Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club

KO`OLAUPOKO HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB

Ua mau ke`ea o ka`aina i ka pono...
the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

The towering Ko`olau pali stand majestically over the nine ahupua`a of Kane`ohe Bay. Represented by the Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, these ahupua`a include Kane`ohe at the southern end, through He`eia, Kahalu`u, Waihe`e, Ka`alaea, Wai`ahole, Waikane, Hakipu`u and Kualoa.

The Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club is a non-profit community organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the Native Hawaiian culture, our heritage and our people. Our membership is comprised of Native Hawaiians and "Hawaiians at heart", and is open to anyone interested in supporting cultural, educational and service programs primarily in the Ko`olaupoko area on the Windward side of the island of O`ahu, Hawai`i.

E komo mai, welcome...
We invite all of you to enjoy learning about our island culture "through Hawaiian eyes", from the perspective of our native people. You can do this through this website, by participating in our various tours and other activities, or by becoming a member of our Hawaiian civic club.

Please download the membership form from this site, complete it and mail it with your dues to the address noted on the form. These nominal dues help us to sustain and maintain our work to support and preserve our native Hawaiian culture and the history and heritage of our islands.

Celebrate Ko`olaupoko 2012 kicks off Steering Committee Meetings
Planning for next year's "Celebrate Ko`olaupoko" series of events continues this month with the next meeting of the Steering Committee on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., at the Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club office, 46-005 Kawa St., Ste. 104, Kane`ohe. It's on the corner of Kahuhipa and Kawa Street near Windward Mall. If you'd like to participate, or represent an organization, club, school or other hui, please join us for this important planning meeting. See our "Celebrate Kane`ohe" page to read about the last time this was done, five years ago or call 235-8111 for more information.

Cultural Service at Ha`iku Valley - Sunday, Jan. 22nd
Our next cultural access and service work is in Ha`iku valley on Saturday, Jan. 22nd, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and involves cleaning Kanehekili Heiau. This is a cultural access program of the Ko`olau Foundation and the Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club. Volunteers are asked to bring weedwhackers, loppers, heavy-duty rakes and other gardening tools to help clear invasive vegetation off the heiau. Call 235-8111 for more information.

Restoring Productivity to the He`eia wetlands - work in the lo`i kalo
The Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club works with Kako`o `Oiwi and the community to malama this taro field (located just mauka of the long bridge). Volunteers are also working in the lo`i on Wednesdays and Fridays, and other days by pre-arrangements. Other work days are planned. For more information or to volunteer, contact the civic club office at 235-8111.

Would you like to participate in Cultural Service Work?

Do you need volunteer service hours? If you need volunteer hours to satisfy scholarship or community service requirements, we have an interesting variety of programs in which you may want to volunteer - please visit our "Programs and Services" page for more information.

JOIN US!!!

Choral singing for fun and fellowship - every Monday night, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the civic club office, 46-005 Kawa St. Suite 104, led by member Aaron Mahi. Bring your ukulele or other musical instuments, bring your voices, and e komo mai - come and join us! Open to all - you do not have to be a member to participate.

Celebrate Kane`ohe 2012

Join the steering committee We are in the process of planning a year-long community outreach project, "Celebrate Kane`ohe 2012", during which we hope to partner once again with our community organizations and institutions to plan activities and events that recognize and celebrate the wonderful community known as Kane`ohe. We invite individuals and representatives of clubs, organizations, businesses and government agencies to help us plan the events for the 2012 celebration by becoming a member of the Steering Committee. Call 235-8111 or email: malamapono@aol.com for more information. We also encourage all of you to beginning your planning for an event or activity of your organization in which you will celebrate Kane`ohe during 2012, and become one of the activities planned for the celebration.

The meaning of "Kane`ohe"...

Contrary to published stories from a wide variety of sources, we believe that the name of our community, Kane`ohe, does not stem from a local legend of an angry husband. In the time of our ancestors, the god Kane was supreme over the island of O`ahu. A mighty heiau, or temple, was built in his honor on the slopes of the mountains above a large village that extended from the mountains to the bay. The name of this heiau, Kukui o Kane, means "the enlightenment of Kane". A stand of towering `ohe, bamboo, is hidden amidst the extensive banana patch that now covers the hillside in the area near the heiau. The name, Kane`ohe, refers to the sacred grove of bamboo dedicated to the god Kane`ohe.

Our sincere mahalo...
We could not have accomplished much of our work these past years in the Ko`olaupoko area without the kokua of many wonderful individuals, businesses and organizations in the Kane`ohe community. We extend our deepest mahalo nui loa to all of you for your support and many kindnesses, and invite each and every one to join us, Hawaiians - or "Hawaiians at heart" - as members of the Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.

Your kokua is needed:
In 2007, we established a communications center office in the Atrium Building in Kane`ohe through a capacity-building grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Now that the grant is completed, we are in need of funding to continue maintaining this vital communications center and gathering place for our crafts activities, training programs, and records.

Donations to help defray the cost of continued use of this space would be greatly appreciated, and can be sent to: Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, P. O. Box 664, Kaneohe, HI 96744.

If you have office space (or warehouse space) in the Kane`ohe area that you would be willing to donate for our use, at least for the next 12 months, this would also be greatly appreciated.

We are also hoping to obtain the following office equipment: a mid-sized copier (not a computer printer), a laminator, a standard typewriter, a bookshelf and a file cabinet. If you have any of these items and would like to donate it to us, please call our office at 235-8111. Mahalo!

Our work to strengthen the communities surrounding Kane`ohe Bay and to perpetuate our community's history and heritage is far from over. Please kokua - any consideration would be greatly appreciated. Mahalo!

Our mission statement:
To malama our members, their families,
and the communities in which we live.