E Ola Kākou 2025: Weaving Traditional Practices Back Into Health Education (Oʻahu)

E Ola Kākou is a gathering of HIDOE staff and community organizations to share and celebrate diverse moʻolelo of health, resilience, and well-being. This Health Education symposium offers a unique opportunity to reimagine Health Education grounded in HĀ and reflect on the practices we want to sustain and nourish for a healthful and thriving Hawaiʻi for all. E ola kākou!

The theme for this school year’s E Ola Kākou is “Weaving Traditional Practices Back Into Health Education.” The visual theme highlights native and Polynesian-introduced trees. 

Symposium sessions support:

• Integrating ʻāina-based education
• Partnering with family & community
• Strengthening student agency
• Sustaining cultures & languages
• Uplifting names, gifts, & stories

Participants will:

• share moʻolelo (stories) of health, resilience, and well-being that lead to a healthful and thriving Hawaiʻi;
• experience and learn about strategies and resources to support skills-based Health Education through a lens of HĀ;
• consider ways that Health Education can contribute to conditions for thriving in their schools and communities; and
• connect with other educators and health-supporting organizations.

Join Hawaiʻi Audubon Society’s booth as we share the joy of birds and learn about our educational programs, volunteer opportunities, bird tours, and more. Expect a special visit from our mascots, Kōlea Nui and Aloha Kea!