Publications and Agency Reports-Native Hawaiian Children and Families , Data Center : Center on the Family

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

Agency Reports

Home environments are not the only influential settings in which young children spend their days. During the past quarter century, women across the nation, including Hawaii, have entered the labor force in large numbers. Over 60 percent of mothers with a child under age two are employed. Day care for infants and toddlers has become common and its quality has a major impact on mental development. Even more than infants and toddlers, children between the ages of 2 and 6 spend considerable time away from their homes and parents attending preschools and day care programs, being cared for by family or friends in individual or small group situations. Good day care is not simply a matter of keeping children safe and adequately fed in their parents’ absence. Day care should provide high-quality educational experiences, regardless of setting.
Child Care

Alu Like, Inc.
Contact: Debbie Kato, Researcher/Evaluator, 535-6767. Collects data from the agency’s early childhood program participants. These programs include:
- Native Hawaiian Child Care Assistance Project – Project provides Native Hawaiian families with financial assistance for child care costs. This project gathers health data, such as participants’ special needs. Data is collected from information provided on the participant application.
Good Beginnings Alliance (GBA)
Contact: Amy Cardomone, Special Projects Coordinator, 531-5502, acc@goodbeginnings.org. Survey of early childhood centers being conducted with teachers and directors statewide. Data not yet available. Data also available on GBA participants of Play and Learn groups.
Governor’s Office for Children and Youth
- Early Childhood Education and Care: Interim Report to the 1995 State Legislature (December 1994). This report presents an overview of the current programs for child care and early childhood education and emphasizes the importance of continuing to build on current initiatives.
Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE)
Contact: Sherlyn Franklin Goo, 262-7650, inpeace@flex.com
- Early Care and Education: Support for Community Development, Financial Aid and Coordination – An Implementation Plan and Preliminary Final Project Report (March 30, 1998). This report provides INPEACE’s plan to address OHA’s objectives in the areas of planning and community development and financial aid project development.
- An Evaluation of Early Childhood Care and Education Activities of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and Recommendations for Future Involvement (September 30, 1996). This report looks at the early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs in Maui County sponsored by OHA. It also makes recommendations to OHA about future ECEC activities for Maui and the state.
University of Hawai‘i Center on the Family, Learning to Grow project
Contact: Grace Fong, Principal Investigator, 956-2232.
- Study of kith and kin child care subsidized by the Department of Human Services, focusing on training needs of providers, child care choices of parents, etc. Ethnicity will be included and a majority of the families involved are Native Hawaiian.
Hawai‘i Kids Watch, Children’s Budget Project
Contact: Kathie Reinhardt, 845-0701
- Children’s Budget Analysis Data Book (1999). Report examines federal, state, county, and philanthropic funding of programs that affect children.
- A Wise Investment: Spending for Young Children (April 2001). An issue brief presenting facts about Hawai‘i's young children and their families regarding their needs and the available programs in Hawai‘i.

Head Start

Head Start Program
Contact: Noelle Granato, 842-5996. Native Hawaiian participant data is available.
(Formerly) The Hui ‘Imi Task Force for Hawaiian Services
- An Early Childhood Education Plan for Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian Children (1994) Report to the Legislature. This report was submitted by the Hui ‘Imi Task Force to the 1994 Legislature. It presents details of the actions taken to implement a program for the early education of native Hawaiians and Hawaiian children and makes recommendations for the future.

