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Hui ‘Ekolu Mission Statement:
To ​bridge professional, cultural, and technical exchange among native and public librarians in Hawai
‘i
Hui ʻEkolu's mission is guided by an incredibly experienced council of librarians,
LIS educators, native/indigenous cultural practitioners, and scholars.
Combined, this group offers over a century's worth of invaluable experience
from native/indigenous and LIS-oriented perspectives and praxis.
STAKEHOLDERS
  • Valerie Crabbe, Director, Ka Waihona Puke ‘Ōiwi – Native Hawaiian Library
  • Stacey Aldrich, State Librarian and Director, Hawai‘i State Public Library System
  • Rich Gazan, Professor and Chair, University of Hawai‘i Library and Information Science Program
CONSULTANTS
  • ​AnneMarie Paikai, Hawaiʻi Pacific Resource Librarian, Leeward Community College; Board Member, NĀ HAWAIʻI ʻIMI LOA - Association of Hawaiian Information Professionals (Hui ‘Ekolu cohort training)
  • Keahiahi Long, Librarian,  Kamakakūokalani, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Board Member, NĀ HAWAIʻI ʻIMI LOA - Association of Hawaiian Information Professionals (Hui ‘Ekolu cohort training)
  • Sharon LePage, Director, Sullivan Family Library, Chaminade University of Honolulu
  • Rae-Anne Montague, Assistant Professor, Chicago State University, Department of Information Studies (Hui ‘Ekolu project assessor and evaluator)
ADVISORS
  • Mahealani Merryman, Founding Librarian and Director of Ka Waihona Puke ‘Ōiwi – Native Hawaiian Library, current  Lelekamanu Program Director, Papahana Kuaola
  • Keikilani Meyer, Librarian, Keku’iapoiwa Learning Center, Kula Ki’eki’e, Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i
  • Violet Harada, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai‘i Library and Information Science Program
  • Loriene Roy, Professor, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
  • Felton Thomas, Executive Director and CEO, Cleveland Public Library, Past-President (2016-2017), Public Library Association

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Hui 'Ekolu Full Grant Proposal | Hui 'Ekolu Budget Justification ​

Partners

  • ALU LIKE, Inc. - Ka Waihona Puke ‘Ōiwi – Native Hawaiian Library (ALU LIKE) 
  • Hawaiʻi State Public Library System (HSPLS)
  • NĀ HAWAIʻI ʻIMI LOA - Association of Hawaiian Information Professionals (NHIL)
  • ​University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library and Information Science Program (UHM LIS)
  • Sullivan Family Library - Chaminade University of Honolulu
  • Hui ʻEkolu Advisory Council

Sponsor

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© 2018-2021.
​Hui ʻEkolu:
A Public Librarian Professional & Cultural ​Development Program.
A Laura Bush 21st Century Grant IMLS project.