ABOUT US
Mauliola Keʻehi is a Native Hawaiian Holistic Health non-profit Organization, based at the historic tidal islands of Keʻehi that inspires participants to transformative healing through an ocean-focused therapy for Collective Mental Health and Environmental Justice. Our program is rooted in Indigenous Hawaiian knowledge that reconnects individuals via waʻa Hawaiian outrigger canoe with the Kai (ocean), ʻĀina (land), Hana Noʻeau (Art) and Moʻolelo (ancestral stories) of Keʻehi—a sacred area and summer home to our Moʻi Kalākaua and a legacy of navigation, shark riding, and healing.
A visit to Keʻehi immerses participants in a range of physical, mental, cultural, and scientific activities grounded in Keʻehi’s rich history. We teach holistic wellbeing, encompassing mental fitness and connection, through our program curriculum, Kilo Kino (Deep observation of the body), which fosters resiliency. This enables individuals to navigate their current situation and make healthier decisions.
MISSION
The mission of Mauliola Keʻehi is to promote transformative healing through understanding the frequencies, vibrations, and Mana (energy) of the Honua (earth) that our Kupuna utilized to achieve Mauliola (wellbeing). The Honua is our ancestral medicine!
VISION
Our vision is a future where community wellbeing, ecological health, and cultural values thrive together to maintain the frequency of MAULIOLA (MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL WELLBEING)
PURPOSE
TO PROMOTE MAULIOLA
Our own guiding principles include the following:
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I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope.
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Our future is strongly rooted in the past.
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‘O ka ikaika o ka mana‘o me ke kino.
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Be strong in mind and body.
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He waʻa he moku, he moku he waʻa.
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A canoe is an island, an island is a canoe.
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He po‘ina kai uli, kai ko‘o, ‘a‘ohe hina pūko‘a.
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Though the sea be deep and rough, the coral remains standing. (‘Ōlelo No‘eau #905)
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E mālama honua, i ola no ke kino.
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Take care of earth, and in turn our own health
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Ka i‘a leo nui o Ke‘ehi
The loud-voiced fish of Ke‘ehi
Project Kuleana Kamehameha: Waiwai Kapālama
MAHALO TO ALL OF OUR FUNDERS!
OUR PARTNERS
After Oceanic
Consuelo Foundation
Honolulu Community College
Islander Institute
JP Levinson Consulting
Kamehameha Schools
Keahiakahoe Canoe Club
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
Kua ‘Āina Ulu ‘Auamo
Kuwahara ‘Ohana
Liliʻuokalani Trust
Mauliola Canoe Club
Marine Education Training Center
Mālama Learning Center
New Hope Canoe Club
Nohopapa & Huliaupaʻa
Paʻi Foundation
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Queens Health Care System
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, & West O‘ahu
...and our many volunteers!
