Want to be in a parade?
Storybook Theatre is looking for parade units for the Princess Kaiulani Children’s Parade. The parade will be October 17 at 12:30 pm at the Theatre. So if you have a club, a team, a scout troop, Sunday school class or any other group that would like to struck their stuff in the parade, contact Storybook […]
Farm to School Month
October is National Farm to School Month. This program works to provide schools with fresh, healthy food from local producers. Of course, we at Makanalani think this is a wonderful idea. Our friends at Malama Kauai are celebrating with a Halloween Party Fundraiser & a big school garden installation at Kawaikini PCS in Lihu’e. You can […]
Healthy Recipes
We love growing food here at Makanalani. There are few better ways to appreciate God’s great gifts than to see a plant grow from seed to fruit or an animal mature. The food of the land sustains us all as we live within God’s grace. Because of this, we are always looking for healthy recipes […]
Kauai Island Singers Showcase
Music must be in the air with all of the musical posts we’ve been doing lately. Today we have yet another great event — the Kauai Island Singers Showcase concert on November 8 at 5pm. The concert will be at All Saints Church in Kapaa & features many of our superbly talented Kauai Singers including: […]
Christmas at Downton Abbey
Just one more Christmas album to share… The British TV show Downton Abbey brings to life Edwardian England… &, of course, those wonderful English country Christmases. Yesterday we told you about a Sarah McLachlan album with a contemporary spin on some Christmas Classics. If you prefer your Christmas music traditional, there are some stunning performances […]
Sarah McLachlan for Christmas
We know, it’s not even Thanksgiving… but still, Christmas music is such a joy… & it makes great gifts too, so we couldn’t resist. We found this album by Sarah McLachlan of Classic Christmas Carols & wanted to share it with you. We love the old songs, those that bring back memories of the season, […]
Music to Live By
We’ve been feeling musical the last few days… Sing alongs, Susan Boyle’s beautiful new album… but how about something to just keep in the background, while you go about your mundane tasks? Something to keep you in mind of Our Lord every moment of the day? Well, YouTube again to the rescue. This collect is […]
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
You’ve probably hear of Susan Boyle & her angelic voice… Since she appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, her career has taken off & her musical talents continue to grow. While we were on YouTube yesterday, we came across this song & just had to share it. The words & the music speak deeply […]
Christian Sing Alongs
A few days ago we told you about a sing along event here on Kauai. But what if you’re not on the island? Well, of course, singing in church is a great joy, but sometimes it’s fun to just sing along at home with the family too. There are some great videos on YouTube just […]
The Wonders of the Reef
God never ceases to astonish us with the riches with which He has blessed us. On Wednesday the NOAA Ship Hiʻialakai will return to port after a 28 day research expedition to explore the deep coral reefs that are found within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In this expedition, they found new species […]