{"id":4897,"date":"2026-04-21T11:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/?page_id=4897"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:40:37","slug":"our-kuleana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/our-kuleana\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Kuleana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(0,90,112) 20%,rgba(50,122,140,0) 60%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5702 size-full\" alt=\"STE faculty member running under the arms of recent graduates.\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner-1024x275.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/our-kuleana-banner-1536x413.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-a7971aa7 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:338px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-coe-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(270deg,rgb(0,90,112) 0%,rgba(50,122,140,0) 60%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Our Kuleana<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-coe-light-green-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Grounded in Ke Alaula o ka Na\u02bbauao and guided by A\u02bbo aku, A\u02bbo mai, we are a community of educators committed to our kuleana to Hawai\u02bbi and the world through reciprocal teaching and learning, fostering a just, compassionate, and innovative society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1905\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kHCaJL_QrPI\" title=\"Our Kuleana\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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