With Northeastern expanding its reach around the world, an increasing number of students from Hawai'i are enrolling at the university. The growing population of Hawai'i students in the Boston area can benefit from connecting to each other through our shared background. Thus, the Hawai'i Ohana at Northeastern University (HONU) was formed to bring together people who the share the Aloha spirit. Not restricted to those originating from Hawaii, HONU accepts people of all different backgrounds who have an interest in Hawaii’s culture. Our organization is here to be a hanai 'ohana (adoptive family) to students at Northeastern who want to keep connected with home. We also want to share our state’s unique traditions through fun activities and events. On a broader scale, we hope to connect with other students in the area to build the Boston/Hawaii network.