May 2016

We have just said goodbye to our first group of youth this summer. We were so blessed by these youth from Ku A’e Hou on Oahu. Saturday morning they rolled up their sleeves and helped us mulch, weed, and plant! We are honored & humbled to have these extraordinary youth serve & bless Makanalani. All of […]

Regular readers of our blog may think we are somewhat obsessed with books… & this is something to which we will freely confess. Books add so much to our lives & are the basis of learning for our youth. And there is something intensely satisfying about holding a read book in your hand, whether hardcover

‘Don’t know what banana poka is? Well, it’s a really fun environmental fair on Kauai! It let’s adults & children learn about the forest in an engaging way & also includes ono (delicious) food & live music. This year it will by on May 29, so get out those calendars & make your plans now.

Bathsheba was the wife of the hero David & the mother of the wise Solomon, who succeeded his father as king. In just that should sentence you can tell that hers is quite a story, but it gets more intriguing. You see, Bathsheba was already married to Uriah the Hittite when David first saw her.

On Saturday, May 21, the Kauai Humane Society will be holding their annual Paws for Celebration fundraiser. It will feature a live performance by Makana, one of our favorite young musicians, as well as dinner & an auction. It’s a fun event for a very worthy cause. On Kauai, sadly, we have many animals who

We all love to eat, & Kauai offers some many exotic & tasty options. One way to get a feel for the variety of grinds available is a food tour. On Thursday, May 19 there will be such a you of the Royal Coconut Coast. It runs from 8am to 5 pm & cost $120

In the past couple of weeks we have told you stories on mothers & their role in the bible. Today we’re going to go back in time a bit from one of our previous posts about Rebekah to Moses’ mother, Jochebed. Her name means “Yahweh is glory” or “Jehovah is our glory”, & what a

We here at Makanalani want to wish all mothers everywhere the happiest of days today. It is you who are the foundation of everything good that people can do in this world & we believe that all mothers are blessed by the Lord. The love of mothers is truly a blessing from God. We’ve been,

Nothing says love like a home made gift, so we looked around the web to find some inspiration. Below are some of our favorites from the pages we found. We hope you enjoy them & can use them to make that special one of a kind gift for your mother, or grandmother, wife or daughter.

We’ve posted about some of these events earlier, but we know how things can get lost with busy schedules, so on this May Day a few reminders of exciting things happening on Kauai. May 5 is the traditional Japanese Children’s Day & Kauai is celebrating with Koinobori! Saturday, May 7 is the Princeville Library Free Comic