The kohe mālamalama o kanaloa - protect kahoʻolawe fund will preserve and digitize the collection of documents and manuscripts of the late NOA emmett aluli, MD, a moloka'i respected and beloved…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $199,625 Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) Project Grant to the Kohe Malamalama O Kanaloa - Protect Kahoolawe Fund. This 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will support the preservation and digitization of approximately 600,000 pages of documents and manuscripts from the late Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli, a respected Moloka'i physician and co-founder of the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana and Aloha Aina movement. The digitized materials will be made accessible online through partnerships with the University of Hawaii Manoa and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission, inspiring Native Hawaiians to advocate for their cultural practices and heritage.

The kohe mālamalama o kanaloa - protect kahoʻolawe fund will preserve and digitize the collection of documents and manuscripts of the late NOA emmett aluli, MD, a moloka'i respected and beloved physician of the people, as well as one of the founders of the protect kahoʻolawe ʻohana and the aloha ʻāina movement. For decades, DR. Aluli diligently filed his notes and ʻohana, fund, and kahoʻolawe island reserve commission primary source materials, totaling approximately 600,000 pages. Digitizing will provide a frontline view of the significant political, cultural, and spiritual movement. Partnering with the university of hawaiʻi mānoa and the commission, project staff will upload the digital files to online platforms, making them accessible throughout hawaiʻi and beyond to inspire native hawaiians of every generation to feel a sense of agency and to advocate for native hawaiian ways of being, doing, and connecting to one another.