At the 2023 Educational Leadership Institute, the Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC) teamed with Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area (KKP), and 9th Avenue Studios to co-lead a breakout session on their joint venture, Sparx Hawai‘i. Sparx Hawai‘i is a mentoring and...

From May to June 2023, PLC collaborated with renowned muralist, Kamea Hadar, to facilitate the school’s first Mo‘olelo in the Murals arts-integration project. During the three-week participatory process, Hadar engaged students in hands-on art workshops, discussion,...

In partnership with the Hawaii Department of Education's Library Media Support Office, PLC launched the #808Reads Virtual Summer Reading Program. This reading campaign is a literacy motivation and engagement strategy designed to increase family-focused literacy...

On April 26, 2023, in the Honouliuli Middle School library, the Pacific Literacy Consortium’s production crew filmed the #808Reads 2023 Summer Reading Challenge Launch Party promotional video. PLC produced this video in partnership with the Hawai‘i Department of...

From February 1, 2023 to April 25, 2023, PLC orchestrated and executed the second annual Sparx Music Mentor Entrepreneurship program (MME). This PLC initiative pairs middle and high school students from Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area with accomplished performing...

Convening the 2023 KKP Education Summit is one of PLC's ‘Aha Lamaku ‘Oia‘i‘o project (ALO) professional development activities. This year's summit assembled educational thought leaders from the public and private sector to engage with KKP educators in large and small...

Barnes & Noble Ala Moana invited Hugh Dunn and Lilette Subedi to share their co-authored book, Kaha‘i’s Journey. The story is an expression of Dunn's and Subedi's collective experiences, insights, and research. They had a wonderful time reading passages from the...

PLC partnered with the Hawai‘i Department of Education's School Library Media Services to deliver major components of the 2022 Statewide School Library Conference held at the Prince Hotel on August 1–2. The conference featured live in-person presentations by Donalyn...

For the third consecutive summer, PLC teamed with the HIDOE Library Media Services (LMS) to produce and launch the HIDOE’s statewide #808Reads summer challenge. PLC and LMS continue to leverage Beanstack’s technical platform, which is an online commercial application...

Vibrantly illustrated and content-rich, Kaha‘i’s Journey is a picture book that takes readers on a path of self-discovery. Within the genre of realistic fiction, the story addresses critical environmental issues and emphasizes the importance of developing children's...