Technology and education plays a large role in Niihau. The skill of stringing delicate Niihau shells into beau
tiful, intricate lei has been passed down for generations. Now Niihau students have new ways to learn about and share their history and culture. This is the recording and video studio at Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha, one of two Niihau-focused charter schools in west Kauai. That school and Kula Aupuni Niihau a Kahelelani Aloha P.C.S or “KANAKA” serve Niihau students who go back and forth between the islands, or have Niihau ties. "I don't think technology and the idea of saving a language and culture are at odds at all with each other," said Jim Lucas, who heads up Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha’s tech programs. It’s something the students dive into with a fervor. “To see them walk through the door, their eyes go up, and realize that this is available for them and anybody in the community who really has the same ideas about saving a language and a culture,” Lucas said. “It's fun work." Science and technology are among kids’ favorite course at KANAKA as well , and computers come in handy there for lessons in everything from language to history
tiful, intricate lei has been passed down for generations. Now Niihau students have new ways to learn about and share their history and culture. This is the recording and video studio at Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha, one of two Niihau-focused charter schools in west Kauai. That school and Kula Aupuni Niihau a Kahelelani Aloha P.C.S or “KANAKA” serve Niihau students who go back and forth between the islands, or have Niihau ties. "I don't think technology and the idea of saving a language and culture are at odds at all with each other," said Jim Lucas, who heads up Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha’s tech programs. It’s something the students dive into with a fervor. “To see them walk through the door, their eyes go up, and realize that this is available for them and anybody in the community who really has the same ideas about saving a language and a culture,” Lucas said. “It's fun work." Science and technology are among kids’ favorite course at KANAKA as well , and computers come in handy there for lessons in everything from language to historyFor further details visit at : www.khon2.com/news/local/story/KHON2-Exclusive-Niihau-the-Forbidden-Island-part/_ji1pkfaE0eAWZAzEeAonQ.cspx
