Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 12, 1 December 2006 — Hālau Kū Māna [ARTICLE]

Hālau Kū Māna

Hālau Kū Māna Puhlie Charter School has narrowed its search for a new long-tenn campus to three potential sites - eaeh offering terms from 25 to 34 years - and it's now asking for kōkua from the community in raising funds and volunteer help to have a basic campus ready by the thne the school needs to vacate its current facility at the fonner Paradise Park this spring. Hālau Kū Māna has been looking for a new home since the summer, and recently their original notice to vacate in December was extended through lune. Dhector Keola Nakanishi said that if the school could raise $350,000 in funds, goods and services over the holiday season, it would be able to secure and establish a school site in time. In addition to monetary donations, examples of help the school is requesting include: • Planning, design and management of a new facility from architects, engineers and construction managers; • Manual labor for clearing land, cleaning rooms and moving to the new site; • Donation of items ranging from vans and computers to books and supplies; • Referrals to grants that ean

help fund the campus. For more infonnation on Hālau Kū Māna or how to help, visit halaukumana.org or eall 9888998.

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