impacting our youth
Ka Mākia (Vision)
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.
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.
Who We Are and What We Do
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 Experienced, is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to youth development through a structured Native Hawaiian approach, since February 24, 2017, EIN # 82-0746141.
Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa (NMII) - The Things Experienced, is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to youth development through a structured Native Hawaiian approach, since February 24, 2017, EIN # 82-0746141.
Ke Kumu (Purpose)
Conduct charitable activities for the purposes of youth leadership development, community-based cultural enrichment, and career pathway development.
Ka Huakaʻi (Mission)
Hoʻomōhala nā opio loaʻa Kūpono Ke Ola.
Impact the youth to achieve personal Excellence in Life - through programs of leadership development, Native Hawaiian culture, Honor Guard activities, community service, and career pathway development.
Executive Summary from Strategic Plan 2024
Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa will spend the next five years (2019-2024) developing our pilot programs to uplift all of Hawaiʻi’s youth especially our vulnerable Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) population to achieve High School graduation, higher education, and follow their passions as an intelligent, caring, and contributing community member. We believe all young people have the potential and ability to succeed in life and that every person possesses and seeks Aloha.
Through the Royal Hawaiian Guard and Hōʻala programs, youth follow the Kūpono Ke Ola Model for growth and learning that will connect them to a network of community stakeholders, cultural experts and professionals who impart lessons of values, culture, and best practices, allowing them to understand a sense of self, place, and purpose with the goal to Kūpono Ke Ola - to live a life of personal excellence.
The cultural protocol and demonstration team will provide Native Hawaiian cultural demonstrations and workshops in Hawaiʻi and abroad to support the Hawaiian community and Royal societies and inspire youth with an example to emulate as they will be able to understand the value of hard work, dedication, attention to detail, Hawaiian values - especially Aloha, and what living a life of Kūpono Ke Ola (sense of self, place, and purpose) can bring about.
Conduct charitable activities for the purposes of youth leadership development, community-based cultural enrichment, and career pathway development.
Ka Huakaʻi (Mission)
Hoʻomōhala nā opio loaʻa Kūpono Ke Ola.
Impact the youth to achieve personal Excellence in Life - through programs of leadership development, Native Hawaiian culture, Honor Guard activities, community service, and career pathway development.
Executive Summary from Strategic Plan 2024
Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa will spend the next five years (2019-2024) developing our pilot programs to uplift all of Hawaiʻi’s youth especially our vulnerable Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) population to achieve High School graduation, higher education, and follow their passions as an intelligent, caring, and contributing community member. We believe all young people have the potential and ability to succeed in life and that every person possesses and seeks Aloha.
Through the Royal Hawaiian Guard and Hōʻala programs, youth follow the Kūpono Ke Ola Model for growth and learning that will connect them to a network of community stakeholders, cultural experts and professionals who impart lessons of values, culture, and best practices, allowing them to understand a sense of self, place, and purpose with the goal to Kūpono Ke Ola - to live a life of personal excellence.
The cultural protocol and demonstration team will provide Native Hawaiian cultural demonstrations and workshops in Hawaiʻi and abroad to support the Hawaiian community and Royal societies and inspire youth with an example to emulate as they will be able to understand the value of hard work, dedication, attention to detail, Hawaiian values - especially Aloha, and what living a life of Kūpono Ke Ola (sense of self, place, and purpose) can bring about.
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It Starts With the Will to Make a DifferenceCommunity
E hahai i ke ala o ka hana pa‘akikī. (Pursue the path of challenging work.) One of our main causes here at na mea ike ia is Volunteer Opportunities, an issue that touches many lives, particularly our youth. With caring adults our youth can explore their passions and achieve personal excellence. We have partnered with Hawaiʻi's JROTC programs and are working with Nanakuli High School cadets after school time to build upon lessons they are learning in the classroom. See how you can support this effort by contacting one of our representatives. |
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A Foundation of Hawaiian Culture and Universal Values
Culture
E ho‘omaika‘i kākou e like me ko kākou mau kūpuna me ke kapukapu a me ka ha‘aheo. (Let us celebrate as did our ancestors of long ago.) Waiola Church has allowed for the Royal Hawaiian Guard to conduct Honor Guard activities at the Waineʻe Royal Tombs. It is our privilege to conduct protocols in honor of and share the story of sacred high chiefess and Queen Mother Keōpūolani. We are always open to new members who wish to join the Honor Guard and be a part of this sacred trust and unique cultural opportunity. You need not be of Hawaiian descent but must come with Aloha and a commitment to mālama (care for) this wahi pana (sacred space). |
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Activities designed for youth to THRIVE!
Competition
Loa‘a ka lanakila no ka hana pa‘akikī (Victory is achieved through hard work.) Providing meaningful competition for youth involved in the discipline of military-style drill to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, abilities, leadership, and teamwork and showcase their hard work is a primary goal between Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa and HMSU (Hawaiʻi Multiple Schools Unit, Hawaiʻi's JROTC command and liaison to the DOE). Competitions are geared to align with National standards while implementing 21st-century technology and utilizing qualified personnel from military and civilian Honor Guard units to judge competitions. |
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Lessons to achieve personal excellence
Civility
‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hālau ho‘okahi. (All wisdom is not taught in your school.) A key goal is to provide a neutral ground that everyone in Hawaiʻi may come to learn and experience Aloha, history, and culture. Lessons and teachings shall be from fact-based historical references. Appropriate kumu (teachers) who are loea (expert) in their skill will be sought to work with. Special attention shall be focused to develop youth to learn facts, make knowledgeable decisions, communicate amiably, and act with integrity. We seek great role models that can contribute to this vision and our mission. |
"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