Nā Kama Kai

Nā Kama Kai Empowering keiki's sense of aloha and kuleana for the world by connecting them to the kai and ʻāina.

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We’re looking for Silent Auction donations! 🌊Nā K**a Kai is currently accepting donations for this year’s Paʻakai Silent...
08/22/2026

We’re looking for Silent Auction donations! 🌊

Nā K**a Kai is currently accepting donations for this year’s Paʻakai Silent Auction. If you or your business would like to contribute a gift certificate, product, service, artwork, or experience, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested in donating? Email us at [email protected].

Mahalo for supporting Nā K**a Kai and the work we do for Hawaiʻi’s keiki 🧡

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Join us as we honor the life and legacy of Paul Kalakimau Strauch Jr., a true waterman and Hawaiian legend whose innovat...
08/20/2026

Join us as we honor the life and legacy of Paul Kalakimau Strauch Jr., a true waterman and Hawaiian legend whose innovation, style, and spirit of aloha helped shape the world of surfing. 🌊

A member of the Duke Kahanamoku Waterman Hall of Fame, Paul was admired not only for his contributions to surfing, but for the humility, kindness, and aloha he shared with those around him. His influence lives on through the generations of surfers and watermen he inspired.

This Friday, August 21, friends, ʻohana, and community are invited to gather at Waikīkī Beach during Duke’s OceanFest to celebrate his life and send him home together.

📅 Friday, August 21 | Memorial: 2:00 PM | Paddle Out: 4:00 PM
📍 Waikīkī Beach at Duke’s OceanFest

Mahalo, Paul, for all that you gave to the ocean community and for showing generations what it means to carry aloha both in and out of the water.

Aloha ʻoe, Paul. Rest in aloha. 🤙🏽🌺

Learning about the ocean doesn't end when summer does 📚Nā K**a Kai's free Ocean Safety & Stewardship Awareness activity ...
08/19/2026

Learning about the ocean doesn't end when summer does 📚

Nā K**a Kai's free Ocean Safety & Stewardship Awareness activity and coloring books introduce keiki to ocean safety, Hawaiian culture, and caring for our environment through fun, hands-on activities.

Inside, keiki can explore topics like the K.A.I. Steps, beach safety, endangered marine species, ahupuaʻa, mālama i ke kai, and the history of wayfinding through games, puzzles, coloring pages, and more.

Available in both English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, these resources are free to download for families, classrooms, and anyone looking to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.

📖 Download your free activity and coloring books at nakamakai.org/ocean-safety.

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08/07/2026

The ocean is a place of connection, learning, and belonging. Nā K**a Kai works to ensure keiki across Hawaiʻi have access to the ocean in safe and meaningful ways, building confidence, ocean awareness, and a deeper connection to the waters that surround us.

Our work goes beyond teaching ocean safety. It’s about fostering stewardship, strengthening cultural identity, and inspiring the next generation to care for the places we all call home.

If you’d like to be part of this mission, join us at Paʻakai on Saturday, September 26, for our annual fundraising event supporting our mission and the programs that bring these experiences to keiki across Hawaiʻi 🧡

Become a sponsor, donate a silent auction item, or make a contribution.

🌊 Learn more at nakamakai.org/paakai26 or email [email protected].

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Pōkaʻi Bay has long been an important part of the Waiʻanae Coast. It's naturally protected waters make it a popular plac...
08/04/2026

Pōkaʻi Bay has long been an important part of the Waiʻanae Coast. It's naturally protected waters make it a popular place for swimming, paddling, beginner surf lessons, and fishing, and it continues to serve as a gathering place for the community today.

The bay is named after the chief Pōkaʻi, who, according to tradition, brought the first coconut palm to Hawaiʻi. The shoreline was once home to Ka Uluniu o Pōkaʻi, a renowned coconut grove that lined the coast and became one of the area's most recognizable landmarks.

