November 2021 Hawai‘i ‘I Pān Physical Activity & Nutrition Newsletter

Aug 27, 2026

November 2021 Hawai‘i ‘I Pān newsletter focusing on physical activity and nutrition across Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i. Highlights include community-led park revitalization for Kalena Park, an ongoing Līhu’e Loop walking audio tour using QR medallions and mobile access, and education-driven media student contributions. The issue also spotlights nutrition support through local health organizations, farm-to-school programs funded by USDA grants, and wellness guidance such as improving sleep, with attention to youth, ‘ohana, and worksite/work-from-home well-being.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages21

Reading Time32 min

AccessFree to download

Physical Activity

Kalena Park Quick Build Project

The Līhu ʻe Loop Project

Hawai‘i Bike Challenge Inspires More Biking

Nutrition

National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Support

Advancing Health Equity in Hawai ʻi During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Keiki, Youth & ‘Ohana

Kaukau 4 Keiki

Mālama Kaua ʻ i Farm to School Programs

2021 Keiki Rainbow Wellness Challenge

Worksite & Work From Home Wellness

Improve Your Sleep - Get the rest you need

HMSA’s Online Health Education Workshops

UHA Connecting the Dots platform

VO L . 1 2 , NO . 3 | NOV E M B E R 2 0 2 1 ISS U E PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & NUTRITION NEWS HAWA I ‘ I P A N N EW S L ETT E R IN THIS ISSUE PAGES 2-9: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Kalena Park Quick Build Project The Līhu ʻe Loop Project Built Environment updates for Maui County! Public art and road safety improvements on Papa Avenue and Mā ʻalo Street Shared Streets in McCully Project Activating‘A‘ala Park Hawai‘i Bike Challenge Inspires More Biking PAGES 10-12: NUTRITION The National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii is here to support our community! Advancing health equity in Hawai ʻi during the COVID-19 pandemic PAGES 13-18: KEIKI, YOUTH & ‘OHANA Kaukau 4 Keiki Mālama Kaua ʻ i Receives Fiscal Year 2021 USDA Farm to School Grant! Mālama Kaua‘i’s Farm 2 ECE Program Farm to Keiki Receives Fiscal Year 2021 USDA Farm to School Grant! 2021 Keiki Rainbow Wellness Challenge Safe Routes to School at R.L. Stevenson Middle School Childhood Obesity Increased During First Year-And-A-Half Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge PAGES 19-20: WORKSITE & WORK FROM HOME WELLNESS Improve Your Sleep - Get the rest you need HMSA’s Online Health Education Workshops UHA Connecting the Dots platform HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, & INITIATIVES Physical Activity Kalena Park, in the center of downtown Lihue, needed some TLC - Tender Loving Care. The fence surrounding the park was uninviting and it had no sense of entry. The playground equipment and restrooms needed upgrading. Undesirable behavior created a perception of the park being unsafe. Get Fit Kauai’s Kalena Park Community Action Group, with representatives from the Lihue business community, County of Kauai Parks and Recreation Department, County of Kauai Planning Department, and Lihue Boys and Girls Club decided to have a community work day to implement the modified park plan prepared by Barth and Associates in 2019 . This proved to be a fantastic way to build community support for, and ownership of, the park. Over 100 volunteers showed up! Leaders were selected for each aspect of the work: installation of the rubber tiles, tree planting, and general park cleanup. Equipment was rented to scalp the lawn and compact the soil for installation of the rubber tiles. Hand tools were provided by the Parks Department. Concurrent with the volunteer work, paid artists painted murals on the restroom and the concrete contractors stained the spheres and aloha sign. Because of the improvements made to the park, suddenly, families, seniors, EVERYONE, felt welcomed in the park and some undesirable activities that frequently happen in underused spaces disappeared. Some people who live within walking distance remarked that they never would have thought to bring their children to the park because it felt unsafe, but now they would. Kalena Park shaping upThe Garden Island For a video of the community workday, visit [https://kalenapark.com/](https://kalenapark.com/) AFTER This wonderful project was funded by Kaiser Permanente, State of Hawaii Department of Health, anda County of Kauai grant through Get Fit Kauai. HAWA I ‘ I P HYS ICA L ACT IV ITY & N UT R IT IO N N EWS L ETT E R PAG E 2 Physical Activity, cont'd. ʻ Highlighted Projects, Programs & Initiatives The Līhu’e Loop is an ongoing project to promote physical activity in Līhu’e’s town core on the island of Kaua’i. Over the last several months, Get Fit Kauai’s Lihue Loop Action Group (LLAG), Jaxon Communications, CKTV Media Productions, and Kauai High’s STEMworks program have been working to bring this wonderful project to life for the community. In the coming years, LLAG will endeavor to use information technology to generate and sustain interest in exploring the walking audio tours that start and end at the centrally located Kalena Park. The Līhu’e Loop project is a 1.3-mile self-guided audio walking tour that takes walkers fr

FAQs

What is the Kalena Park Quick Build Project and what changed there?

Kalena Park received improvements including upgraded playground equipment and restrooms, fence and entry enhancements, and community work-day installations like rubber tiles and tree planting. Reported outcomes include increased feelings of welcome and reduced unsafe activities in underused spaces.

How does the Līhu’e Loop walking audio tour work for participants?

The tour is a 1.3-mile self-guided audio walk with 19 points of interest. Visitors use mobile devices to access stories, scan QR medallions for audio content, and can use closed captioning via the QR code.

Which programs in this issue support nutrition and youth wellness?

The newsletter features nutrition support from the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, USDA Farm to School grant initiatives for keiki programs, and youth-focused wellness challenges and learning opportunities. It also includes guidance for sleep and online health education workshops.

Aug 27, 2026

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