Hot Kūpuna Nights returns to Lahaina Civic Center Wednesday with music, food and resources

The Maui County Office of Recovery, in collaboration with the Hawaiian Music Perpetuation Society, invites Lahaina kūpuna and ʻohana to spend an afternoon together at the next Hot Kūpuna Nights from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall.

The event is free and open to the public. Community members are encouraged to RSVP in advance at www.mauirecovers.org/events.

Hot Kūpuna Nights creates a relaxed space for Lahaina kūpuna to catch up with friends and neighbors, enjoy Hawaiian music and connect with senior and recovery resources.

Doors open at 2:30 p.m., with live music from Kuʻuipo Kumukahi & Friends beginning at 4 p.m. Kapili Akima will host the gathering, and attendees are encouraged to bring their ʻukulele and join the kanikapila. Food will be provided.

Representatives from the following agencies and community organizations will be available to share information and connect kūpuna with services:

• County Office of Recovery, Ho‘okumu Hou program
• Kaunoa Senior Services
• Hawaiʻi Department of Health – Maui Behavioral Health Wildfire Response
• Pono Legal
• Project Vision Hawaiʻi
• Ho’ōla iā Mauiakama Disaster Long Term Recovery Group
• Nā Hoaloha