Aloha ‘What it Means to My Ohana and Yours’

A beautiful new book to start the New Year. Aloha ‘What it Means to My Ohana and Yours’ is a lovely 38 page book with 11 full color illustrations showing life in Hawaii. Written Lahela Keikila’au’o’wakanahele Chandler Correa, a native Hawaiian, the book tells the story and lessons of aloha. Sharing the lessons learnt from […]

Baseball Registrations for Keiki

If your keiki or any you know like to play, or want to play Baseball here’s your chance. Koloa Youth Baseball Association and the West Kauai Youth Baseball League are taking registrations for Cal Ripkin and Babe Ruth from now until January 13th Cal Ripkin is for ages 10 and under, and 12 and under, […]

Experience the Fun of Collecting as a Family

Is there anything you like to collect as a hobby or have you ever thought of doing so and wondered how to start? A special guest Mr. David Leopold will be visiting the Storybook Theatre on Friday, December 30th, from 6:30-8 pm to answer your questions about Coin and Stamp collecting, and will assist you […]

New Years Eve on Kauai

What do you like to do on New Years? Is it a family celebration, or something more public? Whatever you like to do we wish you a bountiful and joy filled New Year, filled with the love of our Lord. If you enjoy fireworks Poipu is the place to be. On Saturday, December 31st, from […]

Acting and Improvisation Classes for Kids – Starting Dec 27th

Kids are full of energy, and we all know our keiki can get get a little overexcited at this time of year, and that it can be very stressful for parents and caregivers alike. That’s why we love people like The Storybook Theatre who put events on for keiki over the holidays. They’re offering acting […]

Happy Christmas!

Let the happiness overflow at this Joyful and Holy time of year. Celebrate God’s great love for us and the birth of his Son and our Savior Jesus Christ. Christmas is a time of great Joy. Jesus’s birth brought Joy to the world. Wise men, shepherds and angels all knew this was no ordinary baby, […]

Gift of Giving

One of the greatest gifts that you can give is that of charity, and as it’s the season of giving we thought we’d talk a little about that today. Charity takes many forms, and is something that everyone can take part in, whether you’re rich or poor. Charity can be a smile, an offer to […]

Do You Love Horses As Much As We Do?

There’s no doubt that here at at Makanalani we love all of God’s creatures, but almost everyone has a particular favorite, and for many it’s horses. If your keiki loves horses or you know one that does, then they’re sure to enjoy the Healing Horses Winter Break Horsemanship Camp – plus it makes a wonderful […]

Thoughts on Resolutions

We all talk about and plan resolutions for the New Year, but how many of us actually keep them? It’s very easy to talk about doing more for your church community, or going to the gym to lose that Christmas weight, and while our bodies are a gift from God that should be respected, it […]

More Delights at the Festival of Lights

If you haven’t been to see Kauai’s famous Festival of Lights here’s another reason. There will be several ’Special Performances’ this year, and two of them are coming up. On Saturday, December 17th at 7-8 pm Mary Lardizabal’s Kapaa Middle School Choir and Ukulele Band will be performing at the Festival of Lights. And on […]