The Kanu o ka ‘Āina Learning ‘Ohana (KALO) is a non-profit organization located in Waimea on Hawai’i Island.  KALO’s mission is to grow womb-to-tomb models of education that advance Hawaiian culture for a sustainable Hawaiʻi.

KALO promotes the progress of Hawai’i’s Indigenous people through quality culturally-driven programs that serve thousands of learners from preschool to adult.  All of KALO’s programs are grounded in a values-based Pedagogy of Aloha, which is at once ancient and modern, and perpetuates Hawai’i’s native language and rich cultural traditions while preparing graduates to take on their responsibilities as educated 21st century Hawaiians. 

KALO also focuses on Indigenous economic development, social wellbeing and self determination through the development of autonomous, intergenerational learning destinations or kauhale in areas with high concentrations of native Hawaiians.

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