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 S2E3
Wāhine Kuamo‘o - Pacific Islander Women Paving
the Way
Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition (OPIC) Executive Director Alyshia Macaysa joins the conversation about what it means to be a Pacific Islander wāhine and how coalition-building is essential for strengthening identity and collective power. We also dive into the impact of the Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Student Success Act, challenges Pacific Islanders experience around visibility, and how to navigate Pacific Islander spaces through the eyes of the government.
Upcoming Events
Apply to be a KALOHCC Delegate at the 2026 AOHCC Convention
Community Partners & Sponsors
