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(Pa‘ūpili - Lahaina 3rd Saturdays) Festivals of Aloha provides Paupili 3rd Saturdays in Lahaina. It is a monthly community healing gathering held on the 3rd Saturday of the month 10:00 am–5:00 pm in Lahaina Town. Hosted by the Maui Emotional Resilience Collective (Maui ERC) – Healing Journey Team, this series creates a safe, culturally grounded, and inclusive space for residents impacted by the 2023 Maui wildfires. Through cultural practices, music, movement, art, storytelling, and reflection guided by local practitioners and kupuna, Paupili supports collective healing, strengthens emotional resilience, and helps restore community connection and cohesion.

Starting Easter Sunday (March/April) each year. Features Kahiko (ancient) hula competition, Auwana (modern) hula competition and the Miss Aloha Hula competition, daily hula shows, Hawaiian arts & crafts and a parade.

(After School No'eau Program) Ulu A‘e Learning Center uses a high touch, personalized approach in growing the hearts and minds of children during the out of school time though storytelling, Native Hawaiian practices and stewardship experiences. The after school time begins with homework help and moves to lessons in Native Hawaiian practices. Our facility is equipped with indoor and outdoor flexible learning spaces. Three computers are available for student use. Those with personal laptops or iPads will have access to our WIFI for the purpose of completing homework or school projects.

(Malama Aina Foundation) This program provides students and their facilitators from Native Hawaiian communities with hands-on learning activities combined with the experience of Hawaiian cultural values and practices, to achieve academic success in math and science. Activities include: 1. In-school science and math support for middle school students and teachers through curriculum training and supplement, tutoring, teaching, and mentoring; 2. After school hands-on STEM and Hawaiian cultural experiences, increasing student knowledge of STEM content as aligned to the common core math and next generation science standards; and 3. During intersession and summer breaks, expose students to STEM by integrating math and science with Hawaiian cultural practices.

Youth learn and practice Hawaiian and other arts, cultural traditions, protocols and values taught by kupuna and experienced while hiking, paddling canoe, celebrating their history and restoring the environment. Youth document their learning with digital and other media, including public art installations that honor and perpetuate our culture.

(Kula Kamaliʻi Preschool, Aukukui Niuolahiki Online Hawaiian Language Courses, Hale Kipa ʻŌiwi) ʻAha Pūnana Leo strive to ensure that the Hawaiian Language lives. It's mission is rooted to drive and inspire change to ensure a living Hawaiian language in Hawaiʻi and beyond. It is dedicated to the people we serve. Kula Kamaliʻi Preschool Through the school’s exclusive Hakalama literacy method keiki learn to speak ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) within three to four months and often graduate with advanced reading and writing skills. Keiki also develop social, intellectual, leadership and perceptual motor skills through classroom lessons, field trips, cultural activities, performance opportunities and community service. Applications for the 2021-2022 school year are still being accepted based on availability, priority application period for the 2022-2023 school year is November 1st through March 1st. Aukukui | Niuolahiki Online Hawaiian Language Courses ‘Aha Pūnana Leo expanded its flexible, online program to offer teachers across the state, an opportunity to receive HME teacher certifications and meet early childhood education requirements. The Niuolahiki Distance Learning Program extends its culturally rooted language program throughout the world. Hale Kipa ʻŌiwi ‘Aha Pūnana Leo has become a nationally recognized model for Native American language revitalization, and a resource for indigenous groups interested in reviving and perpetuating their traditional languages by providing assistance to develop language and cultural revitalization programs.

(MGF Hawaii, MGF Hawaiʻi, Prince Lot Hula Festival) Moanalua Gardens Foundation (MGF Hawaii) puts on the Prince Lot Hula Festival every year. Our current programs include our annual Prince Lot Hula Festival held the third Saturday and Sunday in July, our Malama Kamananui Environmental STEM Education Program in Kamananui Valley, our Ka Leo O Na Opio Leadership Academy for youth 13 years old - 24 years old, and our Ka Wai Ola STEM, Clean Water focused, Work-based Learning Program.

