Hawaiianology

The Local Knowledge Proficiency Test (LKPT) is conducted by Self-Educating for tests of overseas with cooperation of local institutions, Hawaiian Educational resources, and consists of ten independent levels of competence with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. The reason the test exists isn't a government test, not no stamp of approval, and is not even official cause it would take too much money. It’s a concept, it is a way for people—especially those who move here—to check themselves without talking to someone and have reassurance that a highly scrutinized and strict test has been made to show several things: “Do I actually understand this place I live in?”, “Am I living with respect, or am I just squatting on somebody else’s culture?”. Its respectful to yourself, it keeps you informed, and it shows you took action to be pono. The LKPT doesn't break down no social-gates tinto groups, it isn't a award that shows you reached somewhere, but it means that you know a...