Charlene Hoe

Charlene Hoe (born circa 1947) is the founder of Hakipuʻu Learning Center, a delegate for the historic 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, educator, and activist.

[4] After getting married, Charlene and Calvin volunteered with the Peace Corps to taught English as a second language in Micronesia.

[4] In 1971, Charlene and Calvin bought the Waiahole Poi Factory and continued to serve food while also using the space as a gallery for native Hawaiians artists.

[1][4] In 2001, Hoe, in collaboration with Judy Layfield, oversaw the Strategic Planning Enhancement Group (SPEG) in the Kamehameha Schools that sought to find and analyze the potential ways that Kamehameha Schools could expand and/or improve its educational efforts among Native Hawaiians.

[4][9] Charlene Hoe is also featured in the 2022 anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara and published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids.