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Maui Mall Village is celebrating the holiday season with a series of festive events and activities designed to spread joy and support the local community. One of the most significant efforts this year is the Season of Giving: A Holiday Food Drive, in partnership with the Maui Food Bank.

More than 350 supporters gathered at the Wailea Beach Resort–Marriott, Maui, on Saturday, Oct. 26 for Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner & Auction. Proceeds from the event will directly support MEDB’s STEM programs, which provide students here at home with learning opportunities spanning from kindergarten to college and beyond, shaping future generations of innovators and leaders.

Pukalani Elementary and Kalama Intermediate’s robotics teams competed and took top honors in the Japan Cup where teams competed March 23 in the VEX IQ Full Volume challenge at Showa Women’s University in Tokyo. They competed and worked with teams from Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand and Hawaiʻi.

The Pukalani Elementary School STEM Imagineers team won the Energy Award while the Kaunakakai Elementary School Molokai All Stars team won the Sportsmanship Award at the 2024 Hawaiʻi Elementary and Middle School VEX IQ Robotics Championships held earlier this month on Oʻahu.

Several festivals on Maui to benefit Maui wildfire victims are coming up, including a donation drive for the Maui Food Bank and for musicians left with no home and instruments. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Kalama and Lokelani are among just 32 schools in the nation selected for the program. Representatives say access to technology can help to level the playing field for low income families and those who do not have a high-speed internet connection at home.

All profits from the event go to the Na Mele O Maui, Inc. Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships of $1,000 each to high school graduates pursuing higher education in fields relating to Hawaiian culture.