Charlene Hoe (born circa 1947) is the founder of Hakipuʻu Learning Center, a delegate for the historic 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, educator, and activist.[1][2][3][4][5]
Charlene Hoe | |
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| Occupation | Fabricator, elementary school teacher, restaurant owner, academic administrator, activist  |
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| Spouse(s) | Calvin Hoe |
| Position held | delegate (1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978–), volunteer (1968–1970) |
Hoe was born in Minnesota.[4] She graduated from Macalester College, where she met her husband, Calvin Hoe.[4] In 1968, Calvin and Charlene got married in Minnesota.[4] After getting married, Charlene and Calvin volunteered with the Peace Corps to taught English as a second language in Micronesia.[4] In 1970 Charlene and Calvin returned to Hawaii and Charlene gave birth to their first son Kala.[4] Charlene would go onto have two other children, Liko and Kawai.[4]
In the 1970s, Hoe participated in the Waiāhole-Waikāne struggle.[4] In 1971, Charlene and Calvin bought the Waiahole Poi Factory and continued to serve food while also using the space as a gallery for native Hawaiians artists.[6] In 1978, Hoe was a delegate for the historic Hawaii State Constitutional Convention that worked toward getting native Hawaiians more political power over Hawaiian affairs from the U.S. Federal Government.[1][4]
In 2001, Hoe, in collaboration with Judy Layfield, oversaw the Strategic Planning Enhancement Group (SPEG) in the Kamehameha Schools that sought to find and analyze the potential ways that Kamehameha Schools could expand and/or improve its educational efforts among Native Hawaiians.[7] Also in 2001, Charlene founded the Hakipuʻu Learning Center charter school that focuses on hands-on learning and prioritizing Hawaiian culture.[3][8] Aside from being the founder, Hoe was also Hakipuʻu Learning Center's resource specialist and administrator.[4][9]
Charlene Hoe is also featured in the 2022 anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara and published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids.[10]
Resources edit
- ^ a b U. H. News (7 March 2018). "Panel to discuss 1978 Constitutional Convention and impact on 2018 vote | University of Hawaiʻi System News". www.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "The Hawaii Independent: Community groups, individuals come together to oppose Abercrombie nominee to water commission". thehawaiiindependent.com. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b Cook, Lynn (August 2014). "International education conference promotes shared knowledge" (PDF). Ka Wa Ola. 31 (8): 16 – via kwo.oha.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kua, Crystal (9 September 2001). "Family's land love lifelong: Embracing the Aina". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Keeping Students at the Center with Culturally Relevant Performance Assessments". Aurora Institute. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Let's Hear it For the Poi: A visit to Oahu's Waiahole Poi Factory". Hawaii Magazine. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ McCubbin, Hamilton (Spring 2001). "Aloha käkou" (PDF). IMUA. 2001 (1): 2 – via www.ksbe.edu.
- ^ Kua, Crystal (4 June 2001). "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ Fuji-Oride, Noelle (2017-06-16). "Welcome to the Real World". Hawaii Business Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Hirahara, Naomi (2022). We are here : 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States. Illustrated by Illi Ferandez (1st ed.). Philadelphia: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 978-0-7624-7965-8. OCLC 1284917938.