Ke Ala Hoʻoulu Cohort Program

Ke Ala Hoʻoulu is a five-month, pilina-centered program designed to support wahine as they prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce. Through hands-on learning, participants strengthen computer and digital skills, develop résumés, prepare for interviews, and build confidence for their next steps. Each session also incorporates Hawaiian cultural learning and practices, such as lei making, creating space to strengthen connection, ʻike, and kuleana. The cohort culminates in a Hōʻike, celebrating each wahine, her growth, and the journey she has taken toward a more confident future.

Kuleana o ke Aloha

At Wāhine Hoʻoulu, our programs and services are offered as a gift of aloha when resources are available. Rather than charging a program fee, we invite each wahine to embrace Kuleana o ke Aloha—a commitment to carry forward the aloha, support, and opportunities she receives by giving back through meaningful service to our kaiāulu.

Through this shared kuleana, each wahine has the opportunity to grow, serve, and uplift others—continuing a cycle of aloha that extends beyond Wāhine Hoʻoulu and into our kaiāulu.

We uplift wāhine so wāhine can uplift others.

For Ke Ala Hoʻoulu, Kuleana o ke Aloha includes approximately 10 hours of approved service during the five-month cohort. The service component is intended to foster service, confidence, connection, leadership, and reciprocity. It is not a fee or repayment for participation.

Each Ke Ala Hoʻoulu participant is invited to contribute approximately 10 hours of Community Kuleana during the five-month cohort.

Community Kuleana reflects reciprocity, pilina, and service to others. It is an educational and service component of the cohort and is not a fee or repayment for participation

Program Goals

Participants will have opportunities to:

  • Develop leadership and communication skills.

  • Strengthen personal and professional confidence.

  • Build meaningful relationships and community connections.

  • Engage in cultural learning and ʻike (knowledge sharing).

  • Explore personal, educational, career, and community goals.

  • Discover ways to serve and lead with purpose.

  • Contribute to a network of wāhine committed to uplifting one another.

Wahine Hoʻoulu is more than a program. It is a journey of growth, connection, and collective empowerment, where wāhine are nurtured, inspired, and encouraged to rise together.

Ke Ala Hoʻoulu

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