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The Story of Hawaiʻi's Independence by Paulo Faleafine
ABOUT US
E MĀLAMA ‘IA NĀ PONO O KA ‘ĀINA E NA ‘ŌPIO - THE TRADITIONS OF THE LAND ARE PERPETUATED BY ITS YOUTH.
NĀ MEA ʻIKE ʻIA (NMII) - the things revealed, is a 501(c)(3) youth development & Native Hawaiian serving public charity
established FEBRUARY 24, 2017, EIN # 82-0746141.
NĀ MEA ʻIKE ʻIA (NMII) - the things revealed, is a 501(c)(3) youth development & Native Hawaiian serving public charity
established FEBRUARY 24, 2017, EIN # 82-0746141.
Ke Kumu (Purpose-Why)
Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa (NMII) is formed to promote and preserve Aloha in the world; and aid in the positive development of keiki-children, ohana-families, and wahi noho like o ka poʻe-communities with structured, cultural, values-based programs from the essence of our kūpuna-elders.
Ka Mākia (Vision-What)
Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa will develop generations of self-dependent successful youth, thriving in their passions, achieving personal excellence, and positively impacting others as they learn how to live Aloha and share it with the world.
Ka Huakaʻi (Mission-How)
Hoʻomōhala nā opio loaʻa Kūpono Ke Ola
Impact the youth to achieve Excellence in Life...by delivering on programs to fill the need for youth to BELONG, have a positive IDENTITY, and realize OPPORTUNITY.
Impact the youth to achieve Excellence in Life...by delivering on programs to fill the need for youth to BELONG, have a positive IDENTITY, and realize OPPORTUNITY.
Strategy
We will deliver on our mission with three programs that focus on one of three needs: BELONG - IDENTITY - OPPORTUNITY
The Royal Hawaiian Guard program is a structured Native Hawaiian-focused program that immerses participants in Hawaii Military-Style Drill that is a blending of ancient warrior practices with a modern military structure built around cultural values with the goal to live Aloha and perpetuate it in the world. The Guard is a safe and positive group for young people to BELONG and allows for them to engage in activities that spark their interest while learning about leadership, culture, and community.
The Aloha Legacy Hawaii program focuses on IDENTITY. Where we work with cultural experts and community elders to capture the nuances and essence of our Hawaiʻi and put it into educational content for visitors, residents, and future generations. Our goal is to provide youth, especially Native Hawaiians a sense of belonging in Hawaii and to proliferate Aloha in the world.
The Hoʻomāhua Initiative is our program to provide OPPORTUNITY. The Initiative is a kākou-everyone action that involves all in Hawaiʻi. Our work is to bring about a Smart Tourism solution that will connect visitors to residents and communities that will aid in building a circular economy in Hawaii. This will lead to future opportunities to work on economic diversification within communities based on resources that can be developed in the area. Our goal is that Native Hawaiian youth see their culture as valued and respected beyond a commercial aspect and internalize that there is a value to learning and living kanaka maoli culture.
- Youth need to BELONG to a positive group;
- Youth need a strong IDENTITY;
- Youth need to realize OPPORTUNITY.
The Royal Hawaiian Guard program is a structured Native Hawaiian-focused program that immerses participants in Hawaii Military-Style Drill that is a blending of ancient warrior practices with a modern military structure built around cultural values with the goal to live Aloha and perpetuate it in the world. The Guard is a safe and positive group for young people to BELONG and allows for them to engage in activities that spark their interest while learning about leadership, culture, and community.
The Aloha Legacy Hawaii program focuses on IDENTITY. Where we work with cultural experts and community elders to capture the nuances and essence of our Hawaiʻi and put it into educational content for visitors, residents, and future generations. Our goal is to provide youth, especially Native Hawaiians a sense of belonging in Hawaii and to proliferate Aloha in the world.
The Hoʻomāhua Initiative is our program to provide OPPORTUNITY. The Initiative is a kākou-everyone action that involves all in Hawaiʻi. Our work is to bring about a Smart Tourism solution that will connect visitors to residents and communities that will aid in building a circular economy in Hawaii. This will lead to future opportunities to work on economic diversification within communities based on resources that can be developed in the area. Our goal is that Native Hawaiian youth see their culture as valued and respected beyond a commercial aspect and internalize that there is a value to learning and living kanaka maoli culture.
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our 5 projects to impact youth
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support a positive group for youth to belong to
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hawaiʻi military-style drillSince 2009 we have worked to develop youth through our Royal Hawaiian Guard program focused on advancing Hawaiʻi Military-Style Drill, an art blending Native Hawaiian culture, history, and martial arts with modern military traditions.
