Kanu o ka 'Aina Learning 'Ohana

Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana (KALO) will equip and staff the Halau Puke, a new 9,590 square foot community library being built on Hawaiian Home Lands in central Waimea, HI. It will provide the surrounding communities with a Native Hawaiian Library that embodies a strong sense of place and fosters a culturally-responsive learning environment. It will provide access to Hawaiian cultural and language resources with a 1,000 volume Hawaiian Studies collection, other place-based literature relevant to the Kohala District, digital recordings in the Hawaiian language, and computer stations for digital research. The library staff will provide digital literacy training sessions tailored to K-12 students, faculty, and staff; students in KALO’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program; as well as community members from all walks of life.