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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