In Memoriam: Po’o Kula Lee Ann DeLima

Po’o Kula Lee Ann DeLima, headmaster of Kamehameha Schools Maui, passed on quietly on Saturday, Nov. 7, after an intense, yet brief health battle.

Update: Two services have been scheduled. Aloha attire is requested at both.

Friday, November 20

Location:        Kamehameha Schools Maui- Keōpūolani Hale

Visitation:      5:30pm

Service:          6:30pm

Saturday, November 21

Location:        LDS Maui Lani Stake Center, 1300 Maui Lani Parkway, Kahului

Visitation:      9:00am

Service:          12:30pm

Burial:            2:00pm, Maui Memorial Park

Po’o Kula DeLima

This biographical material is taken from Po’o Kula’s school blog profile:

“Lee Ann DeLima began her career at Kamehameha Schools Maui in October 1999 as Vice-Principal/Counselor. [She] has served in various roles at KS Maui – from 2001 to 2006, she has served as Interim K-8 Principal, Middle School Principal, Interim High School Principal and Acting Headmaster.  In December 2006, [Mrs. DeLima] was appointed Poʻo Kula (Head of School) for Kamehameha Schools Maui.

[Her] career in education began at Maunaloa Elementary School on the island of Moloka‘i.  [Po’o Kula] has been a teacher, a summer school director for the Kamehameha Schools/State Department of Education, and a Hawaiian Studies Resource teacher.  Prior to joining Kamehameha Schools Maui, [she] was Vice Principal at Baldwin High School.

Mrs. DeLima is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University of Hawai‘i, a Masters of Science degree in Educational Administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and [was] working towards her doctoral degree with the University of Phoenix.  [She was] married to Henry DeLima and they have three children: two of whom have graduated from KS Maui; a ’11 graduate attending University of Hawaiʻi Maui College and an ’08 graduate attending Brigham Young University of Hawaiʻi at Lāʻie; and a graduate of Maui High School, employed in the restaurant business.”

Update: Mr. and Mrs. DeLima also recently welcomed the birth of their first grandson.

Ka Leo o Nā Koa grieves the loss of this energetic, caring, and optimistic school leader, who was a strong supporter of the scholastic journalism program at Kamehameha Maui.

In our role as a public forum, we encourage our ʻohana and readership to contribute to this posting by sharing memories, messages, and well wishes in the comments section below.

A hui hou, Mrs. DeLima.