Just beyond the bay, Kaneʻilio Point is home to Kuʻilioloa Heiau, an ancient Hawaiian temple dedicated to Kūʻilioloa, who was known as a protector of travelers. The temple served as a place of refuge and a navigational school.

Understanding the stories behind places like this helps us appreciate not only their beauty, but the history and traditions that continue to shape them.

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🎉 Hauʻoli Lā Hānau, Auntie Rell! 🌺Today we celebrate a woman whose aloha, vision, and leadership helped shape generation...
07/31/2026

🎉 Hauʻoli Lā Hānau, Auntie Rell! 🌺

Today we celebrate a woman whose aloha, vision, and leadership helped shape generations.

Long before caring for our environment became a widespread movement, Auntie Rell understood that mālama ʻāina begins with our keiki. At a surf contest in 1981, she encouraged participants to pick up rubbish around the beach, rewarding each piece collected with a sticker.

As Duane shared:
“Auntie Rell was aloha, and she was also ahead of her time. Her genius was to have us pick up rubbish at the surf contest in 1981 and give us stickers for each rubbish we grabbed. This was a time when people threw fast food rubbish and cigarette butts out the window while driving like it was cool. She was creatively teaching us to mālama ʻāina.”

What may have seemed like a simple activity was a powerful lesson in stewardship, respect, and kuleana: values that continue to guide Nā K**a Kai today.

Mahalo, Auntie Rell, for planting seeds that continue to grow through every keiki we serve, every shoreline we care for, and every lesson shared on the kai and ʻāina.

Wishing her a wonderful heavenly birthday filled with the same aloha she’s shared with so many 🧡🌊

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Today we honor Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, commemorating the restoration of sovereignty to the Hawaiian Kingdom on July 31, 1843, an...
07/31/2026

Today we honor Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, commemorating the restoration of sovereignty to the Hawaiian Kingdom on July 31, 1843, and celebrating the resilience, identity, and enduring spirit of our lāhui.

King Kamehameha III’s declaration, “Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono” (“The life and sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”), continues to remind us that our future is strengthened through justice, mālama, and our collective kuleana.

At Nā K**a Kai, we carry these values forward by connecting keiki to the kai and ʻāina through ocean safety, cultural education, and ʻike kūpuna. Every lesson shared, every paddle stroke, and every moment spent caring for our natural resources helps ensure these traditions and values continue to thrive for generations to come.

As we celebrate Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, may we reflect on our responsibility to honor the past while empowering the future.

Aloha Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea. 🧡

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Registration is now OPEN for our Waikīkī Ocean Clinic on Sunday, August 9 🌊Designed for keiki of all experience levels, ...
07/30/2026

Registration is now OPEN for our Waikīkī Ocean Clinic on Sunday, August 9 🌊

Designed for keiki of all experience levels, our free Ocean Clinics provides keiki (ages 2-17) with hands-on instruction in ocean safety, swimming, surfing, and confidence-building skills, all while fostering a deeper respect for the ocean.

Choose from five clinic start times: 9:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:00 AM. Registration is encouraged, but walk-ons are welcome if space is available!

Visit nakamakai.org/clinics to learn more and register.

07/30/2026

🌊 Grounded kumu teach grounded keiki.

We’re honored to partner with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education on Hoʻākea, a program designed to connect educators with the ʻike, places, and experiences that make Hawaiʻi such a unique classroom.

This week at Pōkaʻi Bay, more than 140 educators from Waiʻanae and Mākaha Elementary stepped aboard sailing canoes and participated in hands-on, place-based learning rooted in culture, ocean stewardship, and community. When educators experience these lessons firsthand, they’re better equipped to inspire the next generation to build meaningful connections with the kai, ʻāina, and one another.

Mahalo to the schools and our partners at HIDOE and everyone who helped make this inaugural Hoʻākea for educators possible. Together, we’re creating learning experiences that will ripple far beyond the classroom. 🌺🤙🏽

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