Hawaii Club at UCI - Na 'Opio O Ka 'Aina

Hawaii Club at UCI - Na 'Opio O Ka 'Aina Na `Opio O Ka `Aina exists to ease the transition of students from Hawai'i and with the goal of spreading the aloha spirit. Welcome to our `Ohana!

Na `Opio o Ka `Aina (NOOK), which translates to "The Youth of the Land", was started in 1985 by several students from Hawai'i. The original purpose of NOOK was to ease the transition of Hawai'i students to the mainland lifestyle, as well as college life. Since Hawaiian students are so far away from a culture completely different than the one found in Irvine, it is sometimes hard to adjust to life

on the mainland. The idea behind the club is to be a social support group so students from Hawai'i wouldn't feel homesick and would have things to do outside of the classroom. Soon, club began to grow as members started to share the Aloha spirit and spread Hawaiian and Polynesian culture to the surrounding UCI community via cultural workshops, performances, and other social events. With each year, each new member brings something special to the club. As a club, we hope to be able to help as many students from Hawai'i feel welcome and at home on the mainland. Together, our goal is to share the Aloha spirit with as many people as we can. If you can't go to Hawai'i, we will try to bring it to you. Whether you want to learn a little bit about Hawaiian and Polynesian culture or just want to kick it with friends, NOOK is the place for you.

Be sure to come check us out at the winter anteater involvement fair today!
01/09/2020

Be sure to come check us out at the winter anteater involvement fair today!

Aloha y’all!!! Are you interested in maybe learning Hawaiian and Tahitian dancing?? Well look no further, NOOK is just f...
09/23/2019

Aloha y’all!!! Are you interested in maybe learning Hawaiian and Tahitian dancing?? Well look no further, NOOK is just for you! Come join us at the Anteater Involvement Fair at our booth to meet some of our Ohana and to learn more about Hawaii Club at UCI! Also, don’t forget to come out and watch a special performance put on by a few of our members! We’ll be performing in Aldrich park at 1:50pm so come show us some love and support! 🤗🌺

Come check out our upcoming performance at the Community Roots Festival tomorrow at 12:30pm! Our lovely ladies will be p...
11/14/2018

Come check out our upcoming performance at the Community Roots Festival tomorrow at 12:30pm! Our lovely ladies will be performing the traditional Kahiko. We will also be selling Spam Musubi to raise funds for our end of the year luau. We hope to see you tomorrow! 🌺

Date: November 14th, 2018
Location: Flagpoles
Time: 12:30pm

Here is a very nice view of the Cross Cultural Center from Ring Road across from the Hill Bookstore and Aldrich Hall jus...
10/10/2018

Here is a very nice view of the Cross Cultural Center from Ring Road across from the Hill Bookstore and Aldrich Hall just in case y'all can't find the building. In this image, Dr. White's Room is located on the far right more towards Aldrich Park. We will have the door open and one of our members ready to help direct you if you're lost in this area :)

Aloha! Just a reminder that our first club meeting is today, October 10th, at the Cross-Cultural Center in Dr. White's r...
10/10/2018

Aloha! Just a reminder that our first club meeting is today, October 10th, at the Cross-Cultural Center in Dr. White's room from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Hope to see you there! Mahalo

Happy Week 2 Anteaters! Come out to our first general meeting to learn more about what we’re about and to meet our board...
10/08/2018

Happy Week 2 Anteaters! Come out to our first general meeting to learn more about what we’re about and to meet our board members. Hope to see you and your friends on Wednesday! 🌺🤙🏽
When: October 10th
Where: Dr. White Room at the Cross Cultural Center
Time: 5pm-6pm

Just in case you missed the Anteater Involvement Fair we got you! Make sure to swing by our first general meeting to get...
09/25/2018

Just in case you missed the Anteater Involvement Fair we got you! Make sure to swing by our first general meeting to get to know more about the club. It’s on October 10th at the Dr. White Room in the Cross Cultural Center @ 5-6pm. We hope to see you there!

Aloha! Are you interested in learning Hula and Tahitian dance? NOOK is the club for you! No dance experience is required...
09/21/2018

Aloha! Are you interested in learning Hula and Tahitian dance? NOOK is the club for you! No dance experience is required so feel free to check it out. Join us at the Anteater Involvement Fair to learn more about Hawaii Club at UCI and don't forget to watch our lovely performers dance to the aloha spirit. Mahalo!

Aloha! 🌺Are you interested in learning Hula and Tahitian dance? NOOK is the club for you! No dance experience is require...
09/21/2018

Aloha! 🌺Are you interested in learning Hula and Tahitian dance? NOOK is the club for you! No dance experience is required so feel free to check it out. Join us at the Anteater Involvement Fair to learn more about Hawaii Club at UCI and don't forget to watch our lovely performers dance to the aloha spirit. Mahalo!😄🤙see y'all there! Please like/share this 😊

Also, shoutout to our Hawai’i Club Alumni for their continuous support and love for NOOK. Thank you for coming back!
05/21/2018

Also, shoutout to our Hawai’i Club Alumni for their continuous support and love for NOOK. Thank you for coming back!

And that’s a wrap! Thank you for everyone who came out to watch our 27th annual lu’au❣️ To everyone who advertised, part...
05/21/2018

And that’s a wrap! Thank you for everyone who came out to watch our 27th annual lu’au❣️ To everyone who advertised, participated, donated, & every other bit of support, you are greatly appreciated.
Mahalo! 🌺

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