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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR the KAUHALE o‘iwi o pu‘ukapu complex.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana (KALO), a native Hawaiian non-profit in Waimea, Hawaii, has obtained a $13,000,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and has raised an additional $3,000,000 in private capital. Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana is a group of high-quality learning programs serving and perpetuating sustainable Hawaiian communities through education with aloha. Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana also operates the Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school and the Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex, which is part of the Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school, a community resource center that brings together children and adults in a culturally safe environment. The Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex hosts a wide range of weekly community education activities that promote economic development and community viability and serves the target population of South Kohala, specifically low to moderate income populations that have limited access to community facilities and programs. The complex works synergistically with the county of Hawaii's consolidated plan as a public recreational neighborhood facility. Waimea's strategic location between Hilo and Kona allows the complex to bridge geographic barriers on the island.
The first building of the Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex, Halau Ho‘olako, was dedicated in January 2009 and models an environmentally conscious green-building approach, meeting leadership in energy and environmental design standards. Halau Ho‘olako provides optimal learning conditions and access to state-of-the-art technology. The landscape of Halau Ho‘olako is designed, propagated, and maintained by K-12 students of Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school.
The second phase of the Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex involves the design and construction of Halau Poki‘i, Hawaii's first early childhood complex providing seamless, culturally-driven education to young children ranging from infants to grade five.
The purpose of this Act is to make an appropriation to the Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school program for facility expenses of the Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $681,772 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013-2014 for facility expenses of the Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school's Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu complex.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
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Report Title:
Education; Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana
Description:
Makes an appropriation to the Kanu o ka ‘Aina new century public charter school program Kauhale O‘iwi o Pu‘ukapu for facility expenses.
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