UPLIFTING A HOLISTIC VIEW
KUANA'IKE
If we all took a second to look through someone else's perspective,
it would create a world filled with empathy.
INITIATIVES
KUANA`IKE
FILMS
A series of educational videos behind the meaning ALOHA, and how to incorporate it in our everyday lives.
WORLD
ALOHA DAY
An organized day where gatherings take place globally to demonstrate and celebrate ALOHA
LEADERSHIP
CAMP
Two-week leadership camp in which youth learn to become practitioners of ALOHA through culture-based learning.
SPIRITual
CENTER
Ahupua’a that serves as home base for
programming and elevates traditional
Hawaiian sustainability practices.
PURPOSE
Kuana’ike creates and facilitates experiences that inspire, create, and promote oneness.
ONENESS IS ...
• a cohesion with self, environment, and others
• connecting with the social and energetic ecology of life
• a holistic approach to life and decision-making
• upholding an outlook of stewardship over ownership
• behaving with compassion, curiosity, and love
• understanding place in relation to time and space
IMPACT
Our vision is to raise the vibration of the planet. When this is achieved we will experience…
• greater sense of belonging and self/group awareness
• increased empathy, peace, collaboration, and innovation
• reduced exploitation of people, land, and resources
• decisions that hold the broader ecosystem sacred
• more renewable and regenerative systems
• less conflict, war, and destruction
WE
EXPRESS ALOHA
Through our values:
Empathy: The ability to deeply understand someone else’s life experience, helping us arrive at oneness.
Stewardship: Accepting responsibility as guardians to protect and preserve our communities and our planet.
Reverence: Soulful respect for āina, people, and culture.
Experiential Learning: Teaching and learning (a’o) through exploration and hands-on activities.
As expressed by Aunty Pilahi Paki
WE LIVE
A
Kindness, to act and to speak with kindness
Akahai
L
Unity, to bring about harmony in spite of differences
Lōkahi
O
Pleasantness, internal peacefulness
‘Olu‘olu
H
Modesty, humility, openness
Ha‘aha‘a
A
Patience, waiting for the ripe moment – to persevere
Ahonui
As expressed by Aunty Pilahi Paki
Hover each letter and learn the true meaning of ALOHA