Upcoming Events

20th Annual ‘Ohana Luau
Sunday, August 31, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Kihei Community Center

The `Ohana Luau is Hale Makua’s annual signature fundraising event. This year’s entertainment will feature Da Braddahs, which will surely bring plenty of laughs and lots of good fun! Pohaku and Chantelle Feig will join Da Braddahs for musical entertainment. As with proceeding years, there will also be a traditional luau feast, silent auction, and country store. All proceeds will benefit Hale Makua’s Luana campaign. This event sells out every year, so be sure to get your tickets early! Tickets will be $50 per person, $15 for keikis. Click here to purchase tickets now.

2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship

The 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship will kick off the 2009 PGA TOUR season at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course the week of January 5 – 11. This prestigious event features a field consisting of only winner’s from the previous TOUR season competing for their share of a $5.6 million purse and the keys to a Mercedes-Benz SL550. The qualified field includes past champions Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods, along with K.J. Choi, Adam Scott, Boo Weekley, Justin Leonard, Geoff Ogilvy and defending champion Daniel Chopra.

Since 1999, Kapalua Maui Charities, the host organization of the event, has distributed nearly $3 million to the Maui community. Hale Makua has once again been selected as a designated beneficiary for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship. Come out and support this premier sporting event. Tickets go on sale August 1st and can be purchased online at Kapalua.com. For further information, call the tournament office at 665-9160.

Past Events

2007 ‘Ohana Luau

Hale Makua’s signature fundraising event, the annual ‘Ohana Luau, was a great success again this year. Held in Kihei on August 12, the evening featured a traditional luau feast, music by KAPENA and Kamaka Fernandez, a silent auction and a country store. Emcee Alaka’i (the Morning Goddess) recognized Hale Makua’s 60th anniversary, and Hale Makua staff members participated in a fashion show – complete with nursing costumes from each decade since Hale Makua opened its doors. Thanks to all the Board members, staff members, businesses, and supporters who helped make our 19th annual luau such a successful fundraiser.

Pineapple Grill-Kapalua
2nd Anniversary Gala Event

For the third straight year, Pineapple Grill at Kapalua, a member of the Cohn Restaurant Group, along with hosts Roy and Betty Sakamoto and Mitch Mitchell of Sakamoto Properties, helped to make the Pineapple Grill Third Anniversary gala event benefiting Hale Makua a tremendous success. This year’s event, held on June 14, raised $48,150 for the non-profit organization. Proceeds from this event are being used to fund the Luana Project, an effort where Hale Makua is currently striving to move away from a medical/institutional model of care to one that is more homelike. The name of this project is Luana, which means living in comfort. One of the major goals of this project is to create a community where life revolves around close and continuing contact with plants, animals, and children. It is these relationships that provide the young and old alike with a pathway to a life worth living.