Kamehameha Schools has named Jason Jeremiah director of its Natural and Cultural Resources (NCR) Department. His kuleana will include leading the NCR team in implementing KS’ Cultural Resources Management Plan and Natural Resources Management Plan, which seek to connect people to place and promote Hawaiian identity as part of KS’ Strategic Plan 2020 – Kūhanauna.

“Jason began his career with Kamehameha Schools as an intern with the Land Legacy Resources Department, the predecessor of today’s Wahi Kūpuna Program, and also the Land Information Systems department, the predecessor of today’s Enterprise Information Management & Services Division,” said Sydney Keliʻipuleole, KS’ director of statewide operations.

“He has a wide breadth of knowledge and I am confident in his abilities as we move ahead with Kūhanauna.”

The NCR Department is part of the Statewide Operations Division in the Community Engagement and Resources Group (CE&R). A recent addition to the KS organizational structure, CE&R works to connect KS’ educational services , its lands, and the resources of each community to support Hawai‘i’s educational system and improve the well-being of people and place, region-by-region.

Jeremiah has served as the interim director of NCR, and has held various other positions at KS including cultural resources planner/analyst and senior manager of natural cultural resources.

During his time with KS, Jeremiah was part of the team that completed the Cultural Resources Management Plan which set the standard for treatment of iwi kūpuna (Hawaiian ancestral remains) via collaboration with lineal descendants, and helped developed field schools on KS lands for UH archaeological students.

He also served as a policy advocate for native rights, land and culture for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

“I am excited and honored to guide our natural and cultural resources programs that will ensure the health and vitality of Pauahi‘s ‘āina and connect our Lāhui in the stewardship of our resources to strengthen Native Hawaiian identity,” Jeremiah said.

Born and raised in Kailua, Jeremiah is a year 2000 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and holds a bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian studies and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He also successfully completed KS’ First Nations Future Program as member of the third cohort, Papa ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua.

Jeremiah and his wife Jeannin live in Kaka‘ako and keep busy with their children ages 2 and 6 months.

I am excited and honored to guide our natural and cultural resources programs that will ensure the health and vitality of Pauahi‘s ‘āina and connect our Lāhui in the stewardship of our resources to strengthen Native Hawaiian identity.
Jason Jeremiah, KS Director of Natural and Cultural Resources

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