School

‘Aha Punana Leo (Native Hawaiian Immersion Preschools)
Contact: Pele Suganuma, (808) 966-5451. Data from participants is available.
Department of Education
Contact: Keith Kameoka, 692-7263. Data is available from the Department by ethnicity in areas such as enrollment and free and reduced lunch.
Hawai‘i Community Foundation
- Hawai‘i Community Foundation Diversity Project: A Perspective on Hawaiians (1995). Carrie Takenaka. This report includes information about school readiness and achievement for Native Hawaiians.
Kamehameha Schools
Contact: Katherine Tibbets, 541-5321 or Shawn Kanaiaupuni, 541-5365, Policy Analysis and System Evaluation
- KEEP
- Kamehameha Preschools
- Reports:
  - Hawaiian Students in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education 2000-2001 (May 2001). Office of Program Evaluation and Planning, Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. This report presents the number and percent of Hawaiian students enrolled in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education schools.
  - Hawaiian Students in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education 1999-2000 (September 2000). Zijin Yang, Office of Program Evaluation and Planning, Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. This report presents the number and percent of Hawaiian students enrolled in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education schools.
  - Hawaiian Students in the Special Education Program in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education 1999-2000 (May 2001). Zijin Yang, Office of Program Evaluation and Planning, Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. This report presents the number and percent of Hawaiian students enrolled in Special Education Programs in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education schools.
  - Hawaiian Students in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education 1998-1999 (January 1999). Katherine Tibbetts, Office of Program Evaluation and Planning, Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. This report presents the number and percent of Hawaiian students enrolled in Special Education Programs in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education schools.
  - Native Hawaiian Educational Assessment Reports (1993 and 1999). This report examines data relating to the educational progress and needs of Native Hawaiians.
  - Policy Analysis & System Evaluation (PASE) Report 2000-01: Information for Strategic Decision-Making: Current KS Services, Budgets and Summary of Needs Relative to KS Strategic Goals. This report represents the 1999-2000 data according to Kamehameha Schools’ seven strategic goals.
2000 US Census – greatly detailed information will be available throughout 2001 and 2002 on 3- and 4-year-old enrollment in preschool programs, languages spoken in homes, parental employment, and other information regarding Native Hawaiians at the school complex level of geography and larger geographic areas.
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa College of Education
- Presentation at October 5, 2001 HAEYC Conference. Stephanie Feeney. Survey conducted of 2600 parent and teacher perceptions of readiness. Data available by community and will be used for the development of a kindergarten assessment system.

