Na`au is a place for learning. Lois-Ann Yamanaka & Melvin E. Spencer III first founded Na`au in 1983, but its current Center was opened in 2002. We specialize in Pre-K – Gr. 12 tutoring in all subjects; however, we are specialists in language arts, private school admissions (including interviewing), & test prep programs (SSAT, P/SAT, ACT).Na`au is dedicated to the spiritual, emotional, social and intellectual development of children through innovative, creative education.Modern Luxury Hawaii Magazine named Na`au “Best of the Best.” History Established in 2002. We first dreamed of Na`au in 1982 as undergraduates at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. We knew that Na’au would be a place where our creative and academic experiences would join together in one of the most powerful ways for our students to learn–mentorship.Na`au is a place where we encourage trusting the Na`au or gut or ki-center to express life’s stories and poems.Na`au is a place where we teach writing as art.Na`au is a place where every learner is treated the way we would want to be treated.Na`au has many meanings for us, but most important, is what emanates from our Na`au as na makua — a passion and compassion for all of our students at whatever points in their lives’ journeys our paths cross.At Na`au, we believe that nothing is coincidence. We believe that when the student is ready, the teacher appears.We hope to be your teachers.
Lois-Ann Yamanaka taught English, Drama, and Speech for twelve years with the Department of Education (DOE). �She was named one of the "25 Most Influential Asians in America" by A. Magazine, and was listed among "Those Who Shaped the Isles in this Century: 100 Who Made a Difference," by the Honolulu Star Bulletin. �She is the recipient of the Hawai'i Award for Literature, the American Book Award, the Children's Choice for Literature, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. �She is the author of Snow Angel, Sand Angel; Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre; Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers; Blu's Hanging; Heads by Harry; Name Me Nobody; Father of the Four Passages; and Behold the Many. �She is a graduate of Hilo High School.
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