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.

Purpose & Values

Purpose

Title III Part A and F will focus on providing academic support for students through curriculum development, peer mentoring and tutoring support, professional development activities and renovated facilities.

The grants seek to improve Native Hawaiian student success, increase Native Hawaiian graduates, and increase transfers to the UH four-year institutions through leadership capacity, strengthening campus and community engagement, and facilitating Hawaiian language, culture and knowledge in degree pathways at the College.

Values

The Title III grants honor the legacy of Queen Kapi‘olani through these values:

  • Kūpono: Practicing honesty and integrity with clarity in all relationships.
  • Kuleana: Sharing a common responsibility to support the future of our students, college, community, land, and sea.
  • Mālama: Protecting and perpetuating ancestral knowledge.
  • Kūloa‘a: Ensuring that the needs of our students are met with support and service.
  • Kūlia: Creating meaningful curricula and learning experiences that serve as a foundation for all to stand and move forward.

Grant Components

  • Kahua/Kumu Pōhaku/Pou Kihi: Naʻauao
    Foundation, platform as of a house; (fig) declaration of principles or policy:
    Learned, enlightened; knowledge, wisdom.
  • Pouhana/Kauhuhu: ʻIke
    Ridgepole; (fig) support, mainstay of family; Ancestral knowledge.
  • Aho: Papau
    Lashing; breath: Deeply engaged
  • Oʻa/Pili: Hoʻohui
    Rafters; thatching: To join, unite, bring together.
  • Piko: Ola Nō
    Thatch above door; summit; umbilical cord: Thrive; prosper.