Inspired on Day of Service

Posted On: Jan 19, 09

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Kokua Hawai’i Foundation took part in one of over 13,000 service projects organized for the Day of Service. Families, teachers, college students, and kids of all ages weeded, harvested, composted, and planted at the educational farm HYPERLINK “http://www.hoa-aina.org/” Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha [http://www.hoa-aina.org/]. We worked alongside Mr. Gigi, Sunny, Kumu and other Hoa ‘Aina regulars whose love and sweat keep Hoa ‘Aina flourishing year-round.

Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha is a popular field trip destination for schools taking advantage of Kokua’s environmental education field trip assistance program. Each student at Makaha Elementary School visits the farm for hands-on learning at least once a week!

 

One of the highlights of the project was helping to prepare a garden especially for Makaha Elementary School’s teachers. It will be a place where they can garden, harvest vegetables, and enjoy their lunch—a sanctuary in the shade for these hard working educators. The “Built With Our Own Two Hands” garden was built by Makaha Elementary’s 6th graders and dedicated to Jack & Kim Johnson in 2007. The Johnsons and Kokua ‘ohana are excited that this garden will be a place for the teachers to enjoy, relax, and be inspired to do their very important work!