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 our Ke Kula Pōʻaono o MIKA (MIKA’s Saturday School) - a twice/month program 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. Ke Kula Pōʻaono o MIKA is a free, enrollment-based program for the rest of this calendar year from June 2025 - December 2025 within South Seattle, WA (Skyway or Rainer Beach area).

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.

Registration & Dates

Registration

Please fill out this form to the best of your ability to register for the rest of 2025. We only have spots for 9-10 ʻohana per year currently.

We will contact you if you are accepted in! With this move to enrollment-based, you should only have to register once per calendar year for our no-cost program.

If you are unsure if you should register, please do so and then feel free to email Kumu Kamalei Brandon (mika@mawhcc.org) to talk through any hesitancies.