The environment. Pets. The hungry. The houseless. The keiki. The kupuna. Maui is full of charities and nonprofits doing important work, and they all need your help. What follows is a list of worthy organizations, with some information about who they are and what they do. We encourage you to choose the ones that speak to you, contact them, find out what they need, and give. It’s in the holiday spirit, but please consider continuing to donate when you can throughout the year. It’ll warm your heart—and it makes a real difference.
Spirit Horse Ranch
The Spirit Horse Ranch helps heal adolescent and teen survivors of abuse through the healing energy of equine-facilitated learning, gardening, and art therapy in the foothills of Haleakalā. Their stated goal is to foster “strength to achieve a positive, productive, beautiful future and to learn to love and be loved again.”
18100 Piilani Hwy, Kula
808-280-7070
info@thespirithorseranch.org
Thespirithorseranch.org
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAUI
A nonprofit helping youth outside of school. Boys and Girls Club clubhouses provide a safe, supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment where young people receive academic support, participate in health and fitness activities, and engage with positive role models. BGCM operates multiple clubhouses islandwide. Membership is $5 for a full year.
100 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
808-242-4363
info@bgcmaui.org
Bgcmaui.org
EAST MAUI WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP
The group protects habitat for rare plant species and native birds. The partnership actively manages 40,000 acres of fragile, high-elevation forests on the windward slopes of Haleakalā. The partnership ensures East Maui’s upland watershed functions and protects habitat for native species. They provide opportunities for keiki to learn about watershed function and partner with other conservation agencies to provide training to tour guides about Maui’s natural environment.
P.O. Box 431, Makawao
808-573-6999
Info@eastmauiwatershed.org
Eastmauiwatershed.org
MAUI HULIAU FOUNDATION
Founded in 2010 with the mission to promote environmental literacy and leadership among youth ages 12-18 throughout Maui Nui. Through diverse hands-on programs focusing on ecology, filmmaking, leadership, climate change, and waste reduction, they seek to educate and empower youth to become future stewards of our natural environment.
PO Box 977, Haʻikū
808-757-2100
Info@mauihuliaufoundation.org
Mauihuliaufoundation.org
HOSPICE MAUI
Hospice Maui provides care to maximize the comfort and dignity of those in their last months and weeks of life. Highly trained and experienced professionals, including an all-RN hospice nursing staff, care for the patient, support the caregivers and families, and anticipate and address the complex physical, emotional, and spiritual issues that can arise. They also offer bereavement support services provided by licensed professional counselors.
400 Mahalani St., Wailuku
808-244-5555
mail@hospicemaui.org
Hospicemaui.org
MAUI HISTORICAL SOCIETY – HALE HŌʻIKEʻIKE AT THE BAILEY HOUSE
The museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, study, interpret and share the history and heritage of Maui. Since 1951, the Maui Historical Society has been a community repository for Hawaiian, missionary and plantation era artifacts, documents, and photographs. They’re primarily a museum, offering tours and information about the various collections. They provide research opportunities to the public and special school tours for students of all ages.
2373-A Main St., Wailuku
808-244-3326
Info@mauimuseum.org
Mauimuseum.org
MAUI NUI MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council works to protect coral reefs, promote clean ocean water, and restore native fish to the near shore waters of Maui County. This Maui-based non-profit organization was created more than a decade ago by the late community visionary Edwin Lindsey and marine biologist Robin Newbold, along with other Maui residents concerned about our island’s declining coral reefs and fish populations.
808-280-3196
chase@mauireefs.org
808-707-5056
Mauireefs.org
MAUI ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
Their mission says it best. They enrich individuals, building community and connecting our world through the performing arts. For more than 40 years, MAPA has brought performing arts to the people of Maui by way of after-school dance, drama, and music classes, in-school performing arts residencies, and educational theater tours, all while producing professional-quality theater and dance productions.
2050 Main St., Suite 3G, Wailuku
808-244-8760
Mauiacademy.org
IMUA FAMILY SERVICES
Imua Family Services provides comprehensive early childhood development services to children and their families with the support and resources needed to reach their full potential in life. They provide a combination of services including speech language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and care coordination services. Their team works hard to get children a plan that best fits them and helps them reach those important milestones.
161 S. Wakea Ave., Kahului
808-244-7467
info@imuafamily.org
Imuafamily.org
KA LIMA O MAUI
Ka Lima O Maui’s mission is “Enhancing Lives through Self-Reliance” for persons with disabilities through employment related services. They’re Maui’s largest employer of persons with disabilities with 60 individuals working on groundskeeping and custodial service contracts. Established in 1955 to help tuberculosis patients rehabilitate, it is one of Maui’s oldest nonprofits. They also help individuals find work in the community and work closely with employers to garner successful job placements. Their Medicaid Waiver program focuses on helping persons with disabilities gain more independent living skills through a variety of individualized activities.
170 Mahalani St., Wailuku
808-244-5502
info@kalimaomaui.org
Kalimaomaui.org
HUI O WAʻA KAULUA: MAUI’S VOYAGING SOCIETY
Hui O Waʻa Kaulua is committed to developing and conducting model educational programs using traditional Polynesian voyaging to excite and challenge students and their communities to learn about, respect, and care for the natural and social environment. It’s their vision to have a healthy, productive, safe Hawaiʻi. It’s their goal to work with high school students in Maui Nui and start Jr. Voyaging Clubs within our schools.
525 Front St., Lāhainā
808-205-7412
huiowaaoffice@gmail.com
Huiwaa.org
MAUI FOREST BIRD RECOVERY PROJECT
They’re a research and management organization dedicated to the recovery of Maui’s native forest birds. Not only do the forest and birds benefit from what they do, so do Maui’s watershed and our whole island community. The fresh water on Maui mostly comes from native forests replenishing our aquifers and streams. Helping to restore our native forest will, in turn, help our water resources, reduce airborne carbon, and produce oxygen for our atmosphere.
2465 Olinda Rd., Makawao
808-573-0280
Info@mauiforestbirds.org
Mauiforestbirds.org
PĀʻIA YOUTH AND CULTURAL CENTER
The Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center offers a safe and nurturing environment where youth members learn as they experience and grow. By offering many high-quality programs and fun activities, the PYCC creates opportunities for youth to build skills, increase self awareness and self esteem and be more involved in their community. The center’s staff provides guidance and mentorship during daily cooking classes, radio broadcasts, video productions, skateboarding, ocean swimming, surfing, body-boarding, and during many field trips around the island.
PO Box 790999, Pāʻia
808-579-8354
Admin@pyccmaui.org
Pyccmaui.org
MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY
Maui Humane Society is Maui County’s only open-admission shelter, handling all animal management and adoption services. MHS is the only organization in the county offering humane education programs, and many local pet owners take advantage of their spay-neuter assistance program.
1350 Maui Veterans Hwy., Puʻunene
808-877-3680
donate@mauihumanesociety.org
Mauihumanesociety.org
SAVE MAUI CATS: CAT CAFÉ MAUI
Save Maui Cats is the nonprofit organization that opened Cat Café Maui in the Queen Kaahumanu Center in August. The café serves as a comfortable, quiet place where guests can cuddle with kitties being fostered there for the Maui Humane Society. All of the cats are spayed or neutered, chipped, socialized, and ready for adoption. Special events include movie nights, yoga, and art classes.
275 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, 2nd Floor
Info@mauicatrescue.org
Mauicatrescue.org
NA KEIKI O EMALIA
Inspired by the 2014 loss of beloved mother and teacher, Emalia Guard, this group’s trained volunteer facilitators provide a safe, comfortable place where families can process their grief and form friendships with others who have had similar experiences. They do not provide therapy or counseling. They use art and creative expression in the groups, as well as toys and games for the younger keiki.
PO Box 1137, Wailuku
808-214-9832
Contact@nkoemaui.org
Nkoemaui.org
HUI NOʻEAU VISUAL ARTS CENTER
Hui Noʻeau is the only art center of its kind in Maui County. It’s a nonprofit arts education organization dedicated to sharing the benefits of the visual arts with the entire community. Free and open to the public seven days a week, the Hui’s exhibitions, facilities, and programs benefit over 30,000 artists, youth, educators, and community members in Maui County, as well as visitors.
2841 Baldwin Ave. Makawao
808-572-6560
info@huinoeau.com
Huinoeau.com
ALOHA MAUI PRIDE
The mission of AMP is to improve and honor the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Gender Non-conforming, Non-binary, Aikane, Mahu, Mahu Wahine, and Mahu Kane people; as well as to enhance a mutual understanding and acceptance of all people. AMP is committed to accomplishing this goal via education, sharing cultural values, and increasing awareness and visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies within the State of Hawaiʻi.
