Anuhea & Kimie Help Mana Maoli Teach ABC’S Through Music at 4 Kaua’i Charter Schools

Mana Mele School Visits & Mentorships

Anuhea Jenkins and Kimie Miner 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!

Mana Mele Program News

It’s been an exciting past few months for us here at Mana Maoli, and we’re excited to share our good news with you.
Mobile Studio
While we faced numerous unforeseen challenges that proved to be very costly in time and money, we have now researched, negotiated and purchased all audio engineering equipment, ‘Phase 1’ video equipment, solar equipment, and the truck to tow our mobile studio trailer and transport solar and music equipment. Demolition of the interior of our 1976 Airstream trailer is complete, as well as most the repairs and some of the buildout. Brake repair and completion of
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Mana Maoli Seeking Interim Office Help

UPDATE 11.25.14 – All positions have been filled.

Mana Maoli is now accepting applications for temporary office help. Examples of tasks and responsibilities for this include:

* Donor Development
* Assist w/ preparing Grant Proposals
* Annual Event Coordination
* Communication, Scheduling & other logistics
* Pricing, Negotiation, Purchasing
* Inventory, Database, Filing
* Data Collection & Analysis
* Systems Improvement & Maintenance
* Website & Social Media Updates
* Assist w/ developing & utilizing outreach tools
* Process check requests/invoices
* Assist w/ drafting contracts and reports

This is currently an interim position, so we are looking for someone … READ MORE!

Mana Maoli Hiring Academy Coordinator (Curriculum Development)

UPDATE 11.25.14 – This position has been filled.

Halau Ku Mana and Mana Maoli seek a qualified, reliable candidate to develop and coordinate curriculum toward a Music and Multimedia Academy, as part of our Mana Mele project. This curriculum is being piloted by 9 Hawaiian charter schools across O’ahu and Kaua’i islands over the course of this and next school year. The ultimate goal is scope and sequence toward a diploma-granting academy, where graduates are college/career ready, and culturally grounded.

Mana Maoli is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that founded Hālau Kū Māna Public Charter School and provides facilities and grants … READ MORE!

Seeking Volunteers To Prepare Mobile Studio For Storm

Aloha to our Mana Maoli ‘Ohana on O’ahu –

We would greatly appreciate any kokua with preparing our Mobile Studio for the storm, and/or spreading the word. Volunteers will be fed!

WHAT WE SEEK HELP WITH:
* Clear the area around the trailer of all scrap material. If the winds pick up as stated in the weather forecast, loose objects around the trailer may get swept up and puncture the trailer.
* Tape the windows to prevent shattering glass.
* Secure materials inside the trailer, move it to safer temporary storage.

WHEN:
ASAP: Wednesday or Thursday of this week, depending … READ MORE!