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MALO is with Annie Vave and 3 others in California.
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🍂🍁September is Self-Care Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating self-care in all the ways it can show up through rest, movement, connection, reflection, healthy boundaries, and asking for support.☀️
For many of us across the Inland Empire, life can mean long commutes, busy workdays, family responsibilities, community commitments, and caring for others. Self-care does not have to be expensive or complicated. Sometimes it starts with drinking water, taking a breath, checking in with a loved one, stepping outside, or giving yourself permission to pause.
At MALO, we believe our well-being is connected to the strength of our families and communities. This month, choose one small act of care for yourself and share it below so someone else can feel inspired, too. 💛
What is one thing you’re doing for your well-being this September?
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🍂🍁September is Self-Care Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating self-care in all the ways it can show up through rest, movement, connection, reflection, healthy boundaries, and asking for support.☀️ For many of us across the Inland Empire, life can mean long commutes, busy workdays, family responsibilities, community commitments, and caring for others. Self-care does not have to be expensive or complicated. Sometimes it starts with drinking water, taking a breath, checking in with a loved one, stepping outside, or giving yourself permission to pause. At MALO, we believe our well-being is connected to the strength of our families and communities. This month, choose one small act of care for yourself and share it below so someone else can feel inspired, too. 💛 What is one thing you’re doing for your well-being this September? #MaloTongaIE #OntarioIE #InlandEmpire #SelfCare #CommunityCareImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment
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Day 4 reminded us that mālama ʻāina/tauhi fonua is an intergenerational collective kuleana. 🌱🌊

Our MALO Kahaʻu Youth began the day at Kaʻala Farms and Cultural Learning Center, learning from Uncle Eric and the team about ʻāina, water rights, and the community movements that helped sustain the loʻi we see today. With their hands and body in the loʻi, our youth experienced Indigenous knowledge as something to practice, honor, and carry forward.

From the loʻi to the reef, our youth traveled to Hauʻula for a coral reef restoration experience with ʻAhulani Wright. They explored the connection between the mauna and moana and learned that protecting these ecosystems is inseparable from protecting our communities, cultural practices, and future generations.

Day 4 reminded us that kuleana is collective and intergenerational. It lives in the hands that tend the loʻi, the voices that protect water, the stories that preserve the histories of our people, and the care we extend to the reefs and waters that sustain us all.

While these lessons are rooted in Hawaiʻi, our youth carry them home to the ancestral lands of the Tongva Gabrielino, Cahuilla, and Serrano peoples, where they can continue building Indigenous knowledge, strengthening community, and deepening their relationships with the lands they now call home.

Our youth are learning that being a good steward is also being a good relative and a respectful guest. From ʻāina to moana, from Hawaiʻi to the Inland Empire, our kuleana travels with us.

#malotongaie #hawaiinei #inlandempire #tongvagabrielino #cahuilla #serrano #indigenousie #indigenousiv #ontarioie #YouthLeadership #EnvironmentalJustice

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Day 4 reminded us that mālama ʻāina/tauhi fonua is an intergenerational collective kuleana. 🌱🌊 Our MALO Kahaʻu Youth began the day at Kaʻala Farms and Cultural Learning Center, learning from Uncle Eric and the team about ʻāina, water rights, and the community movements that helped sustain the loʻi we see today. With their hands and body in the loʻi, our youth experienced Indigenous knowledge as something to practice, honor, and carry forward. From the loʻi to the reef, our youth traveled to Hauʻula for a coral reef restoration experience with ʻAhulani Wright. They explored the connection between the mauna and moana and learned that protecting these ecosystems is inseparable from protecting our communities, cultural practices, and future generations. Day 4 reminded us that kuleana is collective and intergenerational. It lives in the hands that tend the loʻi, the voices that protect water, the stories that preserve the histories of our people, and the care we extend to the reefs and waters that sustain us all. While these lessons are rooted in Hawaiʻi, our youth carry them home to the ancestral lands of the Tongva Gabrielino, Cahuilla, and Serrano peoples, where they can continue building Indigenous knowledge, strengthening community, and deepening their relationships with the lands they now call home. Our youth are learning that being a good steward is also being a good relative and a respectful guest. From ʻāina to moana, from Hawaiʻi to the Inland Empire, our kuleana travels with us. #MaloTongaIE #HawaiiNei #InlandEmpire #TongvaGabrielino #Cahuilla Serrano IndigenousIE IndigenousIV OntarioIE YouthLeadership EnvironmentalJustice

