Olga Kalashnikova's schedule for 2025 KKP Complex Area Summit

E komo mai!

Welcome to the 2025 Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area Summit! We are thrilled to host the 8th Annual KKP CA Summit at Keaʻau High School Campus, where we’ll come together to inspire, learn, and grow as a collective body.

This year, we are honored to announce our keynote speaker, Nainoa Thompson, Master Navigator and President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Nainoa is a true embodiment of achieving excellence with intention, leading the way for the Hōkūleʻa crew as they prepare for the transformative Moananuiākea Voyage—a bold, four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

In addition to Nainoa’s powerful address, we’re excited to offer a variety of breakout sessions featuring dynamic speakers and topics from national, state, and local community agencies, as well as our own Complex Area and school educators. Together, we’ll explore innovative ideas and actionable strategies to support our students, schools, and communities.
Let’s make this summit a time of connection, growth, and shared purpose as we continue to thrive together. Mohala I ka wai ka maka o ka pua - Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good. #KKPCA_Thrives

Olga Kalashnikova

Naalehu Elementary School

Preschool Teacher

About me

Olga Kalashnikova is a preschool teacher at Naalehu Elementary School, where she brings learning to life through hands-on activities that spark creativity and curiosity in her students. With a background in social sciences and performing arts from the University of California, Berkeley, she combines her passion for human connection and the arts with her work in education, helping students learn through independent work, peer collaboration, and teamwork. Currently pursuing a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a focus on School Counseling & Mental Health at Chaminade University of Honolulu, Olga believes in integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) and STEM to support the whole child. She shares this approach with fellow educators as a co-presenter of "Tinkering with Purpose: Building SEL Skills through STEM Integration." After 12 years in Honolulu, she is now in her third year in Naalehu. When not teaching or studying, Olga enjoys spending time with her husband and their two children, Veronica (5) and Timothy (2), soaking up the sun and sand at Kua Bay.

My Speakers Sessions

9:30am HST

Tinkering with Purpose: Building SEL Skills through STEM Integration H-206Olga Kalashnikova • Shelly Badua