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Monday
May202013

SUMMER HIKING with KANENUIAKEA

SUMMER HIKING with KANENUIAKEA

Marae Ha‘a Koa Summer Intercession

June 3 to June 28, 2013

 

Koa Iki Cultural Learning Center, located at 84-255 Makaha Valley Road, is offering students and adults a special cultural program this summer.

 

The Center will host weekly field trips to Waianae’s wahipana, sacred ancestral lands from Ka‘ena to Ko‘olina.  The program will also include Waianae’s ka‘ananiau land resource system, Waianae mo‘olelo (stories and history), ethnobotany, archaeology, and permaculture, a regenerative design science rooted in the patterns of nature and sustainable energy. 

 

Please contact Glen Kila, Marae Ha‘a Koa director, by May 31st to register.  Call 294-2441.  The summer program is free.

 

Week 1 Field Trips  –  8 A.M. - 3 P.M.

            . Tuesday, June 4 - Ka‘ena Point - Leina-ka-uhane, Spirit leaping rock, Nenele’a sand dunes, Manini Gulch, rare endemic coastal plants

            . Thursday, June 6 - Kuaokala Mountain Ridge – Mountain Trails above Makua – Kuaokala Heiau, rare endemic mountain plants

 

Week 2 Field Trips  –  8 A.M. - 3 P.M.

            . Tuesday, June 11 - Makua – rare petroglyphs, history of the kupuka‘aina, aboriginal families of Makua, archaeological sites

            . Thursday, June 13 - Ohikilolo – Kula‘ilai birthplace of the 1st mother of the Hawaiian people, Ka‘ulu Valley - birthing place of one of Hawaii’s first king Huanuiikala‘ila‘i

 

Week 3 Field Trips – 8 A.M - 3 P.M.

            . Tuesday, June 18 - Makaha – Ancient Kumaipo Trail, rare archaeological sites, endemic mountain plants

            . Thursday, June 20 – Kaneikapualena Heiau and Kiko‘o Springs – Waianae original Village.

 

Week 4 Field Trips  –  8 A.M. - 3 P.M.

            . Tuesday, June 25 - Waianae – Archaeological sites, dry-land terraces, mountain plants

            . Thursday, June 27 - Kunia – Pohakea Pass, land of the sacred Lo Ali‘i.

Tuesday
May072013

2013 Honolulu Pride Parade & Celebration!

2013 Honolulu Pride Parade & Celebration – Saturday, June 1

Stand UP, Stand OUT, Stand PROUD!  In just THREE WEEKS, the 2013 Honolulu Pride Parade starts from Magic Island on Saturday morning, June 1.  After the Parade, there will be UU booths during the afternoon Celebration at Kapiolani Park Bandstand.  Stand GREEN!  Let’s have a big UU turnout, green and marching for Social Justice with Compassion, Justice, and Joy!  Watch for more details as the date draws near.  Contact Charlotte Huszcza at lottefish@msn.com if you want to help with a booth!  

 

Next Council Meeting – May 16, 2013

The Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu meets this month on Thursday, May 16, at 6:00 pm in the Fred Harper Room.  VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOMED to Council meetings!  If boldly growing Compassion, Justice, and Joy gets you all agitated, then please contact the Council at sjc@unitariansofhi.org or (808) 595-4047 or visit the Social Justice web pages on http://www.unitariansofhi.org/ for more information about the Social Justice Ministry of the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu.

Sunday
Apr072013

Camp Mokule'ia - April 19-21, 2013

Camp Mokule'ia

 

Conveners:  David Hafner and Theresa Moorleghen


All church camp-out the weekend of April 19-21, 2013. Shared meals, hikes, activities, and worship. A church tradition for decades.

 For more information, please contact:  

Chairs, Theresa Moorleghen (254-2026, theresam@zendada.org) and David Hafner (254-2026,

hafner@zendada.org).