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above for more information The Hawaiian Language Immersion
Program is not a program that teaches the Hawaiian language
only. It is an academic program, delivered through the Hawaiian
language, based upon Hawaiian knowledge and cultural practices,
attentive to community, family and student goals. Hawai'i
Content and Performance Standards (HCPS), Honua Mauli Ola
guidelines and the soon to be developed K-12 Hawaiian Literacy
Framework and Performance Standards for Hawaiian Cultural and
Language Proficiency, are documents that inform HLIP and may
help to guide the teaching and learning that takes place in each
of its classrooms. General Criteria for Curriculum and
Assessment The Hawaiian Language Immersion Program requires the
use of general criteria in guiding the development of program
curricula. The variations in school calendars and circumstances
at individual HLIP sites warrant that a