KKV NEWS - March 2021

“Melting Edges”

Megan Inada, Research Coordinator

Today we
commit                                                                                                  
to sit with discomfort
with the intention to grow through it.

We are compelled
to explore varied viewpoints
remembering together
that we once knew how to live in harmony
until blunt force societies
shifted our knowing -
changing the smells in our kitchens,
reinterpreting the shapes of our stories. 

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Vaccinating Our Patients at KKV

Francisca Criste, 93 years old, walked to KKV’s Na Koa clinic to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She wore our very first Elder Care T-shirt that we gave her in 2005. “I wanted to show off that we seniors and I are staying alive!!” she exclaimed. Francisca told our staff that she took good care of the T-shirt because it meant a lot to her. “Thank you to KKV’s Elder Program I’m staying alive!” I was thrilled to see her so excited! I had the seniors wear this T-shirt at our first outing to participate an annual March for Hunger 16 years ago! Merlita Compton, Director of Elder Care

For more information on KKV’s vaccination activities click here.

Just Plant It, Kuya!
KVIBE started a new urban garden right outside the shop!

Click here to read our interview with some of the Kuya’s that helped start it

Casey Chikuma - ʻĀina Warrior
“One of the most important things that happened to me in my life,” he says.  “Is when my mom forced me to volunteer at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.  I was only 15-years-old then.”  

I still carry that spirit of healing and resilience and apply it to the ʻāina.

read more about Casey’s story.

Austin Haleyalpiy

One of the newest members of our KKV ohana, Kuya Austin is KVIBE’s Project Coordinator.

Read more about Kuya Austin and the urban canoe house.

See Your Dentist Today

According to the Hawaii Dental Association, dentists are seeing an increase in stress-related oral health conditions since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To schedule an appointment for routine or emergency dental care, call 808-791-9428.

KKV is grateful for the many gifts we experience daily through our work in Kalihi. We offer our thanks for community generosity in all of the different ways that this is expressed.

Donations make it possible for us to provide a rich array of services to Kalihi Valley, including care for 100 acres of land that provides a foundation for KKV’s ‘aina-based healing programs.

One easy way to support KKV is by signing up with Amazon Smile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to KKV. You just have to select us - click here to learn more.

If you make charitable contributions through Aloha United Way, you can designate funds to KKV as your recipient - our code # is 72660.

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Photograps by Ka’ohua Lucas (Ho’oulu ‘Āina) - www.kaohuaphotography.com