HK West Maui Community Fund

02/14/2026

We proudly sponsored the research for some of the books that are part of the West Maui Book Series and encourage all to take a look and get your copies today!

The videos, hosted by Alaka’i Lastimado, features authors and scholars who have explored the land, water, culture and community for The West Maui Book Series.

04/08/2025

Join us for the virtual launch of the Lahainaluna Native Hawaiian Boarding Students Oral History Project on April 17 at 5pm via zoom. Scan the QR code to register!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lahainaluna Native Hawaiian Boarders Oral History Project. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

02/25/2025

Mahalo to the Maui News for featuring our EP album Lahaina Ondo EP!

The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song EP, “Lahaina Ondo,” which features a new Bon dance song honoring the Lahaina community, a compilation of ‘Holehole Bushi’ folk song verses and Japanese language versi...

12/20/2024

Check out Pewa (Nicholas Lum)'s Official Music Video of Lei Onaona! Lum gave the first public presentation of Lei Onaona at our August 10, 2020 West Maui Hawaiian Speaker Series in partnership with Hui Aloha ʻĀina o ka Malu Ulu o Lele and Nā 'Aikāne o Maui, Inc.

A link to that August 10 2020 talk is in the comments 👇

"Lei Onaona" was written by Nick Lum during a tour in Japan in 2019. Feeling homesick in a hotel room, Nick picked up his instrument and began playing melanc...

11/06/2024

Come to understand the County's proposed Long Term Recovery Plan and take part in meaningful discussions this Saturday from 1-3 at the Lahaina Gateway

11/04/2024

Mahalo to Fond Maui and everyone who came out to learn more about our Maui Book Launch - "Whose Future? Community Planning in West Maui get your copy @ https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/whose-future-community-planning-in-west-maui/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGUvs9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWe7Nte7zF3hnxmUGOOrHL0aoQG5-wLHLlBztAE0vTv-T0VYueLODwIyxA_aem_NiWqTKuPrqQ2ezVfCP28LA