Build innovative solutions to local issues at Nalukai Spring
Nalukai Academy’s Spring Break program for West and North Hawaiʻi moku high school students will be held from March 16-21. Student applications due February 22, 2026
This Spring Break, West and North Hawaiʻi high school students will engage in workshops and huakaʻi led by local industry experts, cultural practitioners, and community leaders. Haumāna will explore challenges facing our island, collaborate to develop solutions, and present their ideas to our kaiāulu. Apply now until February 22 for a place in our cohort and a laptop that is yours to keep upon completion of the program.
Innovative Stewardship
Leadership
Effective Communication
Nalukai Academy Spring ‘26 Details
March 16 - 21, 2026
Kanu o Ka ʻĀina Charter School (64-1043 Hi'iaka St, Waimea, HI 96743)
6-hour sessions held daily 9:30am-3:30pm
All program supplies and materials are provided, including lunch
All participants will receive a brand-new laptop that they may keep upon completion of program
Open to current West and North Hawaiʻi Island high school students, including those at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy, Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School, Parker School, Makua Lani Christian Academy, Hawaiʻi Technology Academy - Kona Campus, Kanu o ka `Āina, Kealakehe High School, Kohala High School, Konawaena High School, Ke Kula ʻo ʻEhunuikaimalino, and West Hawaii Explorations Academy
Student applications are due on February 22, 2026
Check out the video above to hear from students and facilitators from past regional Nalukai Academy programs.
Over 6 consecutive days, student Founders will identify and research significant local issues, engage with the community to ideate and validate potential solutions, and pitch their ventures to a live Hōʻike audience.
Students can expect to gain an introduction to entrepreneurship and grow their leadership skills while learning how to serve their unique West and North Hawaiʻi communities.
Utilizing the Nā Hopena Aʻo framework’s structure and outcomes as its foundation, Nalukai Academy Fall provides students with a uniquely compelling introduction to Design Thinking and Lean Startup practices contextualized by the moʻolelo, values and challenges of their communities.
