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Welcome to Project Hōkūlani & CLD-TEAMS

The overarching goal of Project Hōkūlani & CLD-TEAMS is to support all middle and high school students including students with disabilities and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to enter into postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields through a culturally responsive, strength- and work-based enrichment program.

What We Do

Serve youth and their families throughout Hawaiʻi, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands

• Our student program focuses on STEM exploration within Hawaiʻi and Pacific culture and hands-on activities; college preparation and dual credit opportunities; paid internships; and mentoring.
• ʻOhana/Families: Throughout the academic year, we provide family gatherings that prepare high school parents and families with college tips and resources; strategies to help children learn science at home; and other culture-based science activities.

Interested in joining our program? Check out what’s currently available in your area!

• 2025 Student Program Information HERE

About Us

Project Hōkūlani is an educational research project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Native Hawaiian Education Program Grant (Award # 62A230008). Culturally-Linguistically Diverse and Twice-Exceptional Students Achieving and Matriculation into STEM (CLD-TEAMS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program Grant (Award #S206A220049). Our research team is housed at the Pacific Inclusive Education Research and Resources institute on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus.

For more information, please email us at projecth@hawaii.edu