Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 4, 1 April 1991 — ALU LIKE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALU LIKE

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Kaua'i lsland center news

The Kaua'i Island Center staff have developed projects in four program areas: education, employment and training, health and human services, and eeonomie development. The Alu Like projects under these four program areas include: • The Alu Like Library Project, under the education program, operates homework centers in Kekaha and Anahola. In addition, special projects, speakers and exhibits are brought in from Honolulu on a regular basis. The Holomua van will visit several schools this month. • The Employment and Training Project, under the employment program, has six staff in the island center who provide job-related services to those seeking better eeonomie and educational opportunities. Also, the Offender/Ex-offender Project of the employment program presents preemployment and Hawaiian history workshops a

the Kaua'i Community Correctional Center. • The Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna project under the health and human services program operates out of the Anahola clubhouse and provides a variety of activities, including health and culture-related programs. Nutritious lunches are catered by Hawaiian Farms of Hanalei. Staffing for this project includes a site coordinator, outreach worker, and van driver. • The Native Hawaiian Business Development Center of the Eeonomie Development Program now has a business development specialist working in the Kaua'i Island Center. Kathleen Cook is available to assist entrepreneurs to develop business plans, loan packages, and more. An entrepreneurship workshop will begin in May, and will be coordinated with the Small Business Development Assistance Center of Kaua'i Community College.

The Kaua'i Island Advisory Council recently completed work on the second year of its Kaua'i work plan. The first year of the work plan concentrated on researching needs and conditions on Kaua'i through the use of advisory eouneil members' extensive contacts and roots in the community. It was determined that the need exists for long term, land-based projects that would be demonstration of loeal Hawaiian talent working together with other loeal leaders toward eeonomie and social empowerment. In 1990, Alu Like Kaua'i Island Center was focal in advocating for, and development of, recycling drop-off centers, community outreach/input educational programs, and stimulating a partnership between the Federal Eeonomie Development Administration and the State Department of Business and Eeonomie Development for the Hanapepe Center.