Hui 'Ekolu Mission Statement:
To ​bridge professional, cultural, and technical exchange among native and public librarians in Hawai'i
Hui 'Ekolu'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; President, 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; Vice-President, 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, Director of Grassroots Fundraising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (project assessment and evaluation)
ADVISORS
  • Mahealani Merryman, Founding Librarian and Director of Ka Waihona Puke ‘Ōiwi – Native Hawaiian Library, current  Lelekamanu Program Director, Papahana Kuaola
  • Keikilani Meyer, Librarian, Hawai'i & Pacific Collection, Sullivan Family Library, Chaminade University of Honolulu
  • 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 Preliminary Grant Proposal: https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/grants/re-95-18-0012-18/proposals/re-95-18-0012-18-preliminary-proposal.pdf
Hui 'Ekolu Full Grant Proposal: ​https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/grants/re-95-18-0012-18/proposals/re-95-18-0012-18-full-proposal.pdf