Wanna create a lei for a 2026 graduate? KALO is offering two workshops for the community to haku (make) orchid lei and lei lāʻī maile at the AloHā Resource & Community Center. Come learn how to make lei with Kumu Lei!

Cost for KALO members is $20 for an orchid lei and $25 for Laʻi Maile and non-members cost is $25 for an orchid lei and $30 for Laʻi Maile. Space is limited and there is a 2 lei limit per person. All ages are welcome to attend. Under 10yrs of age will need a parent/guardian.

Are you growing kalo at your hale (home)?

Join us for a virtual talk story every Thursday as we share manaʻo, tips, and experiences about growing kalo on the continent. Whether you're just getting started or have an established māla, this is a space to ask questions, learn from one another, and celebrate the journey of growing kalo.

We'll talk about seasonal care, watering practices, preparing your māla for changing weather, harvesting and preparing lau for eating, and any challenges or successes you're experiencing along the way.

Bring your questions, updates, and photos! We'd love to see how your kalo is thriving this summer!

Join us for our potluck-style Kūpuna Talk Story with special guest, KALO Youth Director, Noelani Tanaka, to talk about our new career mentorship program

Design your own custom paper keiki to go holoholo with you and have fun learning ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi.

Your keiki will be creating their paper keiki and decorating their journal to document their summer adventures!. All ages are welcome to attend ( under 6yrs of age will need a parent /guardian to help.) This event is FREE to attend with a non-perishable food donation. Have your keiki pick out their favorite breakfast or after school snack to donate to our food pantry . Dinner is also included.

Letʻs Talk about Health and Wellness!

Join our growing research hui for a VIRTUAL talk story about what makes it easy or hard to access and use preventative healthcare in Oregon. We want to hear your stories to shape healthcare so our kaiāulu can thrive.

Please register to receive the Zoom link!

Time to smell the roses at our first Kūpuna Huakaʻi picnic at the Peninsula Park Rose Garden. We will meet on the lawn to secure a picnic space. From there, we can wander through the roses before sharing a potluck picnic lunch. Please bring a potluck dish and serving utensils to share your favorite picnic food. KALO will provide tables, chairs, plates, and silverware.

Wanna create a lei for a 2026 graduate? KALO is offering two workshops for the community to haku (make) orchid lei and lei lāʻī maile at the AloHā Resource & Community Center. Come learn how to make lei with Kumu Lei!

Cost for KALO members is $20 for an orchid lei and $25 for Laʻi Maile and non-members cost is $25 for an orchid lei and $30 for Laʻi Maile. Space is limited and there is a 2 lei limit per person. All ages are welcome to attend. Under 10yrs of age will need a parent/guardian.

Letʻs end Mei with another Community Māla Day! Come out to help mulch, move keiki kalo, weed, and plant new foods. We will have snacks and drinks available!

Bring a friend! This Kūpuna Food & Friends will feature Hannah Mamea, a massage therapist, to talk about self-care. Bring a potluck food to share (if you are able) and we will eat, talkstory, and have a good time as we think about how to take better care of ourselves.

Letʻs Talk about Health and Wellness!

Join our growing research hui for a VIRTUAL talk story about what makes it easy or hard to access and use preventative healthcare in Oregon. We want to hear your stories to shape healthcare so our kaiāulu can thrive.

Please register to receive the Zoom link!

Join us for a powerful talk story in partnership with the Oregon Historical Society and McMenamins as we share Native Hawaiian voices rooted here in Oregon, sharing ʻike, lived experiences, and visions for the future moderated by Leialoha Kaula. Come listen, learn, and connect as we uplift stories or resilience, belonging, and our enduring relationships to ʻāina and community.

Tickets: $5 advance, $6 at the door

Our goal for May is to prepare for the hot season coming up and ensure our foundation is pa'a for Kupuna and Keiki. We will try to get irrigation set up, mulch our beautiful new kalo rows, and make pathways walkable and well defined. We will have general weeding, perhaps some planting, and other tasks available. All activities are TBD, the māla tells us what we need to do. You do not need experience. All procedures will be demonstrated, and this is an all-ages, all-inclusive event!

