Mission
THE KELII WILLIAM IOANE LEGACY FOUNDATION (KWILF) WAS CREATED IN 2020 TO HONOR AND PERPETUATE THE LEGACY OF KELII WILLIAM IOANE JR; WHICH INCLUDES THE MALAMA KA AINA HANA KA AINA ASSOCIATION (M.A.H.A. INC.), THE KEAUKAHA MAKAHIKI CEREMONY AND THE PROMOTION OF HAWAIIAN NATIONALISM THROUGH THE LYRICAL SCRIPTURES OF KELII WILLIAM IOANE JR. M.A.H.A. IS AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF SUBSISTENCE LIFESTYLE LIVING CREATED TO ADDRESS THE WAITING LIST ISSUES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. THE KWILF MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE PROSPERITY OF M.A.H.A., THE ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BY IMPLEMENTING THE GUIDELINES IN THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. THE KWILF MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE PERPETUATION OF THE KEAUKAHA MAKAHIKI CEREMONY INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CEREMONY. THE FOUNDATION'S FOCUS IS TO ESTABLISH PRACTICES THAT RECONNECT THE KANAKA WITH THE AINA BY PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND ARC