Moku'āina A Wakinekona Hawaiian Civic Club

10/18/2026

As the seasons change, we turn our attention to Lono.

In Hawaiian tradition, Lono is associated with rainfall, agriculture, fertility, peace, and the abundance that sustains life.

As we approach the season of Makahiki, we are reminded of the deep relationship between our kūpuna and the natural world.

For generations, Hawaiians observed the stars, rains, winds, and changing seasons to guide their agricultural practices, ceremonies, and daily lives.

These traditions remind us that caring for the ʻāina and recognizing the sources of our sustenance are responsibilities we carry forward. Even here in Wakinekona, far from our ancestral islands, these teachings remain meaningful.

How do you practice gratitude for the land and the resources that sustain your ʻohana?

10/15/2026

Our roots are in Hawaiʻi. Our culture travels with us.

For Kānaka Maoli living in the diaspora, home is more than a place on a map. It is found in our language, our traditions, our values, and the connections we maintain with our ʻohana and lāhui.

Whether we live in Hawaiʻi or thousands of miles away, our responsibility to perpetuate our culture remains.

We carry it forward when we learn ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, share the stories of our kūpuna, practice cultural traditions, teach our keiki, and gather as a community.

Here in Wakinekona, MAWHCC helps create a space where those connections can grow, where our cultural identity is celebrated, and where future generations can strengthen their ties to Hawaiʻi.

Because distance does not diminish who we are.

What Hawaiian tradition, value, or family practice keeps you connected to Hawaiʻi?

10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the first peoples of these lands, their ancestors, their cultures, and their enduring connections to place.

As Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), we are the Indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands. Our identity, language, traditions, and ancestral relationships to ʻāina are rooted in Hawaiʻi, long before Western contact and the establishment of the United States.

While Native Hawaiians have a distinct history and political relationship with the United States, we share with other Indigenous peoples the experiences of colonization, struggles to protect ancestral lands and cultural practices, and ongoing efforts toward self-determination.

Here in Washington, we also recognize and honor the sovereign Tribal Nations whose ancestral homelands we now share. As members of the Hawaiian diaspora, we understand the importance of protecting Indigenous languages, honoring our kūpuna, and ensuring our cultural knowledge continues for future generations.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is not simply about remembering the past. It is about recognizing that Indigenous peoples, cultures, and communities are here today, carrying their knowledge, traditions, and identities into the future.

He lāhui ola mau. A thriving lāhui.

10/11/2026

APIC SPS Presents

A Compass to Leadership: Building Our Future Together
When: November 14th from 10am-2pm
Where: River Ridge High School, Lacey WA
Register by November 7th

Join us and our partners for an energizing day of growth, connection, and inspiration! We will hear from leaders in a variety of sectors share their stories and best practices. Participants will build practical leadership skills, discuss why we want to be leaders, network with mentors, peers and allies, and build life long opportunities.

This year's event, "A Compass to Leadership: Building Our Future Together," will focus on topics covering leadership styles, financial freedom, integrating culture roots and values, finding your voice, and exploring different career paths. We invite you to join us as we enhance our leadership skills and knowledge together! Registration is free, and a light lunch will be provided. The event will be held in-person in River Ridge High School in Thurston County, Washington.

High school and college students, parents, and our community organizations' partners and staff, including those aspire to be leaders or are already leaders in their communities—are strongly encouraged to attend!

Join us to connect, grow, influence positive change, and build your leadership skills!

09/30/2026

Exciting update to our fundraiser event today: Make your purchase between 4 pm - 6pm & 6 pm and 8 pm and enter to win a $20.00 L&L Gift Certificate.We will hold two drawings: one at 6 pm and one at 8 pm. To enter write your name and phone number on your receipt and drop it in the fish bowl at the MAWHCC table. Good luck and looking forward to seeing you tonight!

09/29/2026

In 1881, King David Kalākaua became the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe.

His nine-month journey was more than royal travel. Kalākaua met with heads of state, studied systems of government, strengthened diplomatic relationships and explored economic and educational opportunities for Hawaiʻi.

His travels included Japan, China, Siam, India, Egypt, countries throughout Europe and the United States. Hawaiian cultural practices and gifts were part of this diplomacy, expressing respect and building pilina between nations.

Kalākaua’s journey challenges the idea that nineteenth-century Hawaiʻi existed at the edge of world affairs. The Hawaiian Kingdom was actively engaged in international diplomacy, trade, education and cultural exchange.

We close Native Hawaiian History Month reflecting on the local, national and global influences of our ancestors and the impacts we can have today.

09/28/2026

Congratulations and Mahalo to our member Angela Steiner Neller for her leadership and whoʻs work strengthens the vitality and cultural sovereignty of Native Nations. Mahalo Nui ʻĀnake!

Congratulations to Angela Neller, recipient of the ATALM Museum Leadership Award! For more than 35 years, Angela has championed the preservation and stewardship of Indigenous cultural heritage. Her leadership at the Wanapum Heritage Center, commitment to community centered practices, and dedication to mentoring others have made a lasting impact on the field.

Learn more about the Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Awards and past recipients on our website – https://www.atalm.org/conference-2026/guardians-of-culture-and-lifeways-international-awards/

09/27/2026

On January 4, 1976, nine courageous aloha ʻāina activists landed on Kahoʻolawe to protest the U.S. military’s bombing and desecration of the sacred island.

They became known as the Kahoʻolawe Nine:
George Helm
Noa Emmett Aluli
Kimo Aluli
Kawaipuna Prejean
Walter Ritte
Ian Lind
Ellen Miles
Steve Morse
Karla Villalba

Their act of courage helped awaken a movement. It brought greater public awareness to the destruction of Kahoʻolawe, contributed to the formation of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana, and strengthened the broader Hawaiian Renaissance and movement for Native Hawaiian rights.

The bombing did not end immediately. Years of organizing, cultural practice, legal action and sacrifice followed. In 1990, military bombing of Kahoʻolawe finally stopped, and the island was returned to the State of Hawaiʻi in 1994 to be held in trust until it can be transferred to a future sovereign Native Hawaiian entity.

We honor the Kahoʻolawe Nine and all who carried the movement forward. Their legacy reminds us that aloha ʻāina is more than love for the land—it is the kuleana to protect, restore and care for it for generations to come.

E ola ʻo Kahoʻolawe. E ola ka lāhui Hawaiʻi.

09/25/2026

In 1897, Native Hawaiians organized a powerful campaign opposing the annexation of Hawaiʻi to the United States.

The Hui Aloha ʻĀina for Women, the Hui Aloha ʻĀina for Men and Hui Kālaiʻāina worked together to gather signatures throughout the islands. More than 21,000 Native Hawaiians signed the Hui Aloha ʻĀina petition.

Women were not standing at the margins of this movement. They organized, gathered signatures and helped build a coordinated political response across the pae ʻāina. (Photo includes a petition page signed entirely by women.)

Delegates carried the petitions to Washington, D.C., where they were presented to the United States Senate. The proposed annexation treaty did not receive the votes required for ratification.

The Kūʻē Petitions preserve the names of kūpuna who made their opposition part of the historical record.

Their signatures still speak.