PHOTOS OF THE YEAR
Here is a snapshot of KKV’s 2022! See Kalihi through the eyes of our staff as they celebrate and uplift our community in pictures. If you have a photo or video that features KKV or Kalihi that you’d like to share with us, tag us on social media or email us at information@kkv.net. Your photo or video just might be featured in next month’s newsletter!
Joey Miller teaches a youth in the Mai Uka Ku’u Wa’a program to tie canoe knots. Photo by Kaʻōhua Lucas.
KVIBE youth display their “Love Letters to Wai” artwork, a project supporting youth ʻāina education and civic engagement.
On Saturday, April 2, 2022 KKV’s KVIBE program hosted its fourth annual Kalihi Ahupuaʻa Ride with 125 riders and 30 volunteers.
KKV’s dental team applies dental sealant for keiki in the dental van. The dental sealant program has been serving Kalihi’s keiki since 1995. Photo credit: Hawaii News Now.
KKV’s Pacific Voices youth perform to open the festival.
A small group of NieiRek women from one of the Chuukese women chapters. At 89 years old, Mama Rieko is NieiRek’s eldest member.
Waʻa sets sail in Kahana Bay. Photo: Kaʻōhua Lucas.
Game day action gets heated, as a KVIBE Wallaby faces off against a strong defensive team.
Traditional Hale building using lashing technique.
Vailima Watson (far left) and her husband Jerry have coached dozens of successful Kalihi youth since the 1990s.
KKV’s Youth Services programs with their Mental Health awareness banners in front of the Judd Clinic on May 18. The kids designed and colored the signs to raise awareness for the need to care for our mental health.
Mai Uka Kuʻu Waʻa participants play ʻohe hano ihu and blow pū as a welcome call to the waʻa at Kahana Bay. Photo: Kaʻōhua Lucas.
Dr. David Derauf (Executive Director), Sandra Harvey (KKV Board President), Merlita Compton (Director Elder Care) and Council Member Radiant Cordero pose with a certificate from the City Council. The certificate recognizes and celebrates KKVʻs 50th Anniversary milestone.
Malama ʻāina in the garden at Hoʻoulu ʻĀina as community work together to grow food for Kalihi kūpuna. Photo by Kaʻōhua Lucas.
Candida Cresencia, age 101, has been coming to KKV for over 30 years. Candida was featured as KKVʻs October ʻĀina Warrior. Photo by Charlene Agoot.
Kaluaopalena caretaker and Roots Staff, JohnMark Angei packs vegetables for a food distribution in the community.
Neighbors being neighborly to neighbors: KKV Medical Staff lend an extra set of hands in the Roots Kitchen.
The KVIBE youth groupʻs annual retreat took place near Pounders Beach on the northeast shore.
KKV staff celebrate KKVʻs 50th anniversary at the Bishop Museum.
The KKV Pacific Voices youth group participates in the annual volleyball tournament.
MCH provides reading education and free, age-appropriate books during clinical visits with the intent of making literacy a standard part of pediatric primary care.
Navigating virtual care and telehealth platforms are some of the new and innovative ways in which KKV continues to connect with patients.
Youth Services at DOLE Parents Night.
