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t Organization: Ka' u Learning Center for Hawaii Comfy P&R RFP Number: Date Prepared: December 30. 1997 IV. PROJECT DESIGN/SERVICE DELIVERY (continued) To reiterate, agreement has been reached to use these facilities in Phase I of the projects 1) Ocean View--The Ka' u Kids are housed at the Hawaiian Ocean View Community Association Clubhouse. The center has a stage and limited sound system that they allow the group to use. 2) Na' alehu--Principal, Peter Volpe, has welcomed the project which will be housed in a new portable classroom. Approximately $1,000 of the grant will be used to provide security grills on classroom windows. 3) Huliau O Kau has a 3-acre farm back of its offices, all provided by Ka'u Agribusiness. The poi machine will be used during their summer youth ag project. During the school year, the poi machine will be housed by the VocTech Dept. at Ka'u High School, where Future Farmers of America students raise taro. Equipment to be purchased: 1) Ocean View--Sony CCD-TR930 Hi 8 camera; Sony VCT-R630RM tripod; Sony EVS-5000 Hi 8 tape deck; Sony SSLV-980HF VHS tape deck; Videonics mixer. 2) Na'alehu--Ten P166/64MB/3.5G computers and 1 NT dual processor server 128MG/7.OG/ modem/24xCD-ROi\/Lfloppyimonitorivideocard/keyboar&mouse networked pia 12-purl hub v,~ith Windows 95, Office 97, and Publisher 97 software. 3) Pahala--one poi-making machine. Hours and days of operation: 1) Ocean View--The Ka'u Kids meet on weekends and the program is to be run by the Hawaiian Ocean View Community Association. This is an equipment purchase only for Ocean View. 2) Na' alehu--The reverse mentoring project will run from 3-5pm on school days and depending upon additional funding, from Sam-4pm during the summer. Evening parent mentoring sessions will be scheduled and paid for by Hilo Community School for Adults. 3) Pahala--Huliau O Ka' u will use the poi machine during its summertime youth agricultural program funded by Alu Like and Hawaii County Research & Development. During the school year. the VocTeclvAg will house and use the poi machine during its normal class schedule. Plans to obtain additional funding and resources include: • DBEDT-CBED is considering a Training Tools grant. • Hilo Community School for Adults will purchase the educational software. • Talks have began with Alu Like on Oahu. • Pursuit of a $3,000 Atherton automation grant for the "super computer" needed for project. • Looking ahead: Family Literacy grant program, Hawaii Community Foundation's Hawaii Technical Assistance Network and Kellogg's Managing Information with Rural America.