Moku'āina A Wakinekona

Mālama i Ka ʻĀina Program

Supporting Kānaka Maoli ‘Ohana with young keiki to preserve our culture and language

MAWHCC’s Mālama i Ka ʻĀina Program

Mālama i Ka ʻĀina (MIKA) is a new program in Mokuʻāina a Wakinekona Hawaiian Civic Club started in 2024. MIKA is committed to developmental and cultural programming focused on families who are Kānaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian and have young kids (0-5 years old). Our programming and resources aim to help ʻohana in their journey in reclaiming or sustaining our culture and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in order to strengthen our keiki, ʻohana, and lāhui. Most of our programming is located in King County, WA right now.

Please explore our webpages and contact Kamalei Brandon, mika@mawhcc.org, for more information.

Ke Kula Pōʻaono o MIKA (MIKA’s Saturday School)

E komo mai (come) and join us for one of our Ke Kula Pōʻaono o MIKA (MIKA’s Saturday School) - a time for families with children 0-5 years old to play together, hear a story, and do developmentally-appropriate cultural activities in ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i (the Hawaiian language). Together, as a community of Native Hawaiian families, we will learn together and practice our language and culture while helping our keiki (kids) with their early literacy.

Activities are geared towards 0-5 years old but the whole ‘ohana is welcome. No ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi experience needed; Kumu Kamalei is only 2+ years into her own journey and we will be supporting each other. Parents MUST stay with their keiki (children) the whole time.