Join our Kūpuna hui as we come together to craft bookmarks and cards for our upcoming Fall August Book Fair.

Story Telling at the ARCC will be lead by ARCC Support Staff Jolie Jessie. Jolie has over 10 years experience working with Pre-Schoolers ( Age 2-5 yrs) and Middle School students (Age 10-14 yrs) and has raised two keiki of her own.

We will read 3-5 books that are age appropriate and then do activities related to the books. Parent/Guardians are welcome to stay and join in the fun or drop their Keiki off and pick them up at the end of Story Telling. All supplies will be provided by KALOHCCʻs ARCC.

Keiki will be required to be potty trained, if parent/guardian is not staying for Story Telling.

Our first Kūpuna Food & Friends will kick off with Native Hawaiian licensed contractor Napela Naniʻole who will join us to share his knowledge of home repairs and modifications to help kūpuna age in place. Bring all of your home repair questions or concerns so we can have a great discussion and learn from one another.

Don't forget to bring dish to share (if you can) and a friend to join!

Come see the keiki kalo sprouting. Join us as we replant kalo, remove weeds, and plant Mānoa lettuce. If you can come kōkua, you can take some keiki kalo home to grow in your own garden. Letʻs celebrate and honor Earth Day with our hands in the ʻāina.

In celebration of Native Hawaiian Plant Month, join us at the AloHā Resource & Community Center for a lively night of Plant Bingo!

Come relax after a long day, enjoy a warm meal, and spend time in good company while playing for a chance to win your own mea kanu (plant).

For $10, youʻll receive 4 bingo cards and dinner!

Win Bingo, Win a Mea Kanu!

Have you taken a survey at the māla and want to know why? Join us either in person or online to learn more about what we've learned about the benefits of growing kalo on the continent while also building capacity to do our own community-led research.

Give back to our kaiāulu by showing up when it matters!

In partnership with the American Red Cross, we’re hosting a community blood drive. One donation can save up to three lives. Every day, people rely on volunteer donors for care, recovery, and survival.

Are you growing kalo on the continent? Join us on a Zoom to talk story and learn from another about what it means to grow kalo away from Hawaiʻi. We know that climates across the continent can vary, sometimes making it easier, and other times more challenging to grow kalo.

This gathering is a space to build pilina, share experiences, and ask questions who are already growing or interested in starting.

Get ready for Springtime! Learn how to make your own seed paper to plant in your garden using recycled paper and a variety of seeds.

Join KALO member Janae as she teaches you how to turn regular pieces of paper into something special. You'll have lots of fun making your own paper mulch and adding some Mānoa lettuce and wildflower seeds to get you ready for Spring. This event is open to the community. All ages are welcome to attend.

(6yrs and under will need parent supervision.) A light dinner and dessert will also be provided. Cost is $10 per person.

This spring we will be hosting potluck talkstory conversations to build community and hear about your experiences with preventive healthcare use in Oregon. 

KALO has received funding from the Oregon Health Authority to build our research capacity and learn about what makes it easy or hard for Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders to access preventive healthcare use in Oregon.

To do this work, we have hired new staff members to our ‘ohana. These additions include two research fellows who will be learning about the research process with the goal of continuing into graduate programs. 

We are also forming two advisory boards: a community advisory board and kūpuna council to ensure our work aligns with our community values and goals. 

We invite all adults (18 and older) who identify as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander to bring your favorite potluck food if you’d like - either way we are excited to have you join us - and participate in a talkstory conversation at the AloHā Community and Resource Center to hear your experiences with accessing preventive healthcare. 

We hope that by having these conversations, we can shape healthcare so our kaiāulu (community) can thrive.

Seeking resources, but donʻt know where to look? Connect with our KARE Program!

Now introducing our newest program, KALO KARE (Kaiaulu Access, Care, and Education). This program is designed to support KALO members and the broader community in accessing essential resources with care and intention.

