About usOUR MISSION
Providing safe places and safe spaces to deter suicide by BUILDING life skills to strengthen oneʻs identity through Hawaiian values, EMPOWERING individuals to successfully manage their future and ESTABLISHING a healthy, sustainable & thriving Hawaiian community. OUR STORY In October 2008, the island of Kaua'i was shaken, and tremors were sent to our bones as we mourned the tragic loss of three Hawaiian youth, each one from the Anahola Hawaiian community. Coming together to remember these 'opio (youth), comfort the 'ohana (family) and we heard the voices of concerned residents in the area . . . hope was being birthed. After much pule (prayer) ascended from family and friends, Kūkulu Kumuhana O Anahola (KKOA), was formed. The founders were of the opinion that the key to reaching our youth was through trusting in the Paipala Hemolele (Holy Bible) and strengthening through cultural values. Our work today continues in loving memory of those we have sadly lost. We are compelled and committed to embrace and strengthen our children and youth which led us to our MISSION. OUR VISION - A thriving Hawaiian community in Anahola that is active in its traditional and modern culture; utilizing new technologies to enhance the old; and establishing and managing their own food systems to provide a healthy and sustainable way of living. Kūkulu kumuhana means the pooling of strengths -- emotional, psychological, and spiritual -- for a shared purpose (From Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source), Vol. 1 |
E koho i ke ola
"Choose Life" |