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
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 […]
Princeville Library Book Sale March 5
If you’ve read much of our blog, you know we love books… Alas, bookstores on Kauai are rare & far away from the North Shore — but the Princeville Library comes to the rescue a few times a year with their used book sale. Since it doesn’t happen all the time, we wanted to give […]
Nature & Religion at the National Tropical Botanical Garden
A while ago we had a few posts about Christianity & caring for the environment. At Makanalani, we have the blessed to be so close to nature, since we feel that being close to nature is being close to God. If you would like to know more about what other people are thinking on the topic […]
Play at Kilauea School
For those of you not familiar with our location on the north shore of Kauai, our closest town in Kilauea, so we love to hear about happenings there, especially when it’s something the kids are doing, so… We’re excited to tell you about a production by the Kilauea School Drama Club. They’ll be presenting the […]
Island School Gala Auction March 19
We recently talked about charter schools on Kauai. Well, we also have many wonderful private schools, & Island School is one of the best. Not only do they have a great academic reputation, but they are very good at helping get scholarships for worthy students, so their fundraisers are important events. On Saturday, March 19, at […]
Charter Schools on Kauai
Our great experience with Kanuikapono Public Charter School made us wonder what other charter schools there are on Kauai, so we thought we would take a look. One of the things that we found in our research is the Kanuikapono is one of the highest rated. After our experience with this, this comes as no surprise. If you […]
Kanuikapono Charter School at Makanalani
Kanuikapono Charter School recently held two clinics at Makanalani. True Beauty for girls & True Strength for boys Each group stayed overnight on subsequent nights & shared together on the day between. We are so pleased to be able to host groups like this & to have an impact on young lives. The coordinators mentioned […]
Kauai Keiki Bike Safety Day
Wilcox Hospital here on Kauai is more than just our main health care center, they also do many programs to benefit the community. One that we are particularly happy they are undertaking is their bike safety day, since it directly helps Kauai’s keiki. They are holding it this year on April 30 (we know it’s […]