

The foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, contributions to which are tax-deductible. My intent with this channel is to help keep the culture alive and preserve the music of past generations, not to violate copyright laws. Won’t you please assist us with our cause and our vision. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Foundation was chartered in 1966 as a charitable, educational foundation to support the education, research, patient care and other programs at the Medical University. Through these activities the foundation shows the rich and diverse customs, arts, crafts, music, language and heritage that are essential to the survival of the Hawaiian people.Īnyone who has visited the Hawaiian islands has experienced the magic of the land and the people enough to know that there is something very special, unique and beautiful about this most incredible place on earth.

We strive to bring the Hawaiian culture to families by putting together various workshops, festivals, programs and scholarships. As a result, children are being born here into native families creating a whole new generation that do not get to experience the values, heritage, history and customs that they normally would in Hawaii. Today’s census of native Hawaiians living on the mainland has increased exponentially. Robi Kahakalau is a renowned singer and musician whose body of work began when she was 19 and has been honored with a Hawaiian Music Award, three N Hk. White sands, warm waters, year-round sunshine, ukulele musictheres a reason Hawaii is pretty much synonymous with paradise. The Manaleo Hawaiian Cultural Foundation was designed to help educate and regenerate the culture within our the Northern California region, where a rising number of native Hawaiian people have migrated in order to survive in the struggling economic climate of their native islands. Robi Kahakalau (Native Hawaiian) will compose a collection of music and accompanying curriculum to teach Native Hawaiian pre-school age children language and heritage through music. The Manaleo Hawaiian music group members Jerry “Kani” Gillgren and Keoki Cortez decided to take their efforts to a different level by helping the native Hawaiian people and their ‘ohana (family). The Manaleo Hawaiian Cultural Foundation, a California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was started in April 2007.
