Kaʻao to the core.
The Kaʻao Framework Curriculum for Substance Abuse Prevention was adapted, with permission, from Kaʻao: A Framework for Transformation, a Hawaiian Cultural Pedagogy by Dr. Taupōuri Tangarō, Director of Hawaiian Culture and Protocols Engagement for Hawaiʻi Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Using the cultural framework of Kaʻao, the curriculum targets community programs to help build identity and resilience. To serve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi, the curriculum begins with Hawaiian myths that can be juxtaposed with those from Moananuiākea (Pacific Region). This curriculum for cultural resilience, rooted in Kaʻao, supports health education. The Kaʻao framework encourages one to ask themselves three guiding questions:
Who am I?
Where do I belong?
What am I here to do?
 
To workshop/pilot this program/curriculum – please contact Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohailiani at kekuhi@lonoahonua.com

• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester
• Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²) 
• Open-end yarn
• Tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico

Disclaimers: 
• Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
• Dark color speckles throughout the fabric are expected for the color Natural.

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