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Mauliola Keʻehi Huakaʻi
Activities
KILO PAPA OLA KAI: Exploration and observation of reef life
KILO KINO: Observing your internal weather
KILOI ʻOPALA: Marine debris removal
KILO: Keen observation
HOE WAʻA: Canoe paddling
MEA KANU KOMO HEWA: Removal of invasive species
KANU NĀ HELEHELE HAWAIʻI: Planting native Hawaiian plants
Personal Development & Developing Wellness Resilience
"This is not an activity, it's a way of being. This experience is a wholeness, and it's enough for us and our kids"
| MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
"I am inspired to utilize different resources to integrate Hawaiian cultural practices/learnings into our organization"
| KUMU |
Trauma Informed care
HEALING PAHWAYS with Hawaiʻi's first responders and healthcare professionals
"I definitely have a place now to visualize, to remind me when I need to take time for myself, for my wellbeing"
| Honolulu Police Department Command Staff |
"I think, you know, this is very important for everyone's wellbeing, to have a day to take time, reflect, and remember why we're here... I think this was a great opportunity to kind of bring us back to our roots"
| City and County of Honolulu EMT |
Hoʻōla Keʻehi
Environmental Revitalization
"I am taking away that even in a space of discomfort, we can find connection"
| KUMU |
"I am inspired to educate myself more about the ʻāina I grew up on"
| EMT |
Kaiola Summer Program
What will you take home after summer program?
"Breathing exercises"
"Clay sculpture"
"Pīkai and learning to cleanse"
"All of my new friends"
Kamehameha Schools Summer Kula
5th and 6th grade haumana from Kamehameha schools campus join us in-depth for a week long summer program. Haumana engage deeper with moʻolelo of Keʻehi and Kapālama through lessons and art therapy; practice hoe waʻa (paddling), gain firsthand experiences with the foundational animals of the Kumulipo, and develop social emotional learning skills to equip haumana with tools to best serve their individual mauliola and community.
"I feel so, so satisfied"
"It made me feel beautiful"
"I feel artistic and creative"
"This made me feel so happy"
Moʻolelo Art
"This was the best thing I have made in my entire life"
| GRADE 8 |
"I just felt so focused, locked in, for the art"
| GRADE 7 |
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