University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin last Friday attended the closing ceremonies of this summer’s Hālau Lamakū program that’s headed by the university’s ʻImiloa Astronomy Center.
The summer program, based in on the west side of the island in partnership with the Hualalai ʻOhana Foundation, engages children in activities, crafts, games, outdoor exploration, and observation grounded in Hawaiian culture, science, and art.
Hālau Lamakū is a program of ʻImiloa during fall, spring, and summer breaks for keiki enrolled in grades K-5.
The summer program is funded by the Hualalai ʻOhana Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2002 to support 1,700 of Hualalai’s workforce families through child literacy programs, prek12 and higher education scholarships, summer programs, vocational training, workforce development, and medical financial assistance.