Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 6, 1 June 1993 — Ka nūhou mai Alu Like [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka nūhou mai Alu Like

News from Alu Like

(presented by Ka Wai Ola O OHA and Alu Like as a public service)

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Kamehameha scholarship Alu Like will be administering 5200,000 in vocational and eomputer training scholarships made available by the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate's Financial Aid Department. Says Miehael Chun, president of Kamehameha Schools. "Alu Like already has the expertise and staff in plaee to provide these services and Kamehameha will provide Fmancial support." Of the 5200,000 total, 5150.000 is earmarked for non-degree vocational training. To be eligible for these funds, students must be U.S. citizens of Hawaiian ancestry who ean demonstrate finaneial need. They must also be enrolled in a non-degree program within the UH community eollege system or at Cannon's

Business College. The remaining 550,000 is designated for computer-training scholarships. Qualified students may use grants to enroll in a 15week instructional program at the Alu Like/Hawai'i Computer Training Center (HICTC) in downtown Honolulu. The eomputer center is a public/private partnership between Alu Like and the IBM corporation. "The acquisition of knowledge and skill in vocational and applied technology will be one key to successful Hawaiian selfdetermination," says Haunani Apoliona, president/CEO of Alu Like. "Alu Like is pleased to be a partner with Kamehameha as we work together for Hawaiians and Hawai'i," Applications are available through Alu Like offices

statewide: O'ahu, 847-3868; Maui, 242-9774; Kaua'i, 2458545; Moloka'i, 553-5393; Hawai'i, 961-2625; Waimea, 885-4700 and Kailua-Kona, 3261899. Entrepreneurship Training Are you interested in starting your own business? Do you have a particular talent or experience that could supply a need in your community and be a viable business? The Alu Like Entrepreneurship Training Program shows you how to create a business, step-by-step. The goal of the class is to get the outline of your business plan completed, after whieh you ean go to the Alu Like Management and Technical Assistance Program to get your financial projections and busi-

ness plan compiled. This program receives funding from OHA and frequently assists NHRLF applicants. The Alu Like Entrepreneurship Training Program is a sevenweek, forty-two hour, evening program that covers subjects such as business attitude, marketing, organization, financial management and business planning. It has over 500 graduates. The next class will begin Aug. 16. Call 524-1224 for application and interview. Space is limited. Alu Like Class 17 Graduation for Class XVII of the Hawai'i Computer Training Center was held on Saturday, March 20 at the forum in Ward Center. The keynote address was delivered by Thomas Kau-

lukukui, former chairman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. Applications for Class 19 The Hawai'i Computer Training Center has begun testing of applicants for its Class 19 whieh will begin Aug. 16, 1993 and end Dec. 3. Testing is eonducted on Fridays until July 16 (there will be no test on June 1 1) at 1 1 20 Maunakea St, Suite 200, from 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Applicants will be tested in basic mathematics, English and typing. The 15-week, tuition-free program runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. For more information contact Ernest Mika at the Hawai'i Computer Training Center at 532-3655. Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hawai'i Computer Training Center Class 17