KKV NEWS - May 2021

“Your Hands”

Puni Jackson & Megan Inada

Your hands have been chosen
all that you have been through
makes them stronger
makes them move with purpose
and love
and gratitude. 

Continue reading here.

“Super Auntie” Merina Sapolu

The epitome of neighbors being neighborly, our Super Aunties and Super Uncles are our super-connectors to our community.

Click here to meet one of our original Super Aunties.

Working with Bank of Hawaii to Vaccinate our Patients

In March, we partnered with the Bank of Hawaii to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to our patients. Click here to learn more.

KKV’s Finance Warriors

KKV would like to send a loving a hui ho to Dallys Vega, our former Chief Financial Officer, as she prepares for retirement.

Click here to read about Dallys’s legacy and meet our new CFO, Chan Hou Lei.

Carol Ann Carl - Perpetuating Pohnpei through Poetry

Carol Ann was an advocate working with the Hui Hoaka team at KKV for several months and has gradually transitioned to the grants department where she collects and documents stories for youth programming.

Click here to read more about how Carol Ann.

KVIBE

In April, the KVIBE youth had the honor of hosting the first ever community screening of the narrative short-film Hawaiian Soul.

Click here to read about KVIBE’s first Movie Night event.

Akira Sakima Scholarships

We are pleased to announce this year’s Akira Sakima scholarship recipients, a program created by the Kalihi Valley Community Foundation (KVCF).

Click here to meet our scholarship recipients.

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