(UALC) Ulu A‘e was formed in 2014 with the vision to have entire communities knowledgeable and engaged in the place they live. We deliver culture and place-based education for keiki and families of Honouliuli through half day and intersession student days, other cultural community programs and volunteer workdays. Our mission is to empower and enrich lives through programs that develop skills, build confidence and promote healthy relationships based on the values and customs of our kūpuna. No'eau Boxes A box filled with Hawaiian Books, games, and hands-on activities. Delivered to your doorstep for at home and on-the-go learning. Now available to teachers, community organizations, and families. Nene‘e is our intersession program where keiki ages 5–14 are given opportunities to explore their ‘āina from ma uka (mountain) to ma kai (sea). The program’s curriculum is place-based meaning that special focus is made to highlight the history and culture of the students’ community. Students engage in moʻolelo (stories), hana noʻeau (Native Hawaiian art and practices) and kuleana (land stewardship). HANA ‘I‘O is a hands-on, food preparation program for middle school students who want to grow their knowledge, skills and relationship to the animals they eat. Students explore the role their mountain plays in food production. They take part in the respectful and humane process of killing a pig. They participate in animal husbandry and learn safety and sanitation guidelines, knife skills, and about meat production here in Hawaii. By taking part in this program, students begin to think critically about waste and humane animal practices. They gain a deeper understanding of food abundance and begin to evaluate what they put in their bodies. Papa Kuʻi ʻAi & Pōhaku Loan Program If your ‘ohana wants to ku‘i ‘ai for Lā Kūʻokoʻa, but you don’t have a papa kuʻi ʻai, pōhaku or kalo, we can help. We have 2 papa ku‘i ‘ai with pōhaku to loan out to 2 ‘ohana. The Kapu‘uola Hula Festival celebrates Hawaiian storytelling through hula and new mele (compositions) at Pu‘uokapolei. The festival features performances by several hālau hula (hula schools) and live Hawaiian music entertainment. Hana Hei Hana hei (Hawaiian string figures) is a form of Hawaiian storytelling and mnemonic device. Keiki learn hei in each of Ulu A‘e’s programs. Hana hei engages the young minds of our keiki in a way that encourages the use of our native language and the practice of a traditional conginitive form of memorization. After School Program is Now A Full Day Program and includes transportation for students from certain schools in Kapolei, ‘Ewa and Nānākuli. Students are transported from their schools to our learning center in Kalaeloa. Homework help, hana no‘eau enrichment lessons, and stewardship visits are provided. Ulu A‘e Learning Center uses a high touch, personalized approach in growing the hearts and minds of children during the out of school time though storytelling, Native Hawaiian practices and stewardship experiences. Aloha ‘Āina Love for our places Students are taught traditional names of places that exist in their community. They learn history through stories and mele. And they dig their hands deep into the soil, healing, restoring and rejuvenation the ‘āina. It’s through these unique experiences that they gain an appreciation for the place they live and become stewards of our land before entering high school. ‘Ike Ku’una Workshops This community enrichment program is aimed at increasing the cultural knowledge and skills of kūpuna (elders), mākua (adults) and ‘ohana (families). Workshops are held in cultural practices and knowledge like lei making, haku mele (Hawaiian composition), ulana lauhala (weaving), Ni‘ihau shell jewelry assembly, kapa making, Hawaiian history lectures and more. The series allows participants to interact with storytellers and master practitioners like Shad Kane, Dalani Tanahy, and Nalu Andrade. The intent of the program is for community members to develop skills and feel more knowledgeable about the history and traditions of their community.

Plans, implements and stages the statewide celebration to honor memory of King Kamehameha the Great and his accomplishments. Celebration includes parades, cultural programs, Ho'olaule'a, hula competitions. Events staged each June.

Consisting of over 300 acres of conservation land from mauka to makai, Waimea Valley provides multiple educational programs. By connecting young people to the ʻāina and moʻolelo of the Valley, we empower and engage younger generations to not only deepen their understanding of Hawaiʻi’s rich history and traditions, but to also become environmental and cultural stewards in our global community. Waimea Valley’s K through 12 educational programs are designed to perpetuate indigenous knowledge in meaningful ways that extend far beyond the classroom. From problem solving skills to building self-confidence, strengthening ancestral ties, and igniting a renewed curiosity about our world, Waimea Valley’s hands-on framework for learning can be customized to meet your educational needs and goals for any and all ages.

Offers classes and conducts special events to perpetuate and enhance the appreciation of the cultures and art of the island. Classes include: art, dance, hula, lauhala weaving, batik silk screening, stained glass, watercolor painting, etc. Co-sponsors the Steel Guitar Ho'olaulea, bonsai shows, Shakespeare in the Park programs, children's theatre, Dance Extravaganzas, Spring Arts Festival, and other programs and events of cultural enrichment.

Fosters, promotes, maintains and encourages the historical, social, commercial and cultural vitality of Lahaina. Welcomes calls, questions, concerns about any aspect of LahainaTown. Coordinates and produces major annual events. Maintains a visitor center at old Lahaina courthouse. Distributes free information, maps and brochures.