Effective October 13, 2009, we were granted our United States 501c3 recognition. As you can imagine, this was a long time in development, relying on the tremendous efforts of our volunteer board and the many other volunteers who assisted us with the planning, legal, and accounting advice.

This makes our grant funding process much easier! We [...]

We had a great day at the parade and won the COMMITTEE AWARD for BEST FLOAT!!
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Uncle Bobby's paddle workshops are a rich experience in learning about Hawaiian culture, tropical woods, and the ocean sport of outrigger canoeing.

Learn how paddles are made and repaired. Enjoy the hands-on experience of finishing your own paddle to take home. Makes a great Christmas gift for your family members and friends!

Dates: March 6th and 7th, [...]

Aloha all!!

Another successful Na Wahine race!!  This year was almost an all CALIFORNIA womens crew.  What a special group of women they are.  Mahalo Nui Loa to you all !!  This year was a "steerswomen" race and we were blessed to have a women from Long Beach..( Margee Ralston) who was raised in Lanikai help [...]

Show your support for Uncle John Kekua by purchasing a small wristband or a Moku O Hawaii T-shirt.

T-shirts are $12 and wristbands are $2 each. Please contact the foundation to learn more.

Mahalo!

Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Location: Heeia State Park
Heeia State Park is just north of Kaneohe. Pull into the parking lot and look for us at the west end of the lot near the canoe halau - you can't miss us!

Here is the map to Heeia State Park.

You are invited to attend [...]

We had a busy meeting and a great turnout for this month's board meeting.

Save the Date!
We are having a General Membership Meeting at Heeia Park from 4 pm - 7 pm. We'll be having light pupus and Uncle Bobby will show us the continuing work on the Hoʻolale and Meʻe canoes.

We are also in the [...]

2007 has been a busy and wonderful year for the Puakea Foundation. We will try to bring you up to date on what we have been doing.

In January and February we had our annual paddle workshop. It was a small one but enjoyed by the attendees.

In April Uncle Bobby did a workshop for [...]

Watch the interview with Uncle Bobby and learn about the exciting plans to tour the mainland USA with Uncle Bobby and the koa canoes in 2008! (Click the picture to start playing.) 5:35 mins. More Hawaii stories can be found on Beachwalks.tv