How Do You Teach Waʻa Without Going To The Waʻa? 
Let this page explain how our team is continuously adjusting our sails to ensure safety while also servicing our many students.

Office is closed

Our Kaʻalaea office is closed to the general public at this time.  All KVA staff members are working from home.  Feel free to contact us from 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday.  See contact page to send us a message. 
PS:  ​To all of our alumni, please do not come to Kaʻalaea.  If you need anything, please contact your Kānehūnāmoku Aunties do we can figure out a way we can best tend to your needs. 

What Papa Waʻa looks like today

Virtual Papa Waʻa 
We are currently servicing
  • Hālau Kū Mana PCS is taught completely online via zoom 
  • Mālama Hōnua PCS is taught Hybrid, half in person and half online via zoom
  • Waiahole Elementary is taught completely online via Google Meets
  • Hālau Holomoana is taught Hybrid, half in-person and half online via zoom
  • PD/Teacher training is taught Hybrid, half in-person and half online via zoom
Teaching tools include content that is shared publicly in our curriculum pages.
In-Person Papa Waʻa 
Rules are: 
  • Everyone wears a mask on and off the waʻa at all times
    • We suggest everyone bring 2 masks, that leave one extra incase of wet weather 
  • Health (temperature) check: upon arrival and before departure 
  • No shared food and no snack time
  • Staggered drop off and pick up (pending on group size)
  • No more than 5 students on the waʻa at any given time 
These rules are new and made in consideration of the new regulations. We mahalo all of your for helping us sail this waʻa. 

on-site protocols
All personnel, who come to Kaʻalaea, must pass our health check in and check out.  In saying that, when we have groups visit Kaʻalaea for Papa Waʻa, our protocols may differ from group to group. 
Here is what we have thus far. 
Hālau Holomoana 
When there is an in-person session, all staff and students who are in the group must start the COVID-19 Self Health Screening 7 days prior to program.  We feel this is one of many ways that help monitor our health and discourage any potential contact with COVID.  Hālau Holomoana (HH). 
Waivers
Most of the groups serviced by KVA, must complete our program waivers including a COVID-19 Liability Waiver.   If we are to meet in person, they must also turn in a health form . 
Mālama Hōnua PCS 
Different from Hālau Holomoana (HH), these students go to school 2 days out of the week, where the school also requires health check-ins.  When students are dropped off to Kaʻalaea, we only check their temperature (must be below 100.4 degrees). 

COVID-19 Forms
Check In &
Check Out Form
This document is used for our on-site check in. For staff use: it is placed in a conspicuous place with a thermometer placed right next to it.  For all visitors, students, and teachers: we (the KVA team) will check you all in and out using this form or the form below. 
COVID-19 Daily Self Health Screening Form 
This is a pdf version of the Health Screening that is mentioned above in the HH section.  KVA team members may also use this form to check our guests, students, and teachers in and out of our program. 
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Side-note: our HH staff and students must complete this form daily starting sevens days prior to our in-person session together.  This is one of many ways we are able monitor our health and or discourage any potential contact with COVID-19.
Although we struggle with technology,
we all enjoy and smile for our waʻa