The May Day assembly, which took place on the second of May this year, was an incredible opportunity for Kaiser students to witness a showcase of cultural dances from multiple islands. The dancers performed multiple cultural dances, including ones from Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, and of course, the Hawaiian Islands 
. This has been the first May Day celebration to take place at our school in a long time; the last May Day assembly was in 2018; before that, it was in 2008.
Karenann Puu-Grubbs, a teacher at Kaiser High School, has been behind the revival of this unique celebration. “I’ve been teaching here since 2003, and they’ve always had a May Day program,” she said in an interview, “I left Kaiser High School in 2016 and returned in 2021, and I found out they hadn’t had one in so long. I really wanted to bring it back. I think culturally it’s really important to have a may day program, so I really wanted to resurrect it and bring it back, for the students and for the culture.”
Puu-Grubbs believes in the importance of celebrating cultural diversity. Even though May day wasn’t originally a Hawaiian traditional celebration, she believes that it has become “a celebration of each of the islands, and hula in itself.”
“I think it is really important, living in Hawaii, to understand the history of Hawaii, where hula was stripped away,” she said. “I think it is important for students /…/ to be able to celebrate their cultures in an environment where it is respected.”
“I hope that it gives [the students] a sense of pride, to be able to showcase their culture and where they come from.” she added.
(still working on this, I need to add a paragraph or two after interviewing 2 students)
