Laulima Kakou

Posted by Johanna

Since the re-launch of our website in late August, Waipa staff have been busy learning how to manage the new features and working closely with our great web team to make our site more useful to you, the Waipa ‘ohana.  To help us accomplish that, we are so grateful in particular to Matt Goodale (w3dd.com) and Lindsey Fritz for their technical expertise, creativity and guidance.

Waipa’s ‘ohana is an amazing community of unique and supportive kupuna, volunteers, families, youth and others who are not only from Kaua‘ii, but really from all over the world.  All so different and yet all choosing to show aloha ‘aina, love for the land, to our abundant ahupua‘a.  And...because the Waipa ‘ohana actively shares in the effort, we are also a community of laulima… of many hands working together.

While most of our work is on the land, Waipa staff do appreciate the potential of the internet to stay in touch.  Since we have so many diverse projects all over the ahupua‘a, it excites us to share Waipa’s many faces of abundance. 

Over the new few months, Waipa’s staff will take turns using this blog to share stories and photos of various projects and activities.

And...because we certainly know that the full abundance of the ahupua‘a is not just in the ‘aina but also in our many hands, we invite you TOO to share in making our website useful by suggesting topics or providing feedback to us at waipaonline@waipafoundation.org.

Mahalo nui loa!

Entry posted on 10/11/2011

 

Limahana Work Training Recruiting for Fall

Posted by Johanna

Waipa invites north shore parents and youth (ages 15-18 in grades 9-12) to attend the Limahana Program orientation on October 7 at 5:30 p.m. to find out more about our after-school work training program.  This program offers youth a chance to get work experience (they are paid $7.50 / hr) while gaining valuable life skills and learning about the Hawaiian culture and environmental stewardship. 

Limahana offers youth a chance to connect with caring adult mentors, learn valuable lessons about  on the job ethics and team work, experience  the joys of working outdoors while they learn about natural resources, work with younger youth and help to grow food!

Our Fall Session will run this year from October 24th until December 16th, 2011. 

During this time, participants will have the option of working 2-3 days after-school on a project of their choice.

Participants MUST APPLY and be accepted into the program.  To get more information and an application, please come to the Limahana orientation on October 7, 5:30 - 7:00 pm.

Questions?   826-9969

Entry posted on 09/24/2011

 

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