May 8, 2021
To commemorate 100 years of service in Maui County, Hawaiian Electric is recognizing 21 local nonprofit organizations with a total contribution of more than $11,000.
The nonprofits were nominated by Hawaiian Electric employees for their impactful and positive efforts in the areas of community resilience, environmental sustainability and educational excellence.
The organizations include the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America, E Malama I Na Keiki O Lana’i, East Maui Watershed Partnership, Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Lana’i Kinaole, Lana’i Youth Center, Lo’iloa, Make A Wish Hawaii, Maui Hui Malama, Maui Family YMCA, Maui Historical Society, Maui Invasive Species Committee, Maui Strikers Soccer Club, Moloka’i Community Service Council, Moloka’i Land Trust, Na Kai Ewalu Canoe Club, Pacific Cancer Foundation, SHARKastics, Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter, The Maui Farm and Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands.
Center presents ‘THE JOY OF ART AFFAIR: A Happy Little Hui!’
By Staff | Feb 26, 2021
From Feb. 27 to March 26, bid on and view incredible artwork online or in Hui No‘eau’s gallery. PHOTO BY BRYAN BERKOWITZ.
MAKAWAO Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center invites the community to join the organization for its Annual Art Affair fundraiser “THE JOY OF ART AFFAIR: A Happy Little Hui!” from Feb. 26 to March 26, 2021. During this exciting month of giving, Hui No’eau encourages guests to join them online and in the gallery for a series of online auctions and events. Proceeds enable access to exceptional visual arts programming for all ages and abilities throughout the year.
17 MILE FENCE BUILT TO PROTECT MAUI RAIN FOREST Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/11/2006 - 00:00
By Harry Eagar
WAILUKU, Maui (The Maui News, May 9) – The latest link in the endless battle to keep destructive mammals out of East Maui’s rain forest has just been completed – a fence around 12,000 acres of mostly intact rain forest high on the windward side of Haleakala.
[PIR Editor s note: Haleakala is located in the eastern part of the Hawaiian island of Maui and comprises a National Park and areas surrounding Mt. Haleakala.]
Kat Lui, public relations director for the East Maui Watershed Partnership, said that in ancient times, a kapu [taboo] was placed on the wao akua [high forest] to protect it. Today, a kapu is insufficient.