This past Friday we kicked off the summer with the Lei Aloha O Ka 'Ohana Summer Reading Program. What better way to stimulate the minds of our keiki by opening them up to the world of reading??? In an effort to increase literacy and exposure to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island stories and legends, we invited the families in our communities to register for this FREE program.
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| Performance by members of the Kehaulani Hula Studio |
With the amount of people that showed up, it was evident that our families heeded our call, and were all on board the reading train! We were fortunate enough to experience stories of our King Kamehameha the Great through 'oli and hula performed by members of the Kehaulani Hula Studio. Also, we were serenaded by the beautiful voices of members of the Samoan dance school Tausala. The children were also introduced to a new story "Daddy, What Is Love?' through a puppet show put on by our very own Nohea Hanohano. It was a great way to entice na keiki and na `opio to explore the stories of our heritage..
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| Everyone who came received a free book bag |
Also, a reading program would not be complete without a library right? After the performances we invited everyone who came to check out our new and improved Hawaiian library. Many who came left with a few books to keep them occupied over the next few weeks before our next activity. All in all it was a great turnout and we are excited to continue to strengthen and enlighten our Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island community through the written word. Mahalo to all those who came and a big mahalo to all those who volunteered and helped in making the kickoff event a HUGE success!
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| Another view of our library |
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| New and Improved Library |
