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ACADEMY UPDATES

Our academy coordinator, Luanna, leads regular primary partner school meetings with instructors and mentors to coordinate and ensure timely completion of curriculum development, programmatic planning and implementation at schools participating in the Mana Mele program.  Some of the other awesome work she’s doing includes surveying instructors, our advisory council, and student to analyze how best to improve the Mana Mele academy curriculum, creating and refining culture-based multimedia music education curriculum modules that are aligned with Common Core Standards, and providing support to our team of instructors.

One of the 9 schools we’re fortunate enough to have been able to … READ MORE!

MENTORSHIP UPDATES

Hālau Kū Māna

Hālau Kū Māna students were paid a special visit by long-time musician and MM supporter “Papa Joe”Espinda. Papa Joe has been playing music for decades, as the keyboardist for Butch Helemano, B.E.T, Kawao and many more. Papa Joe spent many years learning various instruments such as `ukulele, keyboards, guitar, and the melodica.

In this mentorship session, Papa Joe taught the haumāna basic and advanced `ukulele techniques, and songs such as Liko Martin’s “Nanakuli Blues” (also known as Waimanalo Blues) and “Hawai’i ’78”.

We’d like to send a BIG mahalo to Papa Joe for volunteering his … READ MORE!

Aloha kakou – We seek your support in sharing a post to your social media networks, encouraging people to “like” our Facebook Fan page: https://www.facebook.com/ManaMaoliCollective?fref=ts.  We would like to mahalo you and those you recruit for your kōkua with 2 free mp3ʻs.

We are currently unable to access our Mana Maoli Collective page, which FB may delete any day now, since we cant show an ID proving we are the ‘Mana Maoli Collective’.

To mahalo you for your support weʻd like to offer you up to 2 free mp3ʻs of your choice.

This offer applies to those who “like” our page … READ MORE!

Halau Lokahi

Mahalo nui to Irie Love, Pu’unui Wong, and Gotaro – three awesome music-making mentors who shared their experiences, songs, and words of encouragement to Halau Lokahi ‘opio at a school wide assembly. This was a perfect way to cap off Irie’s last small group mentorship session at Halau Lokahi, where shared tips on vocal health, taught them vocal warm-up exercises and singing, while weaving in elements of dream-building, confidence, and tips for career success.

INTER-TRIBAL YOUTH CULTURE EXCHANGE

Halau Ku Mana Tour

Eo Hālau Kū Māna! HKM youth stepped up to the task of teaching … READ MORE!

Mana Mele School Visits & Mentorships

Kawaikini Public Charter School

Anuhea & Kimie spent a very full two days doing school wide assemblies and small group workshops at each of the 4 Hawaiian culture-based charter schools on Kaua’i. Their journey began at Kawaikini Public Charter School, where Mana Mele‬ students greeted them with oli and lei. At the schoolwide (K-12) assembly, they shared songs and stories, answered questions, and invited the Mana Mele students onstage to sing along to Kimie’s “Make me Say”.

Then, middle and high school students were able to participate in small group workshops with both artists where they sang and wrote … READ MORE!