{"id":74030,"date":"2017-07-24T12:28:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiicompro.wpengine.com\/?post_type=oahu&#038;p=74030"},"modified":"2024-03-01T09:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:32:42","slug":"kokua-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/kokua-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Music, Life and Giving Back at the Kokua Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74031\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bb5d79885d4fc0a25b5c9fb14fdcbf29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bb5d79885d4fc0a25b5c9fb14fdcbf29.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bb5d79885d4fc0a25b5c9fb14fdcbf29-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who isn\u2019t familiar with the gentle, feel-good acoustic tunes of Jack Johnson, one of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s most beloved local residents and musical talents? And on August 4 and 5, 2017, at the Waikiki Shell, Johnson will be gracing the stage with a handful of his highly talented friends to celebrate music, life and giving back at the Kokua Festival, a benefit concert for The Kokua Hawaii Foundation.<\/p>\n<h2>Jack and Kim Johnson&#8217;s Way to Give Back<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kokua EPK full length\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xyE6bcEr73s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Kokua Hawaii Foundation is a nonprofit that Johnson has helmed alongside his longtime wife, Kim, since its inception in 2003. The couple has the goal of spurring the hearts and minds of those who follow Jack\u2019s music to now follow his lead in inspiring change, for good. The declared purpose of the nonprofit is specifically to support environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawai\u02bbi by offering students within the aloha state access to experiences that will increase their awareness and appreciation for the earth and our natural resources.<\/p>\n<h2>A Concert to Benefit Hawaii&#8217;s Children and the Aina<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74032\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74032\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74032\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kokua_2008aquino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kokua_2008aquino.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kokua_2008aquino-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rainbow greeted concertgoers in the afternoon during the 2008 Kokua Festival. Photo by Jamm Aquino.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anyone who has heard Johnson\u2019s \u201c3 R\u2019s\u201d song lyrics, which encourage the youth (and adults) of our world to \u201cReduce, Reuse, Recycle,\u201d won\u2019t be surprised to hear that the foundation\u2019s main belief is that it is the <em>keiki<\/em> (children) who will be the ones to sow the seeds of change and lead the charge in preserving our cherished <em>\u2018\u0101ina<\/em> (lands). Kokua Hawaii\u2019s programs include its \u02bbAINA In Schools (a farm to school initiative that focuses on literally connecting kids with their roots \u2014 of their local land), Plastic Free Hawaii (providing resources, tools and trainings to educate schools and the local community about the merits, and how to\u2019s, of going plastic free) and 3R&#8217;s School Recycling Program (to engage and educate within the school community about the 3R\u2019s of reducing, reusing and recycling).<\/p>\n<h2>Better Together<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jack Johnson, Eddie Vedder, Kawika Kahiapo - Constellations (live from Kokua Festival 2007)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XFimXCaE7no?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On top of these programs, Kokua Hawaii Foundation also sponsors numerous field trip grants and mini-grants, which are generously made available to Hawai\u02bbi schools state-wide because, as an organization, it believes that it\u2019s never too early and one\u2019s never too young, or too old, to start making this world a better place. After all, we really are \u201cBetter (when we\u2019re all working) Together!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Kokua Hawaii Foundation, and to discover how you can contribute to the cause, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kokuafestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kokuafestival.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who isn\u2019t familiar with the gentle, feel-good acoustic tunes of Jack Johnson, one of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s most beloved local residents and musical talents? 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