WAO Provides Covid-relief to Micronesian and Pacific Islander Communities
Tucked between two churches in Kalihi, running alongside North King Street and Kanoa street, is an easy-to-miss building where Micronesians and Pacific Islanders go for help. Since the spread of the pandemic in Hawaiʻi, the We Are Oceania office became stacks of donation boxes, echoes of helpline phone calls rattling the cubicle dividers, shuffles of…
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Ka Paʻalana Extends Distance Learning
Ka Paʻalana has announced plans to extend physical site closures through October 31st, 2020.
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Annual Summit Inspires Youth
The 4th annual Micronesian Youth Summit hosted hundreds of middle and high school students and featured workshops to support their future success.
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Dr. Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni to Succeed Jan Dill
President and founder Jan Dill is officially retiring from PIDF and will be succeeded by Dr. Shawn Malia Kanaʻiaupuni.
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss with Ka Paʻalana
Our Ka Paʻalana’s HOPE Shelter site celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday with green pancakes and SPAM and some favorite stories.
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Mari’s Gardens Gives Back to Hui Hoʻomalu
Mari’s Gardens’ YOGA in the Gardens event raised over $1,100 for Hui Hoʻomalu.
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Huakaʻi with United Airlines
One of our Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool teams on Oʻahu went on a huakaʻi last month to learn about United Airlines.
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ʻEleu Rally for FCIL
The annual ʻEleu rally for Family-Child Interaction Learning (FCIL) was held at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol building alongside our ʻEleu partners Keiki O Ka ʻĀina and INPEACE.
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Hui Hoʻomalu’s 2020 Bake Sale
Hui Hoʻomalu is putting on their annual Bake Sale and Silent Auction for Foster Care this Friday, February 14th, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
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Ka Paʻalana Completes Renovations
Our Ka Paʻalana and Ke Kama Pono programs recently finished some much-needed renovations on the classroom yurts at our Hope Shelter site.
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Second Graders Gift Literacy to Ka Paʻalana
Second graders at Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy donated 100 books to the preschoolers in our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program.
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Na Makamae: Paul, Tūtū and Me
Paul Chun is the Program Accountant/ Budget Analyst for all 13 teams of our Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool. Affectionately called the “money man,” Paul is loved by all who encounter him.
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