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MALO is with Annie Vave and 5 others at 'Iolani Palace, Hawaii.
1 week ago
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Day 3 was a deeply moving journey of identity, history, and cultural connection inviting our MALO Kahaʻu Youth to reflect on where they come from, who they are, and the fatongia and kuleana they carry forward.

The day began with educator, cultural practitioner, filmmaker, and community leader Hinaleimoana Wong Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong, affectionately known as Kumu Hina. Through her stories and teachings, she encouraged our youth to explore their cultural and gender identities, genealogy, and the importance of showing up fully and unapologetically as their authentic Indigenous selves. Her words reminded them that Hawaiian ʻike (knowledge) and traditions are not only to be learned, but honored, practiced, and carried forward.

With these reflections in mind, our youth continued their journey by visiting the statues of Queen Liliʻuokalani and King Kamehameha. They reflected on the leaders’ deep love and dedication to their people, ʻāina, culture, and sovereignty. Amid the busy streets and passing tourists, our youth shared a song and created handmade leis as offerings of love, gratitude, and respect.

From learning about identity and responsibility with Kumu Hina to honoring the leaders who came before them, the day connected past, present, and future and reminded our youth of their own role in carrying culture forward.

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Day 2 of the MALO & Seventh Generation Hawaiʻi Immersive Conference Program was truly one for the books! 🌺🌊 Our MALO Youth spent the day deepening their understanding of what it means to care for our ʻāina, fonua, and moana. At BYU Hawaiʻi, Dr. Tevita Kaʻili led a powerful discussion on “Talatupuʻa and Tauhi Fonua: Opposing Deep Sea Mining,” connecting Tongan creation stories to our responsibility to protect our land, ocean, water, and all living things that sustain us. We ended with prayer, gratitude, and Hevani with the rain pouring alongside us, creating a beautiful 3 part harmony of voices, water, and spirit. 🌧️🎶 Later, Kumu Tuti and Jonah welcomed us to learn about land stewardship and traditional plant medicine, including the healing properties of ʻuhaloa. 🌱 These experiences reinforced that environmental justice means actively protecting the land, ocean, water, and natural resources that sustain our communities, while honoring the cultural knowledge and responsibilities that guide how we care for them. Our hearts are full, and we’re excited to bring what we’re learning back home to the Inland Empire. 🌊🌱❤️ More to come from our Environmental Justice Program in Hawaiʻi! #MaloTongaIE #InlandEmpie #7GenFund #EnvironmentalJustice #KahauinHawaii ... See MoreSee Less

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MALO is with Annie Vave and 4 others in California.
2 weeks ago
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Mālō e lelei, family! 💛 This week we’re celebrating Tongan Language Week and yes, “Mālō e lelei” is just a fancy way of saying “Hello!” (It literally means “thanks for being well” how sweet is that?) 🌺
Language is how we carry our stories, our roots, and our people forward. Whether you’re Tongan or just here to learn something new, today’s your sign to say hello to someone in a new way. Try “Fēfē hake?” (How are you?) or “Mālō ‘aupito” (Thank you so much) and watch someone’s whole face light up. 🥹
Tag a friend, drop a 🌺 in the comments, and let’s keep the language alive together at home, in class, and everywhere in between. Let’sssss GOOO!! 🙌🏾✨
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