A check in the amount of $500,000 was given to the Malama Learning Center by the James Campbell Company and the James and Abigail Campbell Family Foundation. This new center will focus on teaching Hawaiians the history of its culture and how to care for its land and sea. The center was conceived to teach art, science,  conservation and culture.

The Campbell Family Foundation patronizes organizations that wish to build sustainable Hawaiian communities. Also funded was the Wai’anae Community Re-Development Corporation’s MA’O Organic Farm and Ka’ala Farm. These grants help the farm’s Ke Ala Ho’ oulu ‘Ai or "farm-to-school program". The MA’O farm highlights a balanced relationship between the aina and the people. They strive to teach students pride in their history and their community by instilling a sense of belonging as well as showing them the bounty of hard work.

Ka’ala Farm will use this grant to assist their teaching of the many children who come to the Cultural Learning Center for hands-on experience. They wish to hand down their cultural knowledge and their practices to future generations so that ultimately the children will learn the true meaning of the importance of their land. 

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