2023年11月30日 · In the past 30 years, immigrant, second-generation, and Kānaka Maoli youth have grown up in the urban inner-city of Kalihi, Honolulu while navigating the everyday structures of racism, classism, inter-residential conflict, and gender and sexual violence in the occupying settler state of Hawaiʻi.

2016年10月3日 · Kalihi resident Cece Pita, formerly homeless herself, argues that homeless people have more access to services than people like her who have housing but struggle to get by.

We serve our community by participating in Rugby in Hawaii through missions of youth and adult rugby teams. We foster values of sportsmanship, community growth and friendship through this beautiful game.

This is the story of their journey to reclaim their rich cultural roots in a world that often sees them as troublesome statistics. Dawn Mahi reports that "Kalihi," the Hawaiian word for "the edge," is what many youth are feeling--they are disconnected from both homeland and home, ashamed of their origins as well as their zip code.

The Lei Hīpu’u o Kalihi Collaborative is another program of KKV that is working to support youth, with a special focus on young children. The pro-gram is named after a Hawai’ian lei made with in-terwoven, interdependent knotted leaves. The lei signifies …

From its inception, Kalihi YMCA focused on the needs of neighborhood youth. By 1968, the YMCA had 1,081 members and over 50 youth clubs from grade school to high school. In the 1960s, gangs began to form in Hawai‘i. Kalihi YMCA sent outreach worker Dan Horiuchi to Chicago to study the City’s approach.

2025年1月7日 · While people in power sometimes hand wave the voice of youth in policy conversations, our partnership with KVIBE is a reminder that young people can and should be integral components of the decision-making process.

Youth Services. KKV has youth programs for kids ranging from elementary school to high school that uplift and value our cultural heritage and our connections to the community.

In September, KKV’s Youth Coordinator Rona Mangayayam and KVIBE Community Liaison/ Outreach Worker Benoit Setik made a presentation focused on what makes KVIBE a unique and culturally responsive program that nurtures and supports Kalihi youth.

Sports have been connecting Kalihi youth and their families for generations. The following excerpt was taken from KKVʻs archive and recounts a history of Kalihi that only a few can recall. This is the second part in a multi part series.