Publications

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION: School
Title of Publication	Author/Source	Date	Location	Population Studied	Geography	Methodology	Summary
Sense of place, community, and identity: Bridging the gap between home and school for Hawaiian Students in Education and Urban Society	Kawakami, A. J.	1999	Hamilton Library	N. Hawaiian Students			Examines issues inherent to the gap between the home and school cultures of Native Hawaiian students
Perceptions of special education in Moloka'i (Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawaii). in Dissertation Abstracts International	Ratliffe, K. T.	1999	College of Education		Moloka'i	interviews, focus groups	Describes the attitudes toward and perceptions of children with special needs and special education services on the island of Moloka'i
Sociohistorical influences on the development of Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian language immersion program in Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk	Yamauchi, L. A., Ceppi, A. K., & Lau-Smith, J.	1999	Inter Library Loan	K-12 immersion students	State of HI	program	Authors describe the sociohistorical influences on the development of the Kaiapuni program, a K-12 indigenous language immersion program in selected public schools
Adding Cognition to the Formula for Culturally Relevant Instruction in Mathematics in Anthropology & Education Quarterly	Brenner, M. E.	1998	Hamilton Library	N. Hawaiian Children		program	Developing culturally relevant instruction in mathematics
A vibrant & vital language is passed down to a new generation: The Punana Leo Immersion Schools in Hawai'I in Winds of Change	Sorensen, B.	1998	Aha Punana Leo				Describes the Punana Leo Immersion Schools in Hawai'i
Improving literacy achievement through a constructivist approach: The KEEP Demonstration Classroom Project in Elementary School Journal	Au, K. H, & Carroll, J. H.	1997	Hamilton Library	Grades K-6 teachers and students		program	Describes the whole-literacy curriculum, instruction that encompasses literacy, writers' and readers' workshops, grade level achievement benchmarks, and portfolio assessment
The competence/incompetence paradox in the education of minority culture children in Mind, culture, and activity: Seminal papers from the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition	Gallimore, R., & Au, K. H. (Editors: M. Cole, Y. Engestroem)	1997	Hamilton Library	KEEP students	Selected O‘ahu public schools	program	Addresses the problem of the home competence/school incompetence paradox as it applies to minority culture children through KEEP
Native Hawaiian children in Transcultural child development: Psychological assessment and treatment	Untalan, F. F., Guillory, A. W., Hartley, C. T. (Editors G. Johnson-Powell, & J. Yamamoto)	1997	Hamilton Library	N. Hawaiian Children			Developmental & educational outcomes among native Hawaiian children are presented in this chapter. Child-rearing patterns and developmental expectations during infancy, early childhood, latency, and adolescence are explored.
Gender, ethnicity, science achievement and attitudes in Journal of Research in Science Teaching	Greenfield, G. T.	1996	Hamilton Library	3-12 gr. Students			Science achievement and attitudes were assessed for a series of students in grades 3-12 representing Caucasian, Japanese American, Hawaiians and Filipino American populations
N.H. on Moloka'i: Culture, community, and schooling. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Amer.Ed. Res. Assoc.	Yamauchi, L. A.	1996	Inter Library Loan	Moloka'i residents	Moloka'i		A study examined the values, expectations, and experiences in school among residents of the island of Moloka'i
Indigenous language immersion as an alternative form of schooling for children of Hawaiian ancestry: Lessons from a Six-Year Study	Slaughter, H. B., & Lai, M.	1994	College of Education	N. Hawaiian Children		Six-Year Study	The Hawaiian Language Immersion program (HLI) is described and evaluated
Intergroup differences among Native Americans in socialization and child cognition: An ethnogenetic analysis in Cross-cultural roots of minority child development	Tharp, R. G. (Editors: P. M. Greenfield & R. R. Cocking)	1994	Hamilton Library	Native Hawaiian & Navajo Native American children			Focuses on cognitive styles of N. Hawaiian and Navajo N. American children
Prenatal to Preschool: An integrated approach to school readiness for Native Hawaiian Children	Herman, H.	1993	Inter Library Loan	prenatal to 5 yrs	State of HI	program	Describes Pre-kindergarten Educational Program (PREP), an integrated early education program serving families with children from the prenatal stage through age 5 of Kamehameha Schools.
Early education as community intervention: Assisting an ethnic minority to be ready for school in American Journal of Community Psychology	Roberts, R. N.	1993	Hamilton Library	prenatal to 5 yrs		theory based program	Describes an early education program designed for Native Hawaiians implemented at the community level
Success models for gifted native students - Presentation at the 25th Annual Conv. of the Nat'l Indian Ed. Assoc.	Sing, D. K.	1993	Ctr. for Gifted & Talented NH Children-UH Hilo				This document lists Center assumptions about underidentification of gifted and talented Native Hawaiian children, and educational practices used to overcome barriers to identification.
