Cultivating the Native Hawaiian Culture and Values
Across Oregon & SW Washington
Native Hawaiian families are relocating to the continental United States at an increasing rate, with more Native Hawaiian adults living on the continent than in Hawaiʻi. While uprooted from our homelands, just like the kalo plant, we bring the soil and our foundation with us wherever we go.
Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona Hawaiian Civic Club
Native Hawaiian families are relocating to the continental United States at an increasing rate, with more Native Hawaiian adults living on the continent than in Hawaiʻi. While uprooted from our homelands, just like the kalo plant, we bring the soil and our foundation with us wherever we go.
Established in 2019, Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona Hawaiian Civic Club of Oregon & SW Washington, or KALO HCC, is a 501(c)3 organization that works to bring awareness to the importance of kalo (taro) and Hāloa (first Hawaiian) in remembrance of our Native Hawaiian communities back home and on the continent – thus, creating an opportunity to reindigenize and reconnect our lāhui (people) to the ʻāina (land) and moʻomēheu (cultural identity and values).
Our Pillars
Kaiāulu
Community
Building a puʻuhonua in the AloHā Resource & Community Center
Moʻomēheu
Culture
Strengthening cultural identity through traditional practices
Hoʻonaʻauao
Education
Perpetuating ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in In-person classrooms & sessions
Mālama Ola
Health
Providing access to traditional health and medicine resources in our clinic
KOKO Podcast S2E1
Elevating Our Lāhui ft. 4× Grammy-Winning Artist Kalani Peʻa
Kumu Leialoha Kaʻula joins her childhood best friend from Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award– and 4× Grammy Award–winning Native Hawaiian artist Kalani Peʻa, for a powerful conversation on the importance of elevating Kānaka across the world. Together, they reflect on the impact of mele and hula, and the ongoing evolution and revitalization of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and his journey as a musical artist.
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