Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 11, 1 Nowemapa 1986 — OHA Funds Program for Waianae Keikis [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Funds Program for Waianae Keikis

The first of the fall sessions of the Kahi Launa Keiki Play Mornings program is scheduled to meet Thursday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 1 a.m. at the home of the Uahinui Family, 85-1058 Kepau'ala St. in Waianae. Funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the program is open to all native Hawaiian families in the Waianae homestead area. lt is an enriching experience for parents and their youngsters and the program will be meeting every Tuesday and Thursday through the month of November at the Uahinui residence. Keiki Play Mornings is a plaee where parents and ehildren eome together to socialize, play and leam together. Parents ean develop their parenting skills as they will realize through the activities that they are their I childrens' primary teachers.

Kumu Hula Mililani Allen is teacher-coordinator for this project with the Institute for Family Enrichmentas the sponsoring agency. The program takes in children from infancy to kindergarten. file A Oha To enroll, families must have a Waianae homestead address or be native Hawaiian (50 percent or more blood quantum). Those not residing in the homestead area must bring a birth certificate. Full particulars may be obtained by calling the Institute for Family Enrichment at 523-5878 or Mililani Allen at 696-2145.

These are some of the keikis enrolled īn the past school year.