KALO KARE provides one-on-one support for individuals and families seeking services that strengthen overall wellbeing. By meeting with our team of Traditional Health Workers, you will be guided step by step through the process, ensuring you can access resources in a way that feels clear, supportive, and culturally grounded.

Support may include applying for OHP, finding housing resources, accessing HOP passes, and connecting to food pantries, clothing closets, and other community-based services. Our goal is to make vital resources more accessible while uplifting the health and wellbeing of our community.

Appointments are available every Friday from 12 to 3 PM starting April 3, 2026.

This spring we will be hosting potluck talkstory conversations to build community and hear about your experiences with preventive healthcare use in Oregon. 

KALO has received funding from the Oregon Health Authority to build our research capacity and learn about what makes it easy or hard for Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders to access preventive healthcare use in Oregon.

To do this work, we have hired new staff members to our ‘ohana. These additions include two research fellows who will be learning about the research process with the goal of continuing into graduate programs. 

We are also forming two advisory boards: a community advisory board and kūpuna council to ensure our work aligns with our community values and goals. 

We invite all adults (18 and older) who identify as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander to bring your favorite potluck food if you’d like - either way we are excited to have you join us - and participate in a talkstory conversation at the AloHā Community and Resource Center to hear your experiences with accessing preventive healthcare. 

We hope that by having these conversations, we can shape healthcare so our kaiāulu (community) can thrive.

Join us for a potluck-style talk story with our Kūpuna. This session will be a follow-up from our first gathering in February. We will also be sharing some exciting Kūpuna programming that are coming up in April! Bring a dish and your ideas!

Māla season is finally here! Please join us on Sunday, March 29 from 8am to 10am at the Oregon Food Bank's Unity Farm (7900 NE 33rd Dr. Portland, OR) for a kick-off event of our Monthly Community Māla Days!

Our goal for this month is to prep our māla for the upcoming growing season. KALO staff will lead the formal protocol to open up the māla and we ask that our KALO members be present with us. After protocol we will work on weeding the area, creating walkways, and reorganizing our kalo rows. 

Join us at the AloHā Resource & Community Center to kick off the morning with our Q1 General Membership Meeting, where we will be sharing some exciting updates from our programs and initiatives. After the meeting, we will be inviting the community to come and celebrate our Aliʻi, Prince Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole with oli protocol, live music, local food, kuʻi kalo activities, keiki korner, and more!

For the celebration:

Members: FREE

Non-Members: $25 Ticket

This spring we will be hosting potluck talkstory conversations to build community and hear about your experiences with preventive healthcare use in Oregon. 

KALO has received funding from the Oregon Health Authority to build our research capacity and learn about what makes it easy or hard for Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders to access preventive healthcare use in Oregon.

To do this work, we have hired new staff members to our ‘ohana. These additions include two research fellows who will be learning about the research process with the goal of continuing into graduate programs. 

We are also forming two advisory boards: a community advisory board and kūpuna council to ensure our work aligns with our community values and goals. 

We invite all adults (18 and older) who identify as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander to bring your favorite potluck food if you’d like - either way we are excited to have you join us - and participate in a talkstory conversation at the AloHā Community and Resource Center to hear your experiences with accessing preventive healthcare. 

We hope that by having these conversations, we can shape healthcare so our kaiāulu (community) can thrive.

Story Telling at the ARCC will be lead by ARCC Support Staff Jolie Jessie. Jolie has over 10 years experience working with Pre-Schoolers ( Age 2-5 yrs) and Middle School students (Age 10-14 yrs) and has raised two keiki of her own.

We will read 3-5 books that are age appropriate and then do activities related to the books. Parent/Guardians are welcome to stay and join in the fun or drop their Keiki off and pick them up at the end of Story Telling. All supplies will be provided by KALOHCCʻs ARCC.

Keiki will be required to be potty trained, if parent/guardian is not staying for Story Telling.