Makanalani Kids June 2022 Newsletter

Summer time is officially here! We LOVE this time of year. We’re filled to the brim with different youth camps and we get to witness so many young lives being changed!  First Group of the Summer Summer is the best time in a kid’s life. And as you can see from all these big smiles, these keiki […]

Makanalani Kids May 2022 Newsletter

Long time no see! We missed you in April, but we’re back and happy to share some fun updates and introduce you to some new faces! April and May Groups From a day on the farm with a homeschool group, to a women’s tea party, to a 6th grade graduation party, we’ve definitely been keeping […]

Makanalani Kids March 2022 Newsletter

Back view of Kids on Lanai

Where do we even begin?! March was an amazing month for us at Makanalani! We officially launched a few projects we’ve been working on for awhile and, of course, hosted Spring Break at the Kids House! Introducing, Our New Website! Clearly, you found our new site! Welcome! We can’t even begin to explain how excited […]

Storybook Theatre Expression Sessions

A reminder that Storybook Theatre’s Expression Sessions is coming up soon. This Saturday, Janary 16 & also on Saturday, January 30 from 10am-12pm & additional sessions on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30pm on January 26, February 2 & February 9. These sessions are led by our local Kauai artist Caylin Spear & feature creative projects centered around […]

Making Art

Art & children just seem to go together. Especially now that the holidays are upon us, since there is nothing more special than a hand made gift from a loved one. As you know if you read our blog, one of our favorite Hawaiian artists is the fantastically talented Patrick Ching. We ran across this […]

Hawaii Film Festival this Weekend

Just a reminder that the 35th annual Hawaii Film Festival begins this weekend at the historic Waimea Theater. There will be 13 films in total & the festival runs all weekend from 11/19 to 11/22. There will be three directors there for the opening night plus a sake tasting event, so head on over & […]

Kauai Historical Society Book Sale

We love books & we bet you do too. On November 13 the Kauai Historical Society is holding a very special book sale — not just any books, but vintage books on Hawaii & the Pacific, plus antique tea cups & their 2015 Plantation Days calendar. The sale begins at 3pm & ends at 6pm […]

Church on the Beach?

What better place to praise God than our beautiful Kauai beaches? You can do just that by joining our friends at Kauai Bible Church this Sunday & every third Sunday of each month at Lucy Wright Park on the Southside, 9am. This is an outreach event to give back to the community. The church gives […]

Habitat for Humanity on Kauai

Did you know that Kauai has it’s very own chapter of Habitat for Humanity? With the recent sad news of President Carter’s illness, Habitat has been on our minds. They truly do God’s work in all their endeavors & show the way of a loving spirit. We don’t usually post press releases here, but we […]