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Mākena Golf & Beach Club is now accepting applications for the Aloha Mākena Endowed Scholarship, an annual opportunity for local students to earn much-needed educational funding while pursuing a degree or certificate at any University of Hawai‘i campus. With nine awards given since its inception in 2018, the scholarship has become a meaningful way to invest in the educational journeys of Hawaiʻi’s students.

A newly constructed hālau waʻa, a traditional Hawaiian canoe house and learning space, was blessed on March 21 in Mākena.

Applications are now open for an endowed scholarship with priority given to students connected to Mākena or Mākena Golf & Beach Club employees and their families. The scholarship supports students pursuing degrees at any University of Hawaiʻi campus.

A group of Maui pickleball enthusiasts recently showcased their skills and aloha spirit at the inaugural Japan Open Pickleball Tournament held in Tokyo from Dec. 12 to 15. Despite freezing temperatures, the players brought home an impressive haul of 14 medals.

A blessing was held last week for the new “Green Streets” project in Mākena, a transformative milestone in sustainable, low-impact development on Maui, according to managers. The public right-of-way