Aloha mai, e hele mai! 

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Join us at our 3rd Annual Maui Middle School Makahiki Championships!
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200 Student-Athletes
9 Schools
9 Sports
1  Champion!

 Few lucky contestants will get to enter our Spear Throwing Challenge for a chance to win $1000!

Mission

Vision

Our Program

​It is our mission to preserve, perpetuate, and exercise our customary practices on a local and global level!

Forging a new future by remembering the past!

We are dedicated to creating cultural programs that engage communities!

Our Principles

• To have the most respected and successful cultural program in Hawaii
• Bring cultural sports to the community and schools and thereby bringing the highest level of competition
• To teach a sense of place and valuable life skills to young people.
• To impart values for sportsmanship and leadership.
• To raise awareness of cultural diversity and respect for traditions.
• To increase participation in activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
• To bridge social division, change perceptions and foster friendship between individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

Our Values

• Aloha – Exhibit respect through the graciousness of our hearts.
• ​Po’okela - Demonstrate a commitment to Excellence in everything we do.
• ‘Ohana – A positive feeling of love through words and actions towards all
• Ho’omau – Preserving our cultural roots and ancestral achievements.
• Kupono – Make evident our character, Integrity and honesty in our relationships
• Lokomaika’i – Selflessly serve others where
• Lokahi – Participation in Makahiki should aid in the physiological and psychological development of the athlete

Our Target Audience

Underserved Communities
​Title 1 Schools
Native Hawaiian Population

What they learn?

Cultural Stories & History
​Sports Training
A Sense of Place
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Itʻs impact!

Appreciation for Hawaiian Culture
A Sense of Identity
Social-Emotional Learning

and counting....

Our Core Services

Cultural Sports Development

Impacting future generations with ancient wisdom!

ʻAwa Education and Ceremony

Going back to the Roots!

Our Stories!

Iʻve visited Maui five times and I havenʻt experienced Traditional Hawaiian Games until now! My family and I really enjoyed spear throwing and my husband couldnʻt stop!
- Mark G.

Uncle, when you guys coming back? We had so much fun!
​- Maui Keiki

As a native Hawaiian and I never had the opportunity to play my cultural games while growing up. Iʻm more proud to be native Hawaiian!
- Sunnie K.

2020 Kumu Aʻo and MAʻA Spear Throwing Series - Cash Prize! Details Coming Soon!

Mark Your Calendars!

Mahalo to our 2020 Maui Middle School Makahiki Championships Sponsors!

Paul Tanigawa

Eileen Naman
&
​Jeff Yaskett

2020 Championships!