Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School is a Hawaiian culture-based education school that delivers instruction through a project-based learning approach specializing in ʻIke Hawaii (Hawaiian Knowledge), Mahi ʻAi (Hawaiian Agriculture), and Aloha ʻĀina (Stewardship). 

All of our grade-level projects are focused on Ahupuaʻa. Ahupuaʻa is a Hawaiian cultural term for a large traditional socioeconomic, geologic, and climatic subdivision of land. It extends from the mountains to the sea and generally includes one or more complete watersheds and marine resources. Our students learn and accelerate academically, socially, emotionally, and physically through experiential learning opportunities and have an understanding and knowledge of sustainability with an ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) lens.