The role of culture in minority school achievement in Kamehameha Journal of Education	Jordan, C.	1992	Hamilton Library	N. Hawaiian children & Navajo children	O'ahu and Arizona	Study	Discusses 2 approaches to minority education--the cultural difference and the secondary discontinuity--and presents a hybrid theory that emphasizes the role of compliance.
The impact of preschool on teaching and learning in Hawaiian families in Anthropology & Education Quarterly	Levin, P.	1992	Hamilton Library	18 low-income N. Hawaiian families		interviews	Examined how native low-income Hawaiian parents organize young children's learning of household skills (HSs) and early literacy skills (ELSs).
Development of a criterion-referenced, performance-based assessment of reading comprehension in a whole literacy program.	Tibbetts, K. A.	1992	K. Tibbetts	3rd graders		assessment	The primary purpose - contribute unique and valid information for use in the formative evaluation of a whole literacy program
Special populations: Migrant Students with disabilities; Native Pacific Basin and Native Hawaiian students with disabilities, Appendix G.		1992	Office of Sp. Ed. & Rehab. Serv.	N. Hawaiian Children & migrant students with disabilities			Reports on progress in addressing the needs of two special populations: migrant students with disabilities and Native Pacific Basin and Native Hawaiian students with disabilities.
Culture and ownership: Schooling of minority students in Childhood Education	Au, K. H., & Kawakami, A. J.	1991	Kathy Au	KEEP students	Selected O‘ahu public schools	program	Discusses possible solutions to the problem of schools' widespread failure to meet minority students' needs.
Involving different social and cultural groups in discussion in Teaching and learning through discussion: The theory, research and practice of the discussion method	White, J. J. (Editor: W. W. Wilen )	1990	Inter Library Loan	Minority Students			Suggests a variety of strategies that teachers can employ to engage culturally different students in successful discussions
Counseling Hawaiian children in Elementary School Guidance & Counseling. Special Issue: Cross-cultural counseling	Omizo, M.M., & Omizo, S. A.	1989	Hamilton Library	N. Hawaiian Children			that counselors need to be aware of the special needs and problems of Hawaiian children relative to learning and adjusting to school
On the learning and thinking styles of Hawaiian children in Thinking across cultures: The Third International Conference on Thinking	Speidel, G. E., Farran, D. C., & Jordan, C. (Editors: D. M. Topping & D. C.)	1989	Hamilton Library	Hawaiian children and children from the continental United States			Compares Hawaiian children with an advantaged group of children from the continental United States on solving a task given either visual information or verbal information.
The cultural difference model and applied behavior analysis in the design of early childhood intervention in Cross-cultural research in human development: Life span perspectives	Tanaka-Matsumi, J. (Editor: L. L. Adler)	1989	Hamilton Library	KEEP students	Selected O‘ahu public schools	program	Looks at KEEP and the role of the cultural context in developing educational programs for children
The identification of priority sites for parent-child services in Journal of Social Service Research	Heath, R. W., & Plett, J. D.	1988	Hamilton Library	164 elementary school attendance areas	State of HI		Methodology to provide an empirical procedure for identifying those geographic locations that have the largest concentration of Hawaiian families with young children with the most intensive education-related needs
Rousing minds to life: Teaching, learning, and schooling in social context	Tharp, R. G., & Gallimore, R.	1988	Hamilton Library				Discusses need for change in schooling. Sites KEEP as a source of info.
Unpackaging cultural effects on classroom learning: Native Hawaiian peer assistance and child-generated activity in Anthropology & Education Quarterly	Weisner, T. S., Gallimore, R., & Jordan, C.	1988	Hamilton Library	Grades K - 3		observation, interview	Accommodating selected features of natal culture in classroom activities
Encouraging reading and language development in cultural minority children in Topics in Language Disorders	Kawakami, A. J., & Au, K. H.	1986	Hamilton Library	K-3 N. H. students		program	Program designed to build on strengths of gr. K-3 children whose 1st language was a local English dialect or Hawaiian Creole English.
Translating Culture: From ethnographic information to educational program in Anthropology and Education Quarterly	Jordan, C.	1985	Inter Library Loan	KEEP students	Selected O‘ahu public schools	program	Describes how anthropological knowledge has been applied in the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP)
Language development in the Hawaii "Follow-Through- Project." in Journal of Reading, Writing, & Learning Disabilities International	Sumida, J. I., & Gillespie, M. C.	1985	Inter Library Loan	560 students K-3		program	Describes the Hawaii Follow Through Project designed to help provide equal educational opportunities for children of low-income families.
Cultural compatibility and the education of Hawaiian children: Implications for mainland educators in Educational Research Quarterly. Special Issue: Culture, language, education in Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand: Implications for US mainland educators.	Jordan, C.	1984	Hamilton Library	KEEP students	Selected O‘ahu public schools	program	Describes the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) as a research and development-based effort to provide low SES Hawaiian children in primary grades with culturally compatible educational experiences.