Kama`aina Kids

Ahoy Matey!

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We are proud to announce our newest Adventure...Kayak Tours!

These tours feature the scenic Kaneohe Bay each week Monday through Saturday. For a limited time only, the Black Pearl Pirate Ship used in the Pirates of the Caribbean will be included on the tour so grab your camera, your first mate and even a parrot and head out to Heeia State Park!

Holokai-Guided Kayak Adventures

8am to 10am

10am to 12 noon

1pm to 3pm

4 pm to 6pm

Safety Instruction/Orientation

Safety talk
Outfitting
Boarding boats

Tow to Site

Black Pearl

Circle Pirate Ship
Picture Taking

Untether/Free Paddle

Explore the sites of the Bay

Retether/Tow back to Heeia

Sit back and relax as you are towed back to shore. Here's another opportunity to see the Black Pearl on your return trip to shore

Return to Land

Return Gear
Shower

Recommended

Reef Shoes
Sun Screen
Towel/Change of Clothes
Lunch

For more information or to make your reservation now, call Heeia State Park at

(808) 235-6509 9am-4pm. Take the plunge and explore Heeia State Park, Tour scenic Kaneohe Bay and make a splash with photos of the Black Pearl!

Surf Camp Hawaii

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Session 1: June 27 - July 4
Session 2: July 4 - July 11

SURF CAMP HAWAII offers youth 10-17 the ultimate in summer surfing lessons on Oahu's world-famous North Shore. Your can learn to surf in Hawaii from local surf instructors.

This camp provides an unbelievable opportunity to learn to surf in Hawaii, where surfing was originally born as the “Sport of Kings.”

Our local island staff has had an intimate relationship with the ocean, familiar surf spots and frequented regulars in the area for years and are the perfect guides to share this truly authentic Hawaiian experience with you. No other surf camp can compare to the local roots that Surf Camp Hawaii provides!

We are sure to have some exciting Surf Camp Hawaii adventures and we very much look forward to meeting our campers this season!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at
808-262-4538 or toll-free at 1-888-345-4374 or by email at camp@kamaainakids.com./ http://www.kamaainakids.com/

Fighting Hunger One Child at a Time

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Free breakfast and lunch for the kids may sound like a dream, but it has become a reality this summer through one of our newest community programs.

Kama‘aina Kids and the Summer Food Service Program have teamed up to offer free breakfast and lunch to our island keiki at three different locations throughout this summer.

Summer means going hungry for many children statewide who receive free and reduced food through their school. We would like to see that change.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to participate in this program and see it as a way to give back to the communities in which we operate,” said Buffy Owens, Vice President of Kama‘aina Kids.

This collaborative fight against hunger kicked off June 14th and will continue through July 30th. Each child is served a nutritious and did we mention FREE breakfast from 7a.m.-8a.m. and the program continues with a wholesome lunch served from 11a.m-12p.m. We are offering these services to all children ages 18 and under at Laniakea YWCA, Kokokahi YWCA and now at the newly refurbished He‘eia State Park. All children must be accompanied by an adult and meals are first come first served so come early! This is an exciting program and we would like to serve as many children as possible so help us get the word out!

Families should also be on the lookout for the Kama‘aina Kids climbing wall and other forms of entertainment that will be making special trips to He‘eia State Park throughout the summer.

Get Creative this Summer!

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Summer is here, which means our keiki have a lot of extra free time. Why not use this as an opportunity to get creative and spend some quality time with them. Here are 10 fun budget friendly ways to explore your child’s imagination. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

Let the summer adventures begin!

1. Large Cardboard Boxes are perfect for making everything from castles to cars. Check your local appliance stores for their “throw a ways”.

2. Go to your local library for children’s reading day. Be sure to check their bulletin boards for special children’s events during the summer.

3. Plant something. This is a simple way to teach your child to care for a living thing. Use recycled plastic containers and poke some holes in the bottom. Hint: Beans grow the fastest.

4. While watering your lawn, water your children also. Let them run in the sprinklers.

5. Create a rubber band and pencil crazy bot. Use two unsharpened pencils and wrap rubber bands around the center. Twist the pencils lengthwise against each other (like a propeller). Set on a flat circle and let the jumping begin.

6. Home Depot Kids Workshops are free to children. They are offered one Saturday per month and will teach your child to build anything from a race car to a flower pot.

7. Have a paper airplane show. Teaching your child how to make a paper airplane is a childhood rite of passage. If you can’t remember how, there are numerous websites that offer their idea of “the best “.

8. Check out your local tide pools. In Hawaii we have the unique luxury of going to the beach almost daily if we choose to. But tide pools along the Waianae coast are perfect for little children. They can enjoy the sand and water without fear of waves or it being too deep. And they may even see some aquatic life as well.

9. Paper cup and string telephones are a great way to have secret communications. Poke tiny holes into the bottom of two paper cups and string a long length of light weight string though the holes. Tie them off. Now stretch the string as far as it will go and whisper secrets to each other. Try bending the string around corners and under doors.

10. Create a Shadow Theater by hanging a white (or light colored) sheet between two posts or trees. Make sure that the sun is to your back and begin acting out your favorite story. The audience on the other side will only see your shadows.