Hawai‘i Nature Center’s Maui campus is hosting volunteer workdays to help with site beautification, landscaping, and light construction projects. The workdays will take place on the first Saturdays of every month, and upcoming dates include Jun. 22, Jul. 6, Aug. 3, Sep. 7, and Oct. 5. Workdays will be held from 9am to noon at 875 ‘Iao Valley Road in Wailuku. HNC on Maui also … [Read more...] about Hawai‘i Nature Center Seeks Volunteers and Donations
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County of Maui sets up ‘one stop shop’ for volunteering
There’s now an easier way to volunteer your time, energy, expertise and resources to Maui nonprofits: Handsonmaui.com, a website built by the Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns’ Volunteer Center as part of its Get Connected program. “The online platform, Get Connected 2.0, offers both non-profits and volunteers the opportunity to take advantage of this … [Read more...] about County of Maui sets up ‘one stop shop’ for volunteering
Hui O Waa Kaulua Needs Help To Finish Its Voyaging Canoe
The Hui o Wa‘a Kaulua in Lahaina would like volunteer carpenters, woodworkers and finishers to finish building the Mo‘okiha o Pi’ilani (“Sacred Lizard of Maui”), Maui’s first deep-ocean voyaging canoe. The Hui wants to launch the Mo‘okiha at the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2013. They need volunteers with woodworking, carpentry and wood finishing skills to help with shelving in … [Read more...] about Hui O Waa Kaulua Needs Help To Finish Its Voyaging Canoe
Haleakala National Park Wants Interns And Volunteers
There’s no doubt that the Haleakala Crater (which we know is not technically a “crater” but whatever) is a majestic spot. But Mother Nature and Haleakala National Park can’t do it all on their own. Keeping the crater pristine is a job for the community. That’s why Haleakala National Park is recruiting middle school interns to work alongside their professional staff and assist … [Read more...] about Haleakala National Park Wants Interns And Volunteers
2012 Nonprofit Charity Gift Guide
And here we are at another holiday season on Maui. Radio stations start playing Jawaiian versions of old Christmas standards, the beaches started filling up with evermore tourists and store owners start lining their shelves with Santa in beach shorts trinkets. Oh, and the island’s nonprofit organizations–which increasingly have to take up the slack left when government shrinks … [Read more...] about 2012 Nonprofit Charity Gift Guide