Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum dba African American Diversity Cultural Center Hawaii
Bridging Cultures-Common Threads Different Patterns
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Hawaiian Africana Youth Enrichment Program : in school cultural theater & social studies classrooms
The Hawaiian Africana Youth Enrichment Program (HAYEP) is an in-school participatory learning program designed to stimulate youth emotions, imagination, intellectual capacities, empowering them in understanding 'culture' within the context to enhance adolescent critical thinking skills. HAYEP components engages students artistic abilities, strengthens their social values, promote self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-worth, and empower their own cultural identity. The program serves at risk low income students (Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, Hawaiian Africana, Filipinos & other ethnic groups) in school who are performing at at low academic levels. Additionally, HAYEP curricula program complements the social studies and language arts curriculum.
Cultural Literary Basket for K-6
Kwanzaa Outreach activities - Held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village from December 26 to January 30. Total number of participants including hotel guests - 100. This is an educational community project to expose the public to the African American cultural experience.
Cultural Heritage Enrichment School Assembly
Cultural Heritage Enrichment School Assembly Program engages students
in learning about people of African descent, using skits, dance and drumming.
Hawaiian Africana Youth Enrichment Program
Interfacing Hawaiian history with American History with classroom social studies teachers
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Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum dba African American Diversity Cultural Center Hawaii
Board of directorsas of 9/21/2021
Mr. Marie Milks
Retired Hawaii Judge & Arbitrator
Term: 2018 - 2020
Ron Simpson
Entrepreneur
Deloris Guttman
Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum, Director/President
Steven Guttman
KessnerUmebayashiBainMatsunaga Law Firm
Marie Milks
Retired Hawaii Judge & Arbitrator
John Figuerres
Retired Navy Captain
Lloyd Poelman
Maui Family Court Judge
Mark Valencia
CaseLombardiPetti Law Corp
Alice Tucker
Community Leader
Edward Young
Entrepreneur
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes