Recognizing the importance of preserving Hawaiian culture, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa is also committing $ 2,500.00 to benefit the cause of Na Leo Kalele that supports Kula Kaiapuni O Maui Ma Nāhiʻenaʻena,
a Hawaiian language immersion school located within Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena public school in Lahaina, Maui.
As part of a two - day national summit here on revitalizing native
languages, three founders of
immersion schools that are teaching children Cherokee, Ojibwe, and Native
Hawaiian contended that some No Child Left Behind provisions present huge hurdles for
language -
immersion programs or
schools and conflict with
schooling rights spelled out in another federal law, the Native American
Languages...