415 Dairy Rd., Suite E-612, Kahului
info@alohamauipride.org
Alohamauipride.org
MAUI EQUALITY COALITION
The Maui Maui Equality Coalition is an agency whose goals are to serve as the public face and advocate for Maui LGBTQ+ Community.
The organization promotes human care, educational and social activities directed at furthering the well being and development of the transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay community and people with related concerns. They strive to be instrumental in promoting a better understanding of—and unity within—the community and in Maui County.
info@mauiequality.org
Mauiequality.org
MAUI FOOD BANK
The mission of the Maui Food Bank is to help the hungry in Maui County by collecting and distributing food through community partnerships with soup kitchens and other social services agencies feeding people in need. They were instrumental in providing food boxes to families and kupuna during the COVID-19 pandemic.
760 Kolu St., Wailuku
808-243-9500
info@mauifoodbank.org
Mauifoodbank.org
PACIFIC PRIMATE SANCTUARY
The Sanctuary offers refuge and protection to Central and South American primates from research labs, tourist attractions and the pet trade. These victims of exploitation are given safe haven at Pacific Primate Sanctuary, where they are cared for with devotion and respect by volunteers. The Sanctuary provides rehabilitative care, which enables primates to recover from the trauma and abuse that they have suffered. They provide the primates with a life in the natural world shared with others of their own kind.
500 Hāloa Rd., Haʻiku
808-572-8089
Pacificprimate.org
MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) is Hawaiʻi’s most comprehensive performing and visual arts facility–inspiring people through personal and shared experiences of the arts. All people on Maui stand to benefit from what happens at the MACC: the staff and administration strive to provide meaningful, enriching and entertaining arts experiences, through a diverse presentation of performing and visual arts. The MACC also serves as a launch pad for the community’s creative artists to express themselves.
1 Cameron Way, Kahului
808-242-2787
marketing@mauiarts.org
Mauiarts.org
MAUI ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS
They provide a safe, nurturing environment filled with love and compassion for adults with physical or cognitive impairments, personal care that pampers and keeps them safe and comfortable, and daily reminiscent activities to bring a spark of life back into their days. They strive to support the needs of caregivers, allowing them the time to take care of their own needs, while helping them to provide compassionate care through gained knowledge of dementia behaviors.
11 Mahaolu St. Suite B, Kahului
808-871-5804
info@madcc.org
Madcc.org
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI
Habitat for Humanity Maui has been providing low cost housing and repairs for almost 20 years on Maui. Recently, Habitat expanded its geographic area to include Lanaʻi so that they can help deserving families on Lanaʻi and Maui. They’ve completed more than 108 homes since 2003 and have plans to start a 10-house subdivision in Lāhainā next year. They also continue to do small critical repairs and major repairs for those families whose income doesn’t allow them to finance these repairs. All projects done by Habitat are at no profit and no interest, making it affordable for families earning below 80 percent median income. Habitat for Humanity Maui is a licensed construction company.
970 L. Main St., Wailuku
808-242-1140
Info@habitat-maui.org
Habitat-maui.org
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN MAUI
They work hard to end domestic violence throughout our county and the world. They recognize that not everyone wants their relationship to end–they just want the violence and abuse to stop. WHW works hard with families to create safety plans and work with the community to support victims and educate ourselves about the many forms of domestic violence and how everyone can work together to end it. They help women, men, families and communities be safer. Literally–their tagline is “Until Every Home is Safe.”
1935 Main St., Suite 202, Wailuku
808-242-6600
Info@whwmaui.net
Womenhelpingwomenmaui.com
MAUI UNITED WAY
This umbrella nonprofit group works hard to ensure that there are vital services in place to provide support for those in need, specifically around the impact areas of Education, Income, and Health. It’s estimated that one in two people will be touched by the United Way in their lifetime.
95 Mahalani St., Suite 24, Wailuku
808-244-8787
Mauiunitedway.org
LAHAINA ARTS ASSOCIATION
The Lāhainā Arts Association provides no-cost art education for children on Maui and Molokai who need it most, through the Maui Youth Art Outreach program. Their focus is to bring quality art education to children who would otherwise have no access to creative arts. Currently, LAA reaches nearly 1,000 keiki every year. They partner with Hāna School and Kaunakakai School on Molokai to provide the students’ only art education programming. They partner with youth centers, homeless centers, and government housing sites to serve communities in need. LAA also provides annual scholarships and mentorships for high school art students.
