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Proceeds will benefit the local nonprofit, which hopes to teach and inspire commu- nities to live and work in a healthy, sustainable way. Its Ola Nā Kini program, for example, aims to bring back plants to the places where they once thrived, including in his- toric Honouliuli and Nānākuli watersheds, with help from students, teachers, cultur- al practitioners, community members, scientists, resource managers and visitors.
“We invited his family to be with us to recognize the con- tributions he made not only to Mālama Learning Center but to the many, many students in Leeward O‘ahu.”
According to Sato, West-
“We realize there are so many people and commu- nities that are underserved and underrepresented in so
For more information, visit malamalearningcenter.org.
“He helped Mālama Learn- ing Center form — he and I worked very closely togeth- er — and he passed away a couple of years ago and we weren’t able to honor him,” she says. “He was a fighter for the ‘underdogs,’ as he called it, and so we’re establishing a fund to help schools, especial-
From the performers on stage to the chefs in the kitch- en, Calabash & Cooks is tru- ly a celebration of Westside pride and all of the good that is happening on this side of the island.
Tickets start at $50 for gen- eral admission and $85 for VIP. Student tickets are avail- able for $25 and educators receive 10% off their presale ticket. A limited number of tickets will be available for $60 at the door.
“Our programs, our mission — everything has been about supporting West O‘ahu,” says Sato. “That, I have to say, is largely because of Al.
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Nonprofit Honors Former Kapolei High Principal
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The food, meanwhile, will be prepared by culinary stu- dents from public schools in the area and professional chefs from Roy’s Ko ‘Olina, Taqueria La Marea and Ka- lapawai Café & Deli in Kap- olei.
side schools are more than welcome to visit Mālama Learning Center for a hands- on educational and cultural experience, however, some can’t afford the bus fees and other costs. That’s why the nonprofit is launching the Al Nagasako Kaulike (which means “justice” in Hawaiian) Fund at the event in honor of the late Al Nagasako, who served as Kapolei High’s first principal and was a founding board member of the nonprof- it.
ly along the Leeward side of the island, that don’t have the field trip funds to take their students on activities with us.
many ways, but yet, the tal- ent and potential is so huge. I come from a conservation background, and the natural and cultural resources on the Westside are clearly import- ant as well. There are endan- gered species here that aren’t even found on the other side of the island. So, we know that it’s an important area to honor, protect, give our care to, and not enough is done, so we’re just playing one small part in the overall effort to shine a light on this region.”
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