Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 10, 1 October 2015 — Aloha Center opens in Chicago [ARTICLE]

Aloha Center opens in Chicago

A bit of Hawai'i has opened in Chicago. The Aloha Center Chicago opened in the Avondale Vintage Building. Executive Director Lanialoha Lee said the center aims to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture in the Midwest. Lee partnered with six other Chicago-based Polynesian and Hawaiian organizations to establish the center. She called the center her grandmother's dream and says a city-sponsored festival for Hawaiians and other Paeihe Islanders "is long overdue."