community College was awarded a five-year federal grant worth $2.5 million from the Title III Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian (ANNH) Strengthening Institutions Program for its project, Kūloa‘a: Advancing Indigenous Innovators. As part of Kapi‘olani Community...

Featured Fellow: Carin Tamayo shares the reality of Kapi‘olani’s first virtual Summer Bridge

by kccmobile | Jul 15, 2020 | Title III

Rewind to March 13, 2020 when the White House issued its Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 Outbreak). The moments that followed were pivotal for Kapi‘olani Community College students who faced uncertainty...