Ka ʻIwa Hoʻolaʻi is a collective group of keiki, mākua, ʻohana, and kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi on a mission to share and perpetuate Hawaiian language normalcy in Hawaiʻi, and around the world!

Kīkaha 2022 is an educational out of state experience for the entire ʻohana to participate in and enjoy. For the first time ever, we will be travelling to Anaheim, California to provide our keiki, and all those interested with a Lā ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi- Hawaiian Language Day at the happiest place on earth...Disneyland! Coincidentally, it is also a few days short of International Mother Language Day on February 21st, 2022.

The main goal of our trip is to encourage the normalcy of Hawaiian language and culture, while also providing future generations with inspiration to speak their native language wherever they go. During February - Hawaiian Language Month - we will raise awareness that Hawaiian is a living and breathing language, as well as one of two official state languages; the second being English. This means that there are two pathways of education through both mediums; Hawaiian language often not offered as equally as the other. By speaking our language with one another at Disneyland, sharing words and vocabulary specific to Disneyland, answering questions and sharing our aloha with those around us, our language will be that much closer to being heard around the world.

This inaugural opportunity cannot happen without the generous aloha and support of those in our community, who see the value of our language and share the commitment to its perpetuation. Ka ʻIwa Hoʻolaʻi is proud and grateful to be partnering with PAʻI Foundation, as they will be our Fiscal Sponsor for any donations received.

Ka 'Iwa Ho'ola'i

By PAʻI Foundation

Ka 'Iwa Ho'ola'i

Lā ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: February 19, 2022

Team Members