648 Wharf St. Suite 103, Lāhainā
808-661-0111
info@lahaina-arts.org
Lahaina-arts.org
MAUI FAMILY YMCA
The Maui Family YMCA works hard to enhance the quality of life for individuals, families and our community through programs that foster moral growth and build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Maui Family YMCA also helps a large portion of our community through their Scholarship Program, providing financial assistance to individuals and families. Through this program, the Maui Family YMCA was able to produce over 200 membership opportunities and approximately 300 program services.
250 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
808-242-9007
they@mauiymca.org
Mauiymca.org
KA HALE A KE OLA HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc. is dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness and serving the needs of the homeless and hungry on Maui by providing emergency food and housing, empowering them to take responsibility for their own lives, and calling on the community to assist in these actions. They operate two shelters on the island, in Wailuku and Lāhainā.
Central Center, 670 Waiale Rd., Wailuku
808-242-7600
Westside Center, 15 IpuʻAumakua L., Lāhainā
808-662-0076
info@khako.org
Khako.org
ARC OF MAUI COUNTY
Arc of Maui County has promoted and protected the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1954. They actively support programs and services that assure full inclusion and participation in the community throughout life. People with developmental disabilities are defined by their strengths, abilities and inherent value, not by their disability. They are entitled to the respect, dignity, safety and security enjoyed by other members of society; and are equal before the law. A developmental disability can be cognitive, physical or both, and begins before adulthood. Its effects are long term and alter essential life functioning activities.
140 N. Market St., Suite 202B, Wailuku
808-242-5781\
arcinfo@arcofmaui.org
Arcofmaui.org
HAWAIʻI NATURE CENTER
Hawai‘i Nature Center seeks to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of Hawai‘i’s environment by educating children with an interactive and immersive approach. Student programs and weeklong adventure camps are hosted at their ʻIao Valley site, recently purchased by the County of Maui, which they now lease back.
875 ʻIao Valley Rd., Wailuku
808-244-6500
hncinfo@hawaiinaturecenter.org
Hawaiinaturecenter.org
MAUI FISHPONDS
One of the main programs of ‘Ao‘ao O Nā Loko I‘a O Maui is to rebuild and maintain Kō‘ie‘ie Fishpond. The community has been instrumental in assisting with this work as they help replace rocks that have fallen and rocks that have been uncovered after the sand shifts within the pond. They host numerous groups throughout the year who not only participate in fishpond restoration but also learn mo‘olelo (stories) and environmental and cultural history about this ancient fishpond.
726 S. Kīhei Rd., Kīhei
808-359-1172
koieiefishpond@gmail.com
Mauifishpond.com
GOODWILL HAWAIʻI
Goodwill Hawaiʻi is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that helps people with employment barriers to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient. Since 1959, their stores nationwide have provided job placement, career development, education, training, employment, and support services for people throughout the state. Thousands of Hawaiʻi residents each year benefit from their services and have found employment in our community.
250 Alamaha St., N10B, Kahului
808-442-8989
info@higoodhawaii.org
Goodwillhawaii.org
HAWAIʻI WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER
The Hawaiʻi Wildlife Discovery Center is a nonprofit, multi-media venue featuring a dynamic blend of art and science celebrating Hawaiʻi’s marine life and showcasing the fieldwork of Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund. They have filled 5,000 sq ft. in Whalers Village with over 30 stunning exhibits about Hawaiʻi’s undersea life, whaling era, cultural values, and conservation. Exhibits include an Immersion Room with a floor to ceiling film spanning 3 walls, a Kid’s Zone art & play area, marine debris art & exhibits, and 45 locally produced videos on an interactive kiosk.
2435 Kaʻanapali Pkwy., Lāhainā
Hawaiiwildlifediscoverycenter.org
FEED MY SHEEP
Feed My Sheep is a unique mobile food distribution program, delivering food to neighborhoods in need each week. They pass out bags of groceries to anyone who needs help and give emotional support by offering a listening ear and prayer, so that they can experience love and not judgement in their time of need. Each month they serve up 69,000 half-pound meals. In the last year they have given food to 3,200 people including working but poor families, seniors on fixed incomes, and homeless men and women. Each person who comes has a few moments with someone who cares and food for their week.
