January 23, 2026 | PLC and CDS Leads Global Dialogue
In January 2026, the Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi Center on Disability Studies (CDS) to support a student-centered international exchange with Hankyong National University (HKNU), located in Anseong, Korea. The effort was...
September 30, 2025 | PLC’s Artist-in-Residence Program Flourishes at Honouliuli Middle School, Culminating in Seventh Large-Scale Mural Installation Statewide
On September 30, 2025, the Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) completed its second Artist-in-Residence session at Honouliuli Middle School, demonstrating a two-year collaboration with the school community. In partnership with PLC's Kaikua‘ana (KAI) Cadre member and...
September 17, 2025 | Honoring Constitution & Citizenship Day: Advancing Civic Literacy Matters
September 17 marks Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. This pivotal moment in history continues to shape our nation’s laws, rights, and civic life today. In Today Is Constitution Day by Jeanne Allen, published on Forza…...
August 11 to 14, 2025 | PLC Poet-in-Residence: Sean Petrie Inspires Creativity Across Hawai‘i Schools
From August 11 to 14, 2025, the Pacific Literacy Consortium hosted its most recent Poet-in-Residence program, bringing poet, author, and law professor Sean Petrie to seven schools across Oʻahu. Over four days, Petrie visited Waiāhole Elementary, ʻĀhuimanu Elementary,...
August 8 and 9, 2025 | 2025 School Library Conference: Innovating and Empowering School Libraries for Student Success
For the sixth year, PLC partnered with the Hawai‘i Department of Education’s School Library Media Services to lead key aspects of the 2025 Statewide School Library Conference. This annual event was held at the Prince Hotel on August 8 and 9, 2025. The conference...
June 23, 2025 | PLC and Boys & Girls Club Collaborate to Advance Literacy Engagement on Leeward Coast
On June 23, 2205, PLC was thrilled to share Kahai‘i’s Journey with keiki and ʻopio at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi’s Waiʻanae and Nānākuli clubhouses. Co-author Lilette Subedi led engaging read-aloud sessions at both sites, bringing to life the story’s themes...
May 2 and 6, 2025 | Framing the Future: Cross-Curricular Learning Through PLC’s Artist-in-Residence Program
The Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) continues to spark curiosity and creativity in Hawai‘i’s classrooms through its dynamic Artist-in-Residence Program, a key component of PLC’s federally funded ALO-HA project. Most recently, PLC partnered with renowned muralist...
April 15, 2025 | Sparx Music Mentor Entrepreneurship 2025 — Lighting the Stage for Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Talent
In March 2025, the Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) launched its fourth annual Sparx Music Mentor Entrepreneurship (MME) program—an immersive, multi-phase initiative designed to ignite student creativity and build pathways into Hawaiʻi’s creative industries. The...
April 12, 2025 | PLC’s Sparx Initiative Connects Students to Career Pathways in Music and Business
On April 14, 2025, secondary students from Hawai‘i Island’s Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area experienced a behind-the-scenes tour of the KoAloha Ukulele Factory as part of the Pacific Literacy Consortium’s Sparx Music, Mentor, and Entrepreneurship Initiative. Designed...
April 12, 2025 | Bringing Student Innovation to Market: PLC and HAF Collaborate to Empower Student Entrepreneurs
The Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) is proud to have partnered with the Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation (HAF) to implement key components of PLC's I2C (Ideation to Commercialization) initiative integrating with HAF's Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) Marketplace....
February 12–28, 2025 | From Page to Stage: Poetry in Motion at Kea‘au High
For the second year in a row, PLC brought the magic of spoken word to life with their Page to Stage Poet-in-Residence workshops. This spring, 33 students at Kea‘au High School embarked on a two-week creative journey, diving into poetry composition through...
Literacy in Action at Waiahole Elementary | February 11 and 18, 2025
PLC was honored to participate in two inspiring literacy events at Waiāhole Elementary School: an Author Read Aloud and ‘Ohana Literacy Night. Both events featured Kahai‘i’s Journey, a children’s book created by PLC team members and published by Mutual Publishing....