Our mission is to impact the youth to achieve excellence in life - Kūpono Ke Ola. We strive to provide youth a safe group to BELONG to with a network of mentors and peers that will encourage each other to live Aloha and a life of personal excellence. The art of Hawaiʻi Military-Style Drill demands discipline, attention to detail, respect, resilience, critical thinking, empathy, teamwork, leadership, integrity, and tenacity. Our goal is to raise resources to achieve these key milestones.
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support positive identity through education
About - NĀ LEO O NĀ KŪPUNA
Nā leo o nā kūpuna - the voice of the elders is a project of Aloha Legacy Hawaiʻi focused on preserving the deep cultural stories and world view of Native Hawaiians and long-time community residents. In this project, our goal is to tell the story of each ahupuaʻa (a traditional land division, typically from mountain to sea) in Hawaiʻi. We will look to identify the myths, heroes, traditional uses, history, and stories of each wahi-place.
Our team has linked up with Bay Park Data Solutions, a certified nonprofit ESRI partner to develop a mobile friendly learning app. Through ESRI's powerful GIS (Geographic Information Mapping-System) platform, we will be able to literally put stories on the map and immerse folks into a authentic and meaningful Hawaiʻi 2D and 3D experience!
Our team has linked up with Bay Park Data Solutions, a certified nonprofit ESRI partner to develop a mobile friendly learning app. Through ESRI's powerful GIS (Geographic Information Mapping-System) platform, we will be able to literally put stories on the map and immerse folks into a authentic and meaningful Hawaiʻi 2D and 3D experience!
Youth Engagement!
We will look to gain community engagement and spark STEM learning by working with 6th grade classes to compete in which class can tell the best story of their district's ahupuaʻa. We will encourage students to reach out to their elders and identify pearls of wisdom that can be shared for next generations. Our team will work with the school groups to take their finding and shape it into a professional product.
Purpose
The project is intended to serve three purposes.
1. Provide a high-level cultural experience for visitors interested in learning more about Hawaiʻi.
2. Provide powerful and engaging educational content for teachers to augment into their lesson plans.
3. Provide deep-level learning reserved for next generations who commit to taking the kuleana-responsibility to mālama-serve and care for their ʻāina-land.
1. Provide a high-level cultural experience for visitors interested in learning more about Hawaiʻi.
2. Provide powerful and engaging educational content for teachers to augment into their lesson plans.
3. Provide deep-level learning reserved for next generations who commit to taking the kuleana-responsibility to mālama-serve and care for their ʻāina-land.
Goals & Need
Goals
1. We are starting this project on the island of Maui. Our goal is to have all districts of Maui Nui (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe) on the map by the end of 2024.
2. Enroll all 6th grade classes in our project.
Need
We project that this project will require a budget of $1,000,000 over the next three years to fund the app development, videography, graphics, Augmented Reality, and production staff required for success.
1. We are starting this project on the island of Maui. Our goal is to have all districts of Maui Nui (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe) on the map by the end of 2024.
2. Enroll all 6th grade classes in our project.
Need
We project that this project will require a budget of $1,000,000 over the next three years to fund the app development, videography, graphics, Augmented Reality, and production staff required for success.
Below is an example of a "StoryMap" we created to share the story of Honokahua, an ahupuaʻa in the moku-district of Lāhanai on the mokupuni-island of Māui. 2D stories like these will be embeded into a larger interactive map along with AR experiences so youth, residents, and visitors can all take a virtual field trip to Hawaiʻi from anywhere in the world!
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support opportunity to restore & regenerate
In the experience depicted we were able to share the ahupuaʻa of ukumehame with the thrid grade class of Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena school.
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MĀLAMA AHUPUAʻA
The Mālama Ahupuaʻa project of The Hoʻomāhua Initiative is geared to connect visitors and residents to a ahupuaʻa (traditional land division, typically from mountain to sea) where they will be immersed in the culture and history of the place while having an opportunity to enrich the area with volunteer work.
We will start our work in the Honolua ahupuaʻa soon! Your donation will support
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support an award of excellence
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Established July 5, 2020, the 1SG Jimmy Akuna - Hoʻilina Kūpono Award is presented through the Royal Hawaiian Guard program annually to one JROTC cadet in Hawaiʻi and to program members who distinguish themselves through meritorious leadership demonstrating the overarching principle of Kūpono - to stand upright by exemplifying the values of aloha-love, ʻoia-truth, ʻihi- respect, pono-balance, hoʻokeonimana-etiquette, mālama-care, and hoʻohanohano-honor.
