Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 3, 1 March 2007 — Hālau Kū Māna [ARTICLE]

Hālau Kū Māna

Hālau Kū Māna Charter School needs to raise $350,000 to build its new campus in Makiki by July 1. The school, like many other start-up charters, has been plagued with facility issues since it opened its doors to students in 2001. The school's relocation to its new home on five acres of state land next to the Hawai'i Nature Center will mark its fourth move. For the last two years, the school has held classes in a former Paradise Park building in the back of Mānoa. The school recently obtained a 30-year lease for the Makiki site, and officials are asking for funds, donations or volunteer labor to get the school ready for classes. In addition to clearing land and installing portable buildings, Hālau Kū Māna needs computers, classroom supplies, books and vans or buses. To raise funds, the school is selling its Mana Maoli two-CD

set, whieh includes music from a number of loeal artists and students, for $20. For more infonnation eall 9888995 or visit halaukumana.org.