70+ kids and lots of Aloha – Oct 17, 2017

Last week was fall break for the islands, and we had the privilege of hosting 2 separate groups of kids during that time. The first group was youth from the 4 Missionary Churches here on Kauai, who used this time to gather their youth groups together in one central place for 4 days of fun, […]

Spotlight on the Jacobs Family — October 10, 2017

In 2006 when the grounds of Makanalani were still overrun of Hawaiian jungle and no buildings or farm animals inhabited the property, Eric and Lyn began the work of turning their dream into reality with the help of Justin Jacobs. Justin was a part of the team that was hired to assist the Taylors to […]

Oct 3, 2017 at Makanalani

LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE… Elders & Their Wives, Planning Meetings for Chicken in a Barrel, and the First Annual JoJo’s Mission Day This past week, Makanalani opened its doors to the elders and their wives from Kapaa Missionary Church. They had a short but meaningful stay, and were able to use the quiet setting […]

Sept 26, 2017 at Makanalani

LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE… On Wednesday night last week, a large group came together at Makanalani to celebrate the Feast of Trumpets. This is a feast from the Old Testament, that served as a reminder to Israel that they were a people under covenant. Now, as Christians, this day celebrates the new covenant that […]

Sept 12, 2017 Spotlight Makanalani Interns

We are excited to share with you this week about our brand new internship program we are starting this fall! We are looking for several young adults to serve, learn, work, live, grow, and surf with the rest of the Makanalani team. Our first 3 sessions have been scheduled, and we are now accepting applications […]

Sept 19, 2017 at Makanalani

We have officially opened our first 3 Serve Sessions for our new Internship program, and we have already begun to receive applications! Our first Serve Session begins October 23rd, and we are still looking to fill more spots. If you know of any young adults who would be interested in serving Makanalani this fall, please […]