Corner of Camp 5 Rd., Puʻunene
808-872-9100
Feedmysheepmaui.com
NISEI VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER
The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center ignites human potential by inspiring people to find the hero in themselves through the legacy of the Nisei Veterans—American-born soldiers of Japanese ancestry who served in the U.S. Military during WWII, often as translators of intercepted Imperial communications. They envision a community where all people act selflessly for the greater good.
665 Kahului Beach Rd., Kahului
808-244-6862
info.nvmc@gmail.com
NVMC.org
MAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Maui Economic Opportunity is a nonprofit Community Action Agency committed to helping low income individuals and families become stable and achieve economic security. MEO’s services are constantly changing to meet the needs of children and families, persons with disabilities and medical needs, the elderly, and low-income individuals.
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center, 99 Mahalani St., Wailuku
808- 249-2990
Hana Neighborhood Center, Uakea Rd., Hāna
808-248-8282
Lanaʻi Branch Office, 1144 Ilima Ave., #102, Lanaʻi City
808-565-6665
Molokai Branch Office, 380 Kolapa Pl., Kaunakakai
808-553-3216
Meoinc.org
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAWAIʻI
Behavioral Health Hawaiʻi came about to fill a need for comprehensive substance abuse treatment services in Hawaiʻi. We know how important it is to get the right kind of care and how difficult it can be to find. Our commitment to excellence, and expanding our referral base on the Mainland and Hawaiʻi gives us the opportunity to pass that knowledge on to you, your loved ones, and professionals that refer for these types of services.
1325 S. Kīhei Rd., Kīhei
808-243-3200
info@behavioralhealthhawaii.org
Behavioralhealthhawaii.org
MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION
The mission of Maui AIDS Foundation is to promote the sexual health and well-being of the members of our community. With over 480 diagnosed HIV positive people living on Maui, Maui AIDS Foundation (MAF) is the only comprehensive HIV/AIDS organization in Maui County providing assistance with services including linkage to medical care, access to HIV medications, financial housing assistance, food, and emotional and educational support to those in need.
1935 Main St., #101, Wailuku
808-242-4900
info@mauiaids.org
Mauiaids.org
PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION
Pacific Cancer Foundation provides free support services to cancer patients and caregivers including navigation, nutritional support, transportation, counseling, wellness classes, and education.
95 Mahalani St., #8, Wailuku
808-242-7661
admin@pacificcancerfoundation.org
Pacificcancerfoundation.org
MAUI FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Since its founding in 1980, MFSS has been providing quality, evidence-based services to families on Maui, Molokai, and Lanaʻi. They promote healthy family functioning by providing supportive services which build on family strengths. They utilize their collective resources toward the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
1844 Wili Pa Lp., Wailuku
808-242-0900
Mfss.org
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
The Alzheimer’s Association of Hawaiʻi serves all residents of the state, with staff located on ʻOahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. They help all those facing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias by providing local support groups and educational resources, while advancing crucial research and public policy initiatives.
Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
270 Hookahi St., Suite 311, Wailuku
808-242-8636
Alz.org
MAUI TOMORROW FOUNDATION
Maui Tomorrow Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization, protects Maui’s precious natural areas and prime open space for recreational use and aesthetic value, promotes the concept of ecologically sound development, and preserves the opportunity for a rural lifestyle on Maui. Current focus includes: long-range sustainable planning; reef and shoreline protection; sustainable energy development; improved air quality; water conservation and reuse; and stream restoration.
55 N. Church St., Suite 4, Wailuku
info@maui-tomorrow.org
808-244-7570
MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS
The mission of Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is to foster appreciation and understanding of Maui Nui’s plants and their role in Hawaiian cultural expression by providing a gathering place for discovery, education, and conservation.
Cultivating widespread preservation, conservation, and integration of Hawaiian native plants throughout Maui Nui.
150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
808-249-2798
Mnbg.org
HALE KAUKAU
Their mission: to alleviate hunger by providing nutritious meals to the hungry and homebound in a safe, loving, and supportive environment. Hale Kau Kau has been feeding the hungry daily since August 1991 and has served more than 1.5 million meals to date.
