Hawaii Literacy congratulates Daniel Ho! (07/14/09)
Hawaii Literacy congratulates Daniel Ho, Treasurer and member of our Board of Directors, on his selection as to the 2009 Class of FORTY UNDER 40! FORTY UNDER 40 is the annual recognition from Pacific Business News of the top emerging business leaders in Hawai`i. Daniel is president of Hawaii Self-Storage, the largest locally owned self-storage chain in Hawaii, and has served on the board of Hawaii Literacy since 2006. All who serve on the Board of Directors with Daniel, both past and present, admire his dedication and active service to the community, and the generosity of Hawaii Self-Storage to local literacy, education, and youth athletic organizations. This recognition is well deserved for Daniel, for the great business and community service contributions he and Hawaii Self-Storage make to the islands.
Hawaii Literacy Receives Local Grants to Support Bookmobile (07/02/09)
Hawaii Literacy’s popular Bookmobile was selected as a recipient of the Weinberg Foundation’s “Christmas in July” project, which focuses on serving Hawai`i’s poor and needy and was also recently been awarded generous support from the Pizza Hut Literacy Fund, Kahuku Community Fund, and Aloha Petroleum. Last year, over 1,000 children and families along the Wai`anae and Ko`olauloa coasts visited the Bookmobile, also known as the “Classroom on Wheels,” which provides a free book borrowing service, on-site and take home literacy activities, and referrals for adults seeking to improve their literacy skills.
“The Bookmobile is very popular with the youth in the communities it serves”, said Suzanne Skjold, Hawaii Literacy’s Executive Director. “This support means that Hawaii Literacy will be able to offer free book lending and reading and educational activities each week at locations like the Nanakuli and Waianae Boys and Girls Clubs, Kauiokalani Public Housing Project, and Ha’ula Headstart. We are grateful for this support from major foundations like the Weinberg Foundation and Hawai’i Community Foundation as well as corporate partners like Aloha Petroleum, and so many others in the community.” Approximately 1 in 4 adults in some communities in rural O’ahu do not have adequate literacy skills, and many families do not have easy access to libraries or other educational services, so the Bookmobile travels to them. The Bookmobile is open to all, and parents are encouraged to visit with their children, and pick up books and ideas for helping their children develop a love of reading and success in school.
Hawaii Literacy Receives Grants to Support Adult Literacy and Family Literacy Programs (6/16/09)
Two Hawaii Literacy programs, Adult Literacy and Family Literacy, have received grants from the Atherton Family Foundation and the City and County of Honolulu.
The generous support provided by the Atherton Family Foundation will allow the Adult Literacy Program to expand its services to reach more of the approximately 150,000 adults in Hawai’i who lack basic literacy skills, including nearly 115, 000 on O’ahu. Hawaii Literacy’s Adult Literacy Program trains and supports volunteers to provide one-on-one no cost tutoring in reading and writing for any interested adult who needs help on O’ahu and Kaua’i.
Hawaii Literacy would like to thank the Mayor and the City and County of Honolulu for awarding Hawaii Literacy Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. This federal funding will be used to support the Family Literacy Libraries in Kuhio Park Terrace and Mayor Wright Housing. These libraries offer children, teens, and adult residents a safe place to access and borrow books, use computers, receive homework help, and engage in activities that promote health and well-being.
Hundreds of Thousands Of Your Neighbors Need Help (11/05/08)
One out of five people in Hawai’i cannot read this sentence. That means they also can’t read menus or road signs. They can’t fill out job applications or help their children with homework.
BJ Penn Teams Up to Support Hawaii Literacy (06/28/08)
B.J. Penn, MMAHawaii, and Barnes & Noble, Team Up To Support Hawaii Literacy
Borders Bookstore Promote Hawaii Literacy Program (07/31/07)
Borders stores on Oahu will be collecting new books and promoting the Hawaii Literacy program throughout the month of August.
Leeward Kids Want Their Bookmobile Back (1/13/07)
A library on wheels has spread literacy to kids and adults on the Waianae Coast, but it’s been immobile for about a month.
Mind-Meals on Wheels (10/10/06)
Hawai‘i Literacy’s traveling library delivers books to children and families on the Wai‘anae coast.
A Small Non-Profit to Make Others See Green (10/26/03)
Hawaii Literacy will be the envy of all the nonprofits next year. It has been selected to receive a year’s worth of free advertising and public relations services from Ad2 Honolulu, itself a nonprofit organization of advertising professionals aged 32 and younger. The campaign is estimated to be worth $500,000.
Man Honored for Literacy 2/27/03
Fifty-nine-year-old David Trimm — illiterate since leaving school in the eighth grade — has written to both a brother he hasn’t spoken to in 30 years and to President Bush using new reading skills he acquired last year.
