‘OE (THEE) / PILINA (Together)
ʻŌe is KMKK’s exchange, enterprise, and capability-building initiative. Its cultural-exchange side builds relationships between Hawaiʻi and other Indigenous and national communities; its enterprise side develops the practical capability of Native Hawaiian and local people to build and sustain businesses and to navigate the systems that govern land, housing, and livelihood.
ʻŌe Entrepreneurship
Capability-building for Native Hawaiian–owned and Native Hawaiian–managed enterprises, and for individuals developing an enterprise idea. Content covers business formation, compliance, financial literacy, pricing, contracting, and the specific regulatory environment of doing business in Hawaiʻi.
- Business formation and registration in Hawaiʻi
- Financial literacy, pricing, and cash-flow discipline
- Contracting, procurement readiness, and compliance basics
- Cultural integrity in commercial practice — what may and may not be sold
- Mentorship from operating business owners
ʻŌe Real Estate Pathways
Disclaimer: This is a land, housing, and career literacy program. It is not real estate licensing education and does not qualify participants for a real estate licence.
For licensing information, contact the DCCA Real Estate Branch and the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Commission.
For licensing information, contact the DCCA Real Estate Branch and the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Commission.
A Hawai’i-specific, non-licensing curriculum in land, housing, and career literacy — developed for Native Hawaiian, local, youth, young adult, family, and community learners.
| Week | Topic |
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1 |
ʻĀina, land, and real estate in Hawaiʻi |
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2 |
Real estate basics |
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3 |
Hawaiʻi property types and land tenure — fee simple, leasehold, CPR, Hawaiian Home Lands, kuleana, undivided interests |
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4 |
Housing readiness — renting, buying, budgeting, credit, mortgage basics |
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5 |
Real estate careers and ʻŌe enterprise |
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6 |
Community impact lab and final projects |
- Delivery: six weeks, one 90-minute session per week, 10–20 participants, in-person, hybrid, or virtual, with a KMKK certificate of completion and a final community-benefit project.
- Industry advisor: a Hawaiʻi-licensed real estate professional serves as guest instructor within defined professional boundaries.
- Game-based learning lab: delivered in collaboration with Project K4’s INdigenous Games Design, using an original KMKK simulation — ʻĀina & Assets — whose signature mechanic is dual scoring: an individual stability score alongside a community well-being score, so that wealth accumulation alone cannot win.
Compliance scaffolding
This is a literacy and career-awareness curriculum, not real estate licensing education. Materials carry explicit non-licensing disclaimers referencing the DCCA Real Estate Branch and the Real Estate Commission.
Fair housing and non-discrimination content is included, professional boundaries are documented (who may teach what), and no gambling or wagering mechanics are used. Any simulation content touching wahi pana, iwi kūpuna, heiau, Hawaiian Home Lands, or kuleana lands requires cultural review. Participants are never asked to disclose private family land, foreclosure, or eviction histories.
This is a literacy and career-awareness curriculum, not real estate licensing education. Materials carry explicit non-licensing disclaimers referencing the DCCA Real Estate Branch and the Real Estate Commission.
Fair housing and non-discrimination content is included, professional boundaries are documented (who may teach what), and no gambling or wagering mechanics are used. Any simulation content touching wahi pana, iwi kūpuna, heiau, Hawaiian Home Lands, or kuleana lands requires cultural review. Participants are never asked to disclose private family land, foreclosure, or eviction histories.
Disclaimer: We follow fair housing law and do not discriminate. Participants are never asked to disclose private family land, foreclosure, or eviction histories.