Our History


Hawai'i Alliance for Arts Education, founded in 1980, is the only statewide private non-profit for the arts that belongs to the national Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, a major program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.

We represent 105 organizations and 300 individuals, a combined statewide membership of over 35,000.

We are recognized both locally and nationally for our achievements.