New Thought Center of Hawai`i
A Sanctuary of Aloha for the nourishment, development, and evolution of each individual's unique spiritual path.
 | ||||
| ||||
We are located at:
Pualani Terrace,
81-6587 Mamalahoa Hwy
Building C302 in Kealakekua,
next door to Antiques and Ice Cream (large red building on makai/ocean side of the highway. From south we are on the left, just a few tenths of a mile past Konawaena School Road traffic light.
Phone: 808-323-2232
for email: [email protected]
for mail: P.O. Box 333, Kealakekua, HI 96750
Our facilities are handicap friendly with lots of paved parking area.
Childcare is provided at Sunday morning services.
For more information about New Thought, a map and what we offer please visit our website at:
www.newthoughtcenterofhawaii.com
Our officers for the year 2025 are:
Jaime McEwen
President
Lia Segerblom
Vice-President
Pasha MacGregor,
Secretary
Ramona Owen
Recording Secretary
SUNDAY, August 9, 2026
10 AM
Upcoming Presenters
8/16: Keri Sender, topic TBA, Music by Rashani Réa
8/23: JinAn Wong, "Creating Peace through Art," with music by Loren Wilken
8/30: Kumu Keala Ching, program & music
9/13: Avasa & Matthew Love, "Awakening in Relationship: Utilizing the Sacred
Mirror of Relationship on our Spiritual Path," program & music
9/20: Anna Gentzel, Fall Equinox Ceremony
9/27: NTCH Birthday Celebration, music by Loren Wilken
10/18: Kumu Lehua Lopez, "Lokahi"
Events page or click HERE
For more information about workshops go to our Events Page
For links to archived speaker videos on YouTube, visit our Archives of Speakers
Kilo: Kūlike Ke Akua i nā mea e hoʻopuni ana
(Keen observation: The Divine Spirit
is represented all around us)
With Makala Paakaula
/
Through Kilo (keen observation) we can find deeper alignment with nature and ke Akua.
Keen observation expands beyond our eyes and what we see. It asks us to use all senses, including our naʻau (our gut, our intuition - how ke Akua speaks to us).
When we learn to be still and quiet, using Kilo to interpret and interact with the environment, we become better able to hear the voice of ke Akua, says this Sunday's presenter, Hawaiian Educator Makala Paakaula.
"This practice allows us to witness the wonders of His handiwork and better understand our purpose as stewards living in harmony with nature and one another."
Makala was born in Kona and grew up in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, spending summers in Kona with her extended ʻohana. "I feel fulfillment in being able to return to my one hānau (birth sands) to serve my community in a leadership position that focuses on connecting haumāna (students) to their kaiāulu (community), ʻāina (land), and loea (gift)," she says.
Makala's Hawai‘i DOE leadership background includes 11 years as a kumu kaiapuni, three years as a high school vice principal, and six years as an elementary principal, all dedicated to expanding access to Hawaiian ʻike and ʻōlelo while driving student achievement. "I’m blessed this is my fifth year as the Poʻokumu for HTA Kona campus, which allows me to work with some of the most amazing staff, kumu, and haumāna," she says.
Makala has two adult sons and a grandson who live on Oʻahu. One son also works in education in the Kaiapuni program (Hawaiian language immersion) and is a kumu for papa ʻekahi (first grade). Her other son is a rehabilitation counselor and helps others get through some of the hardest times in their lives to live a better life for themselves and their ʻohana. Her grandson will be attending papa mālaaʻo this fall.
When she's not working, Makala is at the gym, in a Zumba class, or lifting weights, hanging out with friends, including her pooches Stitch and Kūpeʻe, visiting ʻohana on Oʻahu, playing at the beach, or camping. She loves socializing, staying active, and being in nature.
Makala will also be presenting a workshop in the afternoon, see Events Page for details.
