#Leslie Garo

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce, together with community partners, will present The Filipino Forum 2026: “Change, not just resilience” on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Naylor Theatre at Maui Academy of Performing Arts in Wailuku.

An estimated 300 people came together to support 45 women-owned businesses at the annual Empower Her Expo on Sunday, hosted by Leslie Garo of Mālama Yo Mama. The event took place at the Binhi At Ani Filipino Community Center, and the event focused on empowerment, positivity, and inspiration. 

Mālama Yo Mama, a community organization that focuses on uplifting women, hosted its Empower Her Expo this past weekend.

Mālama Yo Mama, a community organization on Maui, completed its third annual “Mammo-sas with the Mama” breast cancer benefit event this past weekend, raising funds for the Maui Health Foundation breast cancer screening program.

Mālama Yo Mama, a community organization on Maui created the 2nd annual Mammo-sas for the mama event to benefit uninsured and underinsured women of Maui with screenings and biopsies throughout the year.

Maui entrepreneurs Kim Yonamine and Leslie Garo hosted the third Womanspiration event on Aug. 20 at Lona Ridge in Wailuku, raising more than $2,000 to benefit Maui Cancer Wellness Retreats.

Fifty female entrepreneurs gathered recently for the 2nd annual Maui Womanspiration, a networking event held at the home of retired business owner Leona Rocha Wilson in Wailuku Heights.