Our Education Sail Plan
I Nui Ke Aho brings community members together through Hawaiian education aboard Wanana Paoa. We teach our youth that understanding their surroundings and culture, builds identity and pride in a community.
The ocean and voyaging-based curriculum we've developed is centralized by the theme of kilo. Kilo is the Hawaiian word for observation, it addresses
three major components that guide our instruction and activities: know your surroundings, know yourself and your crew, and build and apply knowledge.
Know Your Surrounding
Through hands-on experiences and the guidance of community experts, participants in our programs have the opportunity to develop an understanding of important places along the north shore, stretching from Waialua to Koʻolau loa. We recognize traditional place names and moʻolelo to build relationships with wahi pana including Waimea, Kahōkūwelowelo, Māeaea, Loko ea, and Kukaniloko.
Know yourself and your crew
Our mentees not only learn how to navigate the ocean, but how to navigate working with a crew. “E aloha kekahi i kekahi,” calls us to show love from one to another. As developing crewmembers learn how to work together as one waʻa, through meaningful activity and education, we also learn our roles and work together in our larger community.
Build and apply your knowledge
Wanana Paoa crew and community are able to gain a working understanding of a Polynesian “navigatorʻs mindset;” through sailing, navigation, and building and maintaining a canoe. Crew members are able to hōʻike their learning with an ocean based “challenge” where they use their voyaging `ike to sail nearby waters of Māeaea. These ocean challenges are designed to create a sense of ʻohana bonding, a deep connection to the ocean, and skills to sail and paddle.
If you would like to visit and learn with I Nui Ke Aho at Wanana Paoa by bringing your learners, school class, or group, please contact us at info@wananapaoa.org.
The ocean and voyaging-based curriculum we've developed is centralized by the theme of kilo. Kilo is the Hawaiian word for observation, it addresses
three major components that guide our instruction and activities: know your surroundings, know yourself and your crew, and build and apply knowledge.
Know Your Surrounding
Through hands-on experiences and the guidance of community experts, participants in our programs have the opportunity to develop an understanding of important places along the north shore, stretching from Waialua to Koʻolau loa. We recognize traditional place names and moʻolelo to build relationships with wahi pana including Waimea, Kahōkūwelowelo, Māeaea, Loko ea, and Kukaniloko.
Know yourself and your crew
Our mentees not only learn how to navigate the ocean, but how to navigate working with a crew. “E aloha kekahi i kekahi,” calls us to show love from one to another. As developing crewmembers learn how to work together as one waʻa, through meaningful activity and education, we also learn our roles and work together in our larger community.
Build and apply your knowledge
Wanana Paoa crew and community are able to gain a working understanding of a Polynesian “navigatorʻs mindset;” through sailing, navigation, and building and maintaining a canoe. Crew members are able to hōʻike their learning with an ocean based “challenge” where they use their voyaging `ike to sail nearby waters of Māeaea. These ocean challenges are designed to create a sense of ʻohana bonding, a deep connection to the ocean, and skills to sail and paddle.
If you would like to visit and learn with I Nui Ke Aho at Wanana Paoa by bringing your learners, school class, or group, please contact us at info@wananapaoa.org.
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