Holokai began as a Kamehameha Schools Kūlia I Ka Pono Program, offering an accelerated summer experience of our popular student sail programs from 1995-2006. Students are run through a cohort style of “crew training” experiences that promoted participants sense of self identity, sense of community, and a safe culturally founded environment for students to engage in the community culture of voyaging. In the fall semester of 2023 we shifted back to these foundations in education programs and partnered with several middle and high schools to work tangentially with their teachers to provide a year long experience, with the goal of a culminating student sail on Makaliʻi. These types of education programs were the foundation of Makaliʻi Education programs over 25 years ago. Holokai also encompasses active participation in community events, such as the Ikuwa Festival in Hilo, the Lā Kūʻokoʻa Celebration at HPA, voyager exhibits at Hualālai, and most recently, at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Convention. The Holokai Program is supported by the Nā ʻŌiwi Kāne Foundation and the Dorrance Family Foundation. Countless volunteers, organizations, government agencies, and our Makaliʻi ʻohana make this program so successful.