Mālama Kula

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Mālama Kula is an action-oriented, results-driven, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, formed to provide disaster relief in response to the Kula Fire, that also addresses current challenges facing the Kula community.

It’s been another big response from our Mālama Kula team and Kula community since Hurricane Lala!Just wanted to provide ...
08/23/2026

It’s been another big response from our Mālama Kula team and Kula community since Hurricane Lala!

Just wanted to provide a quick recap of our efforts, and how we’ve mobilized all of our resources to get people help as quickly as possible:

Since the morning of Saturday, August 15, Mālama Kula has:

• Worked on 23 properties throughout the 96790 zip code, from Lower Kimo Drive out to ʻUlupalakua. This work has included everything from cleaning up downed branches and fallen trees, to chainsawing trees that were still blocking driveways where residents were trapped in their homes.

• Managed five green waste drop-off sites across Kula, which have collectively gathered 298 cubic yards of green waste, and have made it easier for our Kula neighbors and community members to clean up from the storm as quickly as possible. It’s also saved lots of time (and gas!), by not needing to drive their green waste down the hill!

• Generated 506 cubic yards of wood chips, which have been donated and distributed free of charge to dozens of Kula residents and farmers for agricultural use and erosion prevention.

• Provided curbside Kūpuna Green Waste pickup for 5 Kula residents who are over 65 years old and don’t have the capacity to clear the green waste on their own.

• Cleared multiple County roadways of downed trees that were blocking single lanes, reducing hazards while out on the road, and helping residents get home faster.

• Met and coordinated with County of Maui officials on ways to establish green waste solutions for future events upcountry.

We also returned to Fun 2, 3 Preschool, (which we had helped after the Kona storm) after Hurricane Lala hit it.

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As our community continues to recover from the storm, ⛈️ we’re especially looking forward to gathering together at our u...
08/21/2026

As our community continues to recover from the storm, ⛈️ we’re especially looking forward to gathering together at our upcoming Manaʻo on the Mountain.

We’re excited to gather at Moku Roots Farm in Kula and welcome Scott Fisher, Ph.D., Director of ʻĀina Stewardship at Hawaiʻi Land Trust as our guest speaker. Scott will share about the history of the Kula area, reaching back to the 13th century, and the deep connection between this place, its people, and the land.

We hope you’ll join us. After everything our community has been through, it feels especially important to make time to come together.

📍 Moku Roots Farm, 890 Waipoli Rd, Kula
🗓 Monday, August 24
⏰ 5–7 PM

Spots help us plan ahead, so please sign up on the Mālama Kula website event page or send us a DM 🔗 ✨

See you Monday 🤙

With power now restored to much of the area, we’ve decided to cancel the temporary community charging and Wi-Fi station ...
08/18/2026

With power now restored to much of the area, we’ve decided to cancel the temporary community charging and Wi-Fi station we had planned.

Mahalo to everyone who reached out and to those who were ready to help make it happen. We’re glad power has returned, and we’ll continue to share updates and resources as the community works through the cleanup.

Charging, Internet & Work Hub — Tomorrow in Kula!Due to the continued power outage, impacting our community, tomorrow Tu...
08/18/2026

Charging, Internet & Work Hub — Tomorrow in Kula!
Due to the continued power outage, impacting our community, tomorrow Tuesday, August 18, 9 AM–4 PM at the Kula Community Center we will be hosting a charging, internet, and work hub. Come charge your devices, connect to WiFi, get some work done, or just have a place to sit for a while.

Open to all Kula residents — drop in anytime during the day, no need to stay the whole time. Bring your devices and chargers if you have them as we will have generators and Starlink running for those who need it. We will be there from 9AM-4PM as long as the power is out.

Mahalo for being part of our Kula community. See you there!

Charging, Internet & Work Hub — Tomorrow in Kula!Due to the continued power outage, impacting our community, tomorrow Tu...
08/18/2026

Charging, Internet & Work Hub — Tomorrow in Kula!
Due to the continued power outage, impacting our community, tomorrow Tuesday, August 18, 9 AM–4 PM at the Kula Community Center we will be hosting a charging, internet, and work hub. Come charge your devices, connect to WiFi, get some work done, or just have a place to sit for a while.

