We strive to accomplish the following:
In Our own Community
with the children and adults of Waianae, HOA'AINA O MAKAHA is a non-profit organization based in Makaha Valley on the Waianae Coast of Oahu in Hawai'i. We are spiritually-based community rooted in our relationship to the land and dedicated to establishing peace through education, equitable economic development and social justice. We are governed by a Board of Directors that believe these principals. The mission of Hoa 'Aina is to educate ourselves in the ways of building peace. are learning to take care of the land in the Hawaiian tradition of malama aina (caring for the land). We stand with the kanaka maoli (indigenous Hawaiian) as they defend their rights for the land, a house, a job. In the spirit of mutual respect, we celebrate our differences while pledging ourselves to end discrimination and build a future based on our shared freedom and independence.
In the
World
we continue to exchange experiences with people from different parts of the world who come to share in our life, and whit everybody who desires to join in creating the reality of peace by taking the responsibility to work for justice.
In Our
Lives
we seek to know our place in the world and the role we are called to play. We continuously examine our values as demonstrated in the way we live, what we hold important, and how we deal with each other.
We
recognize
that our goals can only be achieved if our actions are carried out in concert with the world community of peace builders. International Members need only to be in harmony with the goals of Hoa'Aina O Makaha and to seek to live them out in their own community.
Through
newsletters
correspondence, this Web Site and possible exchanges, we will keep in touch, share experiences, reflections and ideas. By sharing our struggles for a just world, we will be united in one spirit. As Mahatma Gandhi said: " a small group of courageous people filled with steadfast faith in their mission can change the course of history...."
Hoa'aina O Makaha Farm
To the many Friends of Hoa
'Aina O Makaha, we acknowledge and thank you for your continuous support
throughout our developmental stages. With your support, generosity and
with the dedication and commitment of our Board of Directors,
Hoa 'Aina O Makaha has been able to grow in is commitment toward peace.
Like the uniqueness of the flowers that create the "Lei", each person who
have shared their experience and spirit in friendship bring one step
closer to the reality of "World Peace"........ In the same spirit we would
like to share, with you, some events and changes that Hoa 'Aina O Makaha
has gone through.
Gigi Cocquio (Program Manager)