To provide a residential farm community where adults with developmental disabilities are a part of a thriving ‘ohana.
To design, construct, fund and operate Phase I of the Farm Community on Maui by 2010, and to create the infrastructure and financing necessary to complete Phases II and III. La‘a Kea community will be a farm that includes developmentally disabled adults dedicated to discovering, supporting, and enhancing the contribution of each individual through meaningful opportunities and productive work. The programs will include farming, economic ventures, the arts and activities of daily living - all coming alive in a community with homes, farm buildings, a farmer's market, storage, craft studios, and multipurpose buildings. Inspired by the international Camphill model, La‘a Kea Community Farm will offer a unique alternative to conventional care where coworkers, residents, and day program participants will thrive.
At the La'a Kea Foundation, our core values embody the principles and culture that we live by. These values inform our work, how we interact with others in the community, as well as how we interact with each other (our own board, staff and volunteers). As an organization, we celebrate collaborative leadership and altruism in our decision making process. We treat the people we serve, as we treat each other, with acceptance, dignity and individual recognition. In addition, we respect and embrace the history and traditions of our island home. Among those ethics that guide us, we draw from the values that continue to guide Hawaiian culture.
As individuals and as a collective team, we strive to: