8 complaint, the bank also alleges Fujiyama, Ken Direction Corp. were ordered by a judge in 2013 to pay almost $10.7 million to First-Citizens Bank &Trust Co.
The Hipu‘u Virtual Academy also is enrolling grades 4-8 throughout the island.Įnrollment information can be found at or by contacting the office directly at (808) 981-5866.HILO - Hilo businessman Ken Fujiyama and his company still owe about $6.1 million to a North Carolina bank that held mortgage on the then-Naniloa Volcanoes Resort, according to a complaint filed in Hilo Circuit Court.įujiyama and Ken Direction Corp.
Kua O Ka La is enrolling students at its Nani Mau campus for grades pre-K–6 and for pre-K students in Nanawale. “As well as for culturally-based rigorous education opportunities.” “They’re blazing the trail for hybrid online learning,” Osborne said. Kua O Ka La is back to in-person plearning following COVID-19 protocols and continues to offer a hybrid program via Hipu‘u Virtual Academy. “Our students are even giving testimony for our management plan in Miloli‘i to protect the ecosystem from overfishing and pollution.” “These projects are something the students feel very proud of and empowered by.”Īcclaimed episodes cover Maunakea and the traditional fishing practices and culture of Miloli‘i. “The stories have been award-winning,” said Education Opportunities Coordinator Kaimi Kaupiko, who helps students produce their Hiki No programs. Students gain a variety of television production experience like writing, directing and editing while covering environmental issues. Started nine years ago, the program offers students several opportunities including the chance to produce news stories for the PBS “Hiki No” program. The Hipu‘u Virtual Academy, a hybrid program for students in grades 4-8, continued through the eruption and benefitted Kua O Ka La during the pandemic. “Including places for our agriculture and culinary programs.” “It was a massive project, and the hope is we’ve now ended up with an elementary-friendly space that is multifunctional,” said Osborne. The renovations were funded in part by a $500,000 Kilauea recovery grant from the county.ĭespite a new location, several programs continue to thrive, including a greenhouse renovation project that occurred over the summer via a Kupu grant.įive interns and several community volunteers restored the greenhouse on campus over a six-week period, while several smaller grants helped to rebuild an imu (underground oven) and several murals lost at the original Puna campus.
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Getting the campus up to code required adjustments like legally compliant walkways and updates to classrooms. “They actually saved our school,” said Osborne of the organizations that also contributed two-weeks of in-person assistance. Several organizations stepped in to help, including the Rotary Club of Pahoa Sunset, several statewide clubs, and the Hiroshima Rotary Club in Japan collectively raised over $80,000 to restore the campus. The former location of Connections Public Charter School, Nani Mau Gardens required several updates before students could attend.
“When we lost our campus in Puna to the eruption, we had some transitional sites, but settled at the Nani Mau Botanical Gardens.” “It was very hard to find a space for 282 kids at the time,” said the school’s Founder and Development Director Susie Osborne. Recently, Kua O Ka La secured an extension and plans to continue utilizing the space for the foreseeable future. Grades pre-K–6 transitioned from the 600-acre Puna campus to the Nani Mau Botanical Gardens in Hilo after signing a multiyear contract.
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