Makanalani Blog

The 4th Annual Back to School Bash is going to be held on Saturday, 14th July from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at Kukui Grove Center Stage. This event gives every child all that they need to start the new school year with confidence and a backpack full of all they will need to do […]

Even though the Summer Serve Session is in full swing Fall is just around the corner, and that means more wonderful interns have the chance to serve with us on God’s beautiful island of Kauai. Internship at Makanalani lasts for 3 months, and the Fall serve session runs from September 12th to December 14th. Tuition

Independence Day is a special day for all Americans as it’s the day that the 13 original colonies declared their intention to break away from British rule. It is interesting that John Adams predicted that it would be celebrated on July 2nd and that the date of the vote itself would be celebrated, but it

Here’s wishing you all a wonderful 4th of July, this year and every year. Enjoy your day celebrating our wonderful country and freedom. With friends, family, outside or indoors, cooking up a storm or firing up the BBQ we can all give thanks to our Lord and Creator for making all things possible and for

It’s nearly Independence Day and that means it’s time to celebrate our wonderful country and enjoy time with friends and family giving thanks to God for this land we love our beautiful America. There are two main family fun events held on Kauai for Independence Day and we’re delighted to share them with you. First

From our Newsletter. To see the Makanalani Newsletter click here. To sign up for the newsletter just scroll to the bottom of the page. ‘SUMMER IS HERE!​ And here is what we’ve been up to…. It’s the first summer session of our internship program and we have a full house with 19 interns! They have

Good news stories are something we all enjoy here and we particularly enjoyed this one from Ke Akua Youth Group who spent Father’s Day handing out homemade clay crosses to all Fathers that attended Sunday services at All Saints Kauai. The youth group had put much love into crafting these crosses and had even painted

The good people of Samaritan’s Purse have done so much to help the people of Kauai to get back on their feet after the floods, not just with practical work like helping clean up, putting tarps up to cover damaged roofs and scrub scrub scrubbing to remove that horribly persistent mold! but they also offered

This week we were delighted to host the middle schoolers from St. Catherine School here at Makanalani. Preparing them all for a summer of fun and an exciting return to school as middle schoolers! All enjoyed fun and games in the grounds and were surrounded by God’s presence and endless love. Makanalani is all about

On Saturday, June 23rd from 9am until Noon there will be a Ti Leaf Lei-Making Workshop in Memory of the People of Kalaupapa. Hosted by ReSource for Christian Spirituality and held at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (click on their name to be taken to their website). All the churches of Kauai are