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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Kamehameha Schools (KS) announced a landmark agreement in which KS will audit over 3,000 properties spanning more than 365,000 acres to identify and close large-capacity cesspools (LCCs).

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The state Probate Court has selected Elliot Mills as the newest member of the Kamehameha Schools Board of Trustees. The vice president of operations for Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disneyland Resort replaces former Trustee Janeen-Ann Olds and will begin his term on October 1, 2017.

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The Kamehameha Schools K-12 program applications for the Kapālama, Hawai‘i and Maui campuses, and for the Kipona K-12 Scholarship program, for the 2018-19 school year, are now available online at www.ksbe.edu/admissions. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2017.

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Applications for Kamehameha Schools’ ʻImi Naʻauao graduate degree scholarships, for the 2017-18 school year, are now available online, through the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, at www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/students The deadline to apply is January 31, 2017.

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Winning teams will receive an agricultural land agreement for up to five years of waived rent from Kamehameha Schools and a prize pool totaling $35,000 in business start-up money from the Pauahi Foundation to increase long-term chances of a sustainable success.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii island families, visitors, Hawaiian music lovers and others looking for a great event in West Hawaii are invited to join the Kamehameha Schools for a three-day tribute in honor of Kamehameha III. The Lani Kauikeaouli tribute festivities kick off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 13 at the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kamehameha Schools Hawaii campus principal Kumu Lehua Veincent has announced senior Lily P. Ayau has been named a Commended Student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented to this scholastically talented student from Hilo. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kamehameha Schools presented at $2,000 check Aug. 6 to the Equip the Kitchens Campaign for the future Hawaii Community College-Palamanui campus. The presentation was made during the ACF Kona Kohala Chefs Association’s monthly luncheon meeting at Roy’s Waikoloa Bar and Grill. The donation was funded from proceeds garnered at the 2014 Sam Choy’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kamehameha Schools has filed a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for publication by the state Office of Environmental Quality Control after receiving approval from the county Planning Department. This is the first step in a process to allow the Schools to proceed with timely demolition of the Keauhou Beach Hotel (KBH) and implement […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The application deadline for Kamehameha Schools’ Pauahi Keiki Scholars cycle 1 preschool scholarship is April 30, 2014. The Pauahi Keiki Scholars (PKS) program provides need-based scholarships for keiki who attend participating non-Kamehameha preschools. Last year, Kamehameha Schools provided over $15 million to 2,341 Native Hawaiian children attending eligible preschools in their communities. In […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Applications are now being accepted for the First Nations’ Futures Program (FNFP) 2014-2015 Hawaii cohort. FNFP was initiated in 2006 by Kamehameha Schools, working in partnership with another First Nations Institution in Te Runanga o NgaÄ« Tahu (Aotearoa – New Zealand) to establish a world-class fellowship program focused on building indigenous capacity through […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kamehameha Schools and Ke Alii Pauahi Foundation revealed the first, second and third place winners of the Mahiai Match-Up Agricultural Business Plan Contest at a recent fundraising gala at Dole Cannery’s Pomaikai Ballrooms. Winning teams receive an agricultural lease from Kamehameha Schools with up to five years of waived rent and money from […]

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More than 250 students from Kamehameha Schools along with Junior ROTC students from Hilo, Kealakehe and Konawaena High Schools participated in a Career Day event at Pōhakuloa Training Area.

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Leaders from Kamehameha Schools and Hualalai Academy have signed a Letter of Intent that allows for a due diligence period for Kamehameha Schools to purchase the buildings and land comprising the Hualalai Academy’s campus.

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