How Hawai‘i Literacy is improving lives, one word at a time.
Read this article by Hawaii Community Foundation about how we’re improving lives in our local community!
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Read this article by Hawaii Community Foundation about how we’re improving lives in our local community!
HNN joined Executive Director, Jill Takasaki Canfield, and Digital Literacy Manager, Law Chavez, to help us celebrate Bookmobile Day
Watch our segment on PBS Hawai’i where we talk more about our organization and our efforts to improve the literacy rate in our community.
In today's rapidly changing and highly technological world, the importance of literacy skills have taken on a new dimension. While the traditional forms of reading and writing still hold great importance, digital literacy has become an essential skillset for everyone from keiki to kūpuna to possess. The term "literacy" no longer refers to only the ability to read and write, but has expanded to include the capability to use digital tools and technologies.
Learn about Hawaii Literacy’s latest happenings and upcoming events. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year! We also recently received $40,000 from Nariet Hawaii to purchase tablets and wireless hotspots to support our newest digital literacy program. Learn about our new Bookmobile Coordinator and our new intensive academic tutoring project by Family Literacy Libraries.
Hawaii Literacy has a large impact on the community, especially the students and volunteers that participate in their programs!
Lyle Kaloi is a volunteer at Hawaii Literacy and says it’s amazing what Hawaii Literacy is doing for the community. As a former social worker, Lyle’s passion was always helping families and children. Seeing how Hawaii Literacy impacts transitional homes, homeless sights, and community events made Lyle want to get involved. “People don’t understand that the most fundamental skill, such as reading or writing, what it can do for people. I like the program and I like the impact that it’s done for the children,” says Lyle.
Hawaii Literacy learner Rodney Beauchamp says he was given a second chance when he joined the program. He wasn’t able to read the bus lines, and therefore didn’t always make it to his end destination. “I used to be afraid to ask people for help,” says Rodney. He’s proud to say he’s come a long way after learning to read and write.
Hawaii Literacy is celebrating their 50th anniversary by launching their digital literacy program! We are so excited to have been featured on Hawaii News Now’s HI Now and discuss our 50th anniversary with the launch of our new digital literacy program.
Mahalo for your continued support throughout 2021 and for helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary at Hawaii Literacy! Please learn more about all the work we did to continue fulfilling our mission of helping adults and keiki gain literacy skills for a brighter future!