Through his example, 1SG Jimmy Akuna lead to the inspiration of the concept that Aloha means HUA. Your donations support the legacy of servant leadership with
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First Sergeant (1SG) Jimmy Akuna, United States Army enlisted into military service after graduating from Leilehua High School in 1969. He was born on the island of Lānaʻi and raised in Wahiawa, HI.
His military education includes Basic Combat Training at Fort Ord, CA; Infantry training at Ft. Gordon, GA; Airborn, Ranger, Pathfinder, Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer, Drill and First Sergeant Course training at Ft. Benning, GA; Jumpmaster school at Vicenza, Italy; Commando training at 4th French Training Command, Breisach, Germany, and Recon School at Schofield Barracks, HI. 1SG Akuna served 20 years in the US Army stationed in a variety of assignments around the world. He has held numerous positions of high demand inside and outside of his specialty - 11B/Infantry, ranging from Senior Scout Observer, team leader of Rangers, Chief Instructor of Air Assault School, and finally as a First Sergeant. His combat deployments include two tours in Vietnam - 1969 and 1971. 1SG Akuna followed on to become a JROTC instructor at St. Louis School, Honolulu after his active duty military career and served at the school for 30 years from 1990-2020. He has impacted thousands of young men and women to become inspirational, ethical, compassionate leaders through his example of humility, uncompromising high standards, and unwavering support to empathically teach a young person how to BE a leader. 1SG Akuna has set a high bar and standard as to what a leader must be and is the personified definition of the value Kūpono - To stand upright with aloha-love, ʻoia-truth, ʻihi-respect, pono-balance, hoʻokeonimana-etiquette, mālama-care, and hoʻohanohano-honor. Award Symbolism: Hoʻilina Kūpono - “Legacy of Righteousness” inspires us to be our best selves. The ribbon colors represent the USA, Hawaii, and St. Louis School which 1SG Akuna served over his lifetime. The circular medal design reflects the eternal commitment required to live a life of Character, Leadership, and Excellence. The image of 1SG Jimmy Akuna reminds us of his example and the type of leader we must BE. The ʻUpena (fishnet in the center background) - symbolizes dually a provider - to feed many (in spirit) and impact - where every knot connects serving a purpose, so does one’s influence on others. The Pānānā (eight-pointed star compass at left) calls us to navigate life grounded in truth, values, and determination. The crossed Kāhili (feathered standard on pole at right) - reminds us to guard our honor and strive to always do what is right. |
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School Year 2020-2021 Recipient: Victoria Zembik, St. Louis School, Army - JROTC
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Cadet Major Victoria Zembik is a St. Louis School, sister school program participant from Sacred Hearts Academy.
Victoria has had a passion for community service since her early childhood. During her time as a cadet leader she gained the respect of peers and instructors and is described as a great student and leader by her school counselor from Sacred Hearts Academy. Victoria will continue her studies at Chaminade University, Hawaii with a focus in the medical field. We wish her the best of luck and hope that she will be able to look back at this humble award of legacy and excellence as an inspiration to achieve excellence in life. As part of this award Victoria received a $500 scholarship to use toward her next steps in life. |
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Volunteer Opportunities
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You can get involved with simply sharing a fundraising campaign on social media, donating food or funds in support, or scheduling time to participate in one of our events.
Opportunities
You can get involved with simply sharing a fundraising campaign on social media, donating food or funds in support, or scheduling time to participate in one of our events.
Opportunities
- Meal Transporter: We will need assistance with folks picking up food and delivering on December 23rd from 3:30pm-6pm.
- Meal Distributor: We will team you up with our friends at the Salvation Army to aid in passing out meals on December 23rd from 3:30pm-6pm.
- General Volunteer: From advocating, networking, community work, area clean-ups, etc., you can be of great help by assisting us to reach out to the community in support of our mission.
- Honor Guard/Drill Team: If you are about living history, upholding values, immersing in the Native Hawaiian culture, working with youth or peers in a team setting, and making a positive impact in the community, being a member of our Royal Hawaiian Guard may be a great fit for you! We are always accepting new members to participate in our program. This position requires candidates to pass a background check and meet qualifications of fitness to participate.
"I could not turn back the time for political change, but there is still time to save our heritage. You must remember never to cease to act because you fear you may fail."
- H.M. Queen Liliʻuokalani
to her adopted daughter, January 1917
- H.M. Queen Liliʻuokalani
to her adopted daughter, January 1917