Genki Ala Wai Project

What a fun full-circle moment! 🌎💚

Back on April 19, we had a great time partnering with for their Earth Day Community Sunday event. The amazing HoMA team created such a welcoming space where keiki and families came together to make over 600 Genki Balls while learning about caring for our environment. ☀️

We were so happy to welcome our HoMA friends back to today’s community event to toss the Genki Balls we made together into the Ala Wai! 💚 A big mahalo as well to Sky River Management and all of the families and volunteers who spent their Saturday making Genki Balls with us.

Together, we created 894 Genki Balls and shared a wonderful morning filled with community, laughter, and aloha! 🙌

As another school year comes to a close, we were honored to visit Ala Wai Elementary and Jefferson Elementary for their end-of-year assemblies. These two schools were among the first to help launch the Genki Ala Wai Project in 2019🙌🏼

For more than six years, hundreds of students and teachers from these schools have helped foster environmental stewardship through hands-on learning and Genki Ball activities for the Ala Wai Canal💧🌊

During our visits, we presented certificates of appreciation from Prof. Teruo Higa, founder of EM Technology® ( ), to the educators and school leaders who helped make this journey possible.

We were also grateful for the opportunity to recognize our dear friend and co-founder, Mary Ann Kobayashi, whose passion for environmental education has inspired generations of students and helped connect schools across Hawaiʻi to the Genki Ala Wai Project.

A special congratulations to Principal Zakahi of Jefferson Elementary on his retirement after 12 years of dedicated service. Mahalo for your leadership and for helping empower students to care for Hawaiʻi’s environment.

To Principal Debusca, Principal Zakahi, Mary Ann, and the many teachers, students, staff, and supporters who share the vision of a swimmable and fishable Ala Wai Canal, thank you💙

We wish all students, teachers, and school staff a safe, joyful, and well-deserved summer break. We look forward to continuing this journey together in the years ahead🤙🏼

Genki Hou!☄️