Common Ground Collective

05/29/2026

🌷 It's almost time to meet us in the meadow for A Ho'olawa Kine A Day, a kama`āina only community gathering full of aloha in one of the most beautiful settings you can find!

Next Saturday, June 6th
11:00am – 3:00pm
Ho`olawa Valley at Wailele Farms (Twin Falls)

🌷 Sweet island vibes will flow from the stage from Richard Dancil playing Hawaiian style country music, a soulful set by the lovely Myja Bayle, and the Maui Taiko Drummers will bring the beats to help you move your feet!

🌷 We'll have neighbors serving neighbors free food, pa’i’ai workshops with Uncle Bobby and Hawai'i Taro Farms, giant yard games by Yard Games Hawai’i, and Wailele Farm’s nature trails and waterfalls are ready for exploring. Come enjoy a day with us rooted in the values of Ho’olawa: aloha ‘āina, malama, connection & collective resilience.

🌷There are still come Volunteer spots open & we'd love to have you join us a Volunteer! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AAAA822ABFFCE9-63857100-its #/

Carpooling encouraged & Hawai'i ID required!

05/28/2026

📰 The CGC May Newsletter is hot off the press & in your inbox today!

📰 Check it out for your invite to A Ho`olawa Kine A Day at Wailele Farm next Saturday, June 6th, plus an interview with CGC’s Joe Barrett about heading up our new Installation Program, news about CGC events, and opportunities to share your voice on things like cooperative farming and fruit flies!

📰 Read on: https://www.commongroundcollective.com/so/adPv86uHg?languageTag=en

05/26/2026

We’re excited to welcome our 2026 Impact Internship student, Kyra Lung from Cornell University, to the Common Ground Collective team this summer! 😎

A returning Hawaiʻi girl, Kyra will be working alongside our founder to help with community outreach for the Makaʻāinana Project, a vision for a community-centered Co-Op Food Hub and Grocery Store designed to strengthen food security and expand economic opportunity on Maui.

The proposed Makaʻāinana Market would serve as a centralized hub bringing together local farmers, food producers, and community resources in one shared space, helping address critical infrastructure gaps while creating stronger pathways for local products to reach our community.

We are beyond excited to have Kyra join us this summer as we continue building toward a more sustainable, resilient future for Hawaiʻi. Welcome to the team, Kyra! 🌺🌿

05/26/2026

05/22/2026

☀️ A day in the life of our CGC community garden! 🌱🪏

Every day in the garden looks a little different… from harvesting produce to planting new garden beds and caring for all the beautiful things we grow. We thought it would be fun to share a glimpse into what a day in the garden can look like!

Looks pretty fun, doesn’t it? 🤗 Come join us as a volunteer any Thursday, get your hands dirty with us, and learn about the plants, sustainable growing practices, and farmer skills from some of the very best!

✨Sign up to volunteer through the link in our bio!

05/20/2026

Got more fruit than you can eat? 🥭🍊🍋🍌🥑Don’t let it go to waste! Let CGC help harvest your excess and either get it to market or donated to organizations who help feed Maui’s food insecure communities.

Every fruit counts. Every harvest helps. Let’s work together to feed our community! Contact us today or sign up through *link in our bio! 🌺

05/18/2026

📣 Come Volunteer with us Saturday, June 6th at Wailele Farm (Twin Falls) for A Ho’olawa Kine A Day!

📣 Your helping hands will help co-create an aloha-filled community gathering in the meadow at Twin Falls, where you’ll help with our outdoor kitchen, event set up, & pack out.

📣 Sign up to join the fun here: https://www.commongroundcollective.com/volunteer

Morning shift: 10am - 1pm
Afternoon shift: 1pm - 4pm

📣 We 💜 our Volunteers! Mahalo for signing up to join us on June 6th! 💜

05/18/2026

05/14/2026

✨Sharing a beautiful and inspiring moment…
A while back, we donated fruit to Princess School in Lahaina, and today we received the sweetest surprise of handwritten thank you cards from the students. 🥹💛

The teacher who dropped off the letters from shared some of the fun things the students got to do with the fruit. They learned about exotic fruits they had never seen before, like white sapote, and made fresh banana smoothies. They even added sweet potato leaves into the smoothies 😱 FUN FACT you can totally eat sweet potato leaves! 🌱And they’re super nutritious!

Moments like this are such a beautiful reminder that a little bit goes a long way. What started as a simple fruit donation turned into learning opportunities, new experiences, healthy snacks, and joyful memories for these keiki.

And while these thank you cards came to us for donating, they really belong to all of YOU!… The farmers, landowners, backyard growers, fruit donors, volunteers, and community members who help make these moments possible. 🙏

Every mango picked, every banana donated, and every “small” contribution adds up to something much bigger… a stronger, healthier, more connected community. So Mahalo to all the amazing “farmers” out there helping us nourish Maui’s keiki and community. 🌱🍌🥭

Some of our favorite thank you card messages:
🌺 “Thank you for being so kind.”
🌺 “Dear people who gave us food, thank you for giving us food. We are very grateful for our food.”
🌺”Thank you gardeners for taking care of our ʻāina and being respectful”
🌺 “Thank you so much for donating food to us it was so delicious. Thank you so much for the plants. I love plants.”
🌺 “Thank you for fruits and veggies - the 5th graders”

05/12/2026

🌈 Our next A Ho`olawa Kine A Day is coming up on Saturday, June 6th!

🌈 Who’s going to be our next featured Sponsor?

By Sponsoring A Ho`olawa Kine A Day, you’re investing in the wellbeing of Maui’s people by strengthening community ties within our local food system. Ho’olawa means to provide and share in abundance so everyone has enough. Together, with your help, we can strengthen those ties ~ by showing up, having fun, and sharing a little of what we’ve got.

Your Sponsorship will:
❤️Support a 100% free, family-friendly, kama`āina community day
🧡Align your brand with cultural preservation & food sovereignty
💛Reach over 400+ kama`āina expected per event
💚Help grow Common Ground Collective’s community efforts to restore, feed & inspire
💙Enhance your brand visibility through meaningful community impact!

🌈 Sponsorship Opportunities are ongoing & events are quarterly ~ fill out a Sponsor Form today! https://tinyurl.com/CGC-Sponsor

🌈 Presented by Common Ground Collective & Wailele Farm at Ho’olawa Valley (Twin Falls), we hope you’ll join us to share in a day of community with local musicians, educational workshops, and free food while supplies last. Guests can also access the Wailele Farm’s nature trails and waterfall views, and connect with Common Ground Collective and other organizations.

See you in the meadow!
Love,