Reports
2024 Impact Report
In 2024, Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona (KALO) Hawaiian Civic Club deepened its impact through cultural programs, community events, and leadership development rooted in Native Hawaiian values. The organization expanded services at the AloHā Resource & Community Center, launched programs like Hāloa and Mōhala Youth Council, and hosted over a dozen cultural workshops and celebrations. With 269 members and support from key funders like the Oregon Health Authority and Meyer Memorial Trust, KALO reached hundreds across Oregon and SW Washington. Their advocacy efforts, including successfully changing Aloha High School’s mascot, reflect KALO’s ongoing commitment to uplifting Pacific Islander identity and well-being on the continent.
2023 Piko To Piko Report
The 2023 Piko to Piko report highlights KALO Hawaiian Civic Club’s ongoing efforts to cultivate cultural and community resilience through growing kalo in Oregon. Since 2021, KALO has partnered with a local food bank to steward a community garden, where Native Hawaiian families gather for weekly and monthly work days grounded in cultural protocols. These gatherings provide opportunities to reconnect with ʻāina, share knowledge, practice Hawaiian values and language, and build community through shared meals and talkstory. The report shows that growing kalo on the continent is not only feasible—it is deeply nourishing, offering connection, identity, and access to traditional food for those living in diaspora.
AOHCC Komike Mālama Ola: Health Survey Findings
The 2024 AOHCC Health Survey, conducted by the Mālama Ola Committee and sponsored by KALO HCC, gathered insights from 27 participants—most of whom identify as Native Hawaiian—to better understand community health, traditional practices, and priorities for improving Native Hawaiian well-being in Hawaiʻi and on the continent. The data shown was collected at the 2024 Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Convention on Oʻahu.