Hosted by the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development’s Early Childhood Resource Program, in partnership with Baby STEPS Hawaiʻi and Friends of the Future.

Hoʻohana - “Inspiring Educators with Intent and Purpose”

• September 12 – September 13, 2025
• King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel
• Register for both Friday and Saturday sessions for $70.00

REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Contact Chelsea at Friends of the Future with questions and to obtain scholarship information. 

• Email address: chelseachingfof@gmail.com  
• Telephone: (808) 937-0768

PROGRAM

Friday, September 12, 2025

• 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. - $35.00 Includes Dinner and Pau Hana Networking
• Keynote: Cyndi Willmarth and Paige Brown
• Hoʻohana: Reclaiming Your Intention and Purpose in the Work That Matters Most

Saturday, September 13, 205

• 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - $45.00 Includes Breakfast and Lunch Buffet
• Three breakfast sessions, each with five workshop options. Topics will focus on the KEA domains, with an emphasis on language and literacy, as well as authentic assessment, outdoor learning, and statewide early childhood system updates.

Reserve your hotel room before August 12, 2025, to take advantage of discounted room rate. Call (808) 329-2911 and mention you are attending the “Hawaiʻi Island Early Childhood Conference.”

OR book online – BOOK YOUR ROOM