Open to all Kula residents — drop in anytime during the day, no need to stay the whole time. Bring your devices and chargers if you have them as we will have generators and Starlink running for those who need it.

Mahalo for being part of our Kula community. See you there!

Emergency Green Waste Bin at the upper parking lot of Kula Marketplace. This bin is available for green waste from storm...
08/17/2026

Emergency Green Waste Bin at the upper parking lot of Kula Marketplace.

This bin is available for green waste from storm cleanup along with our bins at:
📍21 Ku’ulani
📍90 Wahelani St
📍Ainakula & Kulalani

🚫Please note that the Puanani Green Waste Bin is currently out of service. 🚫

We’ll share updates as additional bins become available.

We’re able to respond quickly in moments like these because of the support of individuals like YOU. Mālama Kula is funded by community donations, allowing us to mobilize resources and help get things done when our neighbors need it most.

If you’d like to help us continue responding to storms and supporting Kula, you can make a donation through our link in bio.

Please stay safe, look out for your neighbors, and take care of one another as we work through the cleanup together!

As Lala moves through Hawaiʻi, we’re keeping our ear to the ground here in Kula. 🌧️If you encounter any downed trees, st...
08/15/2026

As Lala moves through Hawaiʻi, we’re keeping our ear to the ground here in Kula. 🌧️

If you encounter any downed trees, storm damage, or hazards, send us a message with the location. We’re in communication with the county and emergency management (MEMA) and can help report what’s happening on the ground.

Even if you’re simply seeing impacts in your area, updates are helpful so we can stay informed about what’s happening across our community.

Please stay safe and dry.

08/13/2026

You can see this from space now 👀

That’s one of the most interesting things about restoration: sometimes you don’t really know what’s possible until you give the land a chance to show you.

The burned trees became terraces. Native plants got established. Volunteers kept coming back to remove the invasive species. And little by little, the landscape started changing.

Now there are trees in here that are 15 feet tall.

And apparently, this little patch of native forest has gotten BIG enough and GREEN enough that you can actually pick it out from satellite imagery. 👀 📡 🌎

Three years.

From a burned landscape ➡️ to something you can see from space. 🌌

That’s a pretty remarkable reminder of what ʻāina can do when we give it the opportunity. 💚

And we can only keep doing this because of YOU!
Your community donations give us the flexibility to keep showing up, restore more of the land, protect the ʻāina, and invest in the long-term resilience of Kula—not just when there’s a crisis, but every day in between.

If you want to help us keep this work going, please consider making a donation.

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Three years later, there is still so much to rebuild.For years, Nui’s farm was a place people came to for fresh produce,...
08/11/2026

Three years later, there is still so much to rebuild.

For years, Nui’s farm was a place people came to for fresh produce, Thai food, and the simple joy of supporting a local farm. It was part of the fabric of this community.

Then the Kula Fire changed everything.

Today, Nui is still working through what was lost and what remains. Recovery doesn’t always happen quickly, and for many people affected by the fire, the rebuilding continues long after the smoke has cleared.

These before and after photos are a small glimpse of what that ongoing recovery can look like.

And while the work may be physical, what makes it possible is people. People who remember what this place was. People who care about what it can become again. People who keep showing up.

Mahalo to every volunteer who continues to give their time, energy, and aloha to Kula. 💚

08/08/2026

Today, on the third anniversary of the Kula Fire, our community came together for another volunteer workday — this time at Nui’s farm, helping clear what’s still standing between her and the possibility of rebuilding what she once had.

For many families, farmers, and kūpuna, the work of rebuilding has continued quietly for years. Sometimes it looks like rebuilding a home. Sometimes it looks like clearing away what can’t be saved. Sometimes it’s simply having a few extra hands when you’ve been carrying too much for too long.

And none of this happens without the people who keep showing up.

To every volunteer who has given their time, their energy, their hands, and their heart to this community: mahalo. You are a reminder that recovery is not something we do alone.

Three years later, we’re still here.
And we’re still showing up for Kula. 🤍

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PO Box 1134
Kula, HI
96790

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+18082643005

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