25 W. Lipoa St., KĪhei
808-875-8754
halekaukau@rcchawaii.org
Halekaukau.org
FRIENDS OF HALEAKALĀ NATIONAL PARK
The mission of the Friends of Haleakalā National Park is to assist the park and the National Park Service to achieve the purposes and goals for which they were established: to preserve Haleakala’s unique ecosystems, scenic character, and associated Native Hawaiian cultural and spiritual resources. The Friends also provide educational, inspirational, and recreational opportunities compatible with preserving the many natural, cultural, and spiritual resources of Haleakalā so as to leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
25 W. Lipoa St, KĪhei
808-875-8754
fhnp@earthlink.net
Fhnp.org
WEST MAUI IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION
The mission of the West Maui Improvement Foundation, with 501(c)(3) Public Charity designation 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) from the IRS, is to improve the West Maui Community by receiving and expending funds for the erection and maintenance of public buildings and services as well as community facilities. The WMIF is restricted from direct political campaigning and lobbying or raising funds for those purposes.
P.O. BOX 10338, Lāhainā
808-661-7990
pluta@maui.net
WestmauiImprovementfoundation.org
HAWAIʻI STATE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Hawai‘i State Public Library System nurtures a lifelong love of reading and learning through its staff, collections, programs, services, and physical and virtual spaces.
The Hawai‘i State Public Library System is the educational, informational, and cultural heart of Hawai‘i’s communities.
Librarieshawaii.org
LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION
Lahaina Restoration Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Hawai‘i nonprofit organization chartered in 1962. Its purpose is to restore, preserve and protect the physical, historical and cultural legacies of Lāhainā, and honor the era of the Hawaiian Monarchy. Its vision is that Lāhainā’s prominent place in Hawai‘i’s history and rich cultural traditions are celebrated and, through authentic preservation of significant sites, buildings and artifacts, its story is shared.
LRF has restored and preserved more than one dozen landmarks and historic structures in Lahainā. LRF maintains several collections of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, maps, logs and other materials representative of Lahainā’s colorful past. These collections are available to the public and researchers by request.
808-661-3262
Lahainarestoration.org
MAUI INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE
The Maui Invasive Species Committee exists to “fill-the-gap” in addressing invasive plants and animals throughout Maui County. They are a species-led management organization removing the high-threat invasive species that can be addressed with the resources available. Teams work to identify and eradicate pests like miconia, tiny fire ants, and coqui frogs.
1000 Holomua Rd., Makawao
808-573-6472
miscpr@hawaii.edu
Mauiisc.org
MAUI ANIMAL FARM
The Farm’s mission is to provide animal-assisted therapy and therapeutic riding programs for children and adults with emotional and physical needs. Tiny Hoof Animal Therapy of West Maui is headquartered at the Maui Animal Farm in Launiupoko on five and a half acres. The farm is in the planning process of creating a 60-foot covered, round pen for the comfort of their participants and horses. Long-range plans include a covered, open-air riding arena for outreach programs. Fundraising plans are in process. A separate website for Tiny Hoof Animal Therapy of West Maui is in the works.
264 Haniu St., Lāhainā
808-280-2597
mauianimalfarm@gmail.com
Mauianimalfarm.com
LEILANI FARM SANCTUARY
Leilani Farm Sanctuary is an island paradise for rescued animals where compassion for all living beings reigns. Located on eight lush acres of pure love, this non-profit sanctuary on Maui saves animals destined for slaughter or orphaned after hunters took their mothers and educates the community on the humane treatment of animals. Tour the farm, meet the Leilani Farm Sanctuary ambassadors, and consider sponsoring one or more of the animals who touch your heart to help us continue our mission of providing hope and education, one life at a time.
260 E. Kuiaha Rd, Haʻikū
808-298-8544
info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org
Leilanifarmsanctuary.org
LOVE THE SEA/OCEAN AID
Founded by big wave surfer Campbell Farrell in 2017 after witnessing large amounts of marine debris washed up on many of Maui’s isolated, inaccessible beaches, Love The Sea organizes teams of small boat captains and watermen and -women on personal watercraft to remove garbage—most of it plastic—from these otherwise pristine areas.
33 Hoe St., Pāʻia
Lovethesea.org
MANAʻO RADIO
Mana’o is a 100% volunteer organization. While many non-commercial stations employ a small staff, no one at Manaʻo Radio takes a dime for their efforts at the station, including their small team of managing volunteers. This means that your generous donation goes entirely to keeping the lights on and the manaʻo flowing. Plus, you’ll hear a whole lot of passion, because thier volunteers are in it for the love of radio and sharing great music!
44 S. Market St., Wailuku
808-242-KMNO
Manaoradio.com
