Kanu o ka 'Aina Learning 'Ohana

About

The Kanu o ka ‘Äina Learning ‘Ohana was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 2000 by Hawaiian educators, grassroots practitioners, and community leaders committed to closing the achievement gap for native Hawaiians.

As an innovative, community-based organization, the Kanu o ka ’Äina Learning ’Ohana has achieved unprecedented success in seven short years, incubating and supporting a family of highly effective programs that span from the womb to the tomb, and impact thousands of Hawaiians on three islands.

The organization leads the Native Hawaiian charter school movement, resulting in much improved educational attainment among traditionally hard-to-reach students and a hope for educational evolution with a potential reach much beyond Hawai’i.

A founding principle has been to share learned knowledge with other communitites engaged in closing the economic and achievement gap. From grant writing to business management to communications and leadership training, Kanu o ka ‘Äina Learning ‘Ohana shares its acquired knowledge, building organizational capacity and inspiring communities in Hawai’i, the U.S. Mainland and throughout the Pacific region.

With a staff of over 75 employees, and a budget of over 9 million dollars, the Kanu o ka ’Äina Learning ’Ohana provides direct services to more than 200 learners from infants and adults using a number of temporary facilities and learning sites throughout North Hawai’i and another 2,000 of learners throughout the islands.

All programs of the Kanu o ka ‘Äina Learning ‘Ohana’s are family-oriented and advance Hawaiian culture and traditions. Grounded in an innovative pedagogy of aloha developed through ongoing action research, programs are designed to honor the past, address the present, and serve the future.

http://www.kalo.org

Olani Lilly
olani@kauhale.org
808-887-1117
808-887-0030 (fax)
PO Box 6511
Kamuela
Hawaii
96743
UNITED STATES