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KKV NEWS

As a start to what we hope will be a joyful year, we will be including poetry, stories, and photographs from our staff and community that inspire us.

[photo credit: Innocenta Sound-Kikku]

Kilelepen Rahn: Time by Carol Ann Carl

Time.

Time is rushing swift as typhoon winds,

In one moment there is birth in the next death.

Where does time truly begin?

 The times are turbulent

As the rumbling of the unrelenting West tries to tip over our canoe,

As our voices grow louder we can’t help but wonder,

If we’re too late, or too soon.

All I know is,

Time is like the ocean.

It reverberates, it’s a bridge.

There are moments when it gives pause and moments when it’s unhinged.

But time,

time is on our side because we are a testament of our past.

We are as unrelenting and reverberating as the ocean waves that swell unabashed.

Never forget, Micronesia, that just like time

we have been, we are, and we will be

WE ARE THE OCEAN

More blue and more powerful than anything collectively.

[For more about the author click here]

‘A shining moment’: Congress agrees to restore Medicaid for Pacific Islanders

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Aunty Eunice Kalahele

KKV’s ‘Aina Warrior of the Month

Learn more about her here.

One of the many achievements of 2020 was the launching of social enterprises across KKV. Ho’oulu ‘Āina opened its online market featuring many of the wood carvings, la’au lapa’au and other items created by staff artisans and Hawaiian makers. Roots featured cafe menus, produce, and food products on their website; and Seams Wonderful launched an online market for their bags and apparel. We look forward to even more in 2021.

Makeke and ʻUmekenomics at Ho’oulu ‘Āina

At Ho’oulu ‘Āina, we look to our ʻumeke – the bowl that holds our food, prayers, and light – as our pathway toward sustainability. The ʻumeke metaphor guides us to the resources that will feed our future.

ʻUmekenomics intentionally creates the culture of the ʻumeke around every exchange. ʻUmekenomics invites us to live according to the culture of this land, our grandmother.

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SEAMS WONDERFUL online market!

Our Seams Wonderful holiday market has gone online. We have muumuus, men’s shirts, and bags made by program participants.

ROOTS Farmacy & Food Hub

In addition to ono prepared foods, the Roots Cafe’ also operates the Farmacy, a mini-market stocked with produce and cultural food products from our Food Hub partners, including customer favorites like Haloa's Poi and fresh Ilio Lani Farm eggs. The Roots Food Hub aggregates fresh organic produce from small farm partners across O’ahu. The mobile market sells fresh and cultural produce at the Wellness Center every Tuesday and Thursday.

Read more about Roots here.

Thank you Dr. Ishimoto!

Dr Samuel Ishimura retired in July 2020 after serving 16 years, as the Hawaii Regional Director for the NYU Langone Dental Medicine’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program.

Read more about Dr. Ishimoto here.

Welcome Dr. Christopher Nakamura!

KKV’s new pediatric dentist completed an Advanced Education in Dentistry residency at KKV and has returned to join our staff.

Read more here.

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KKV is a nonprofit 501 c(3) community health center and Federally Qualified Health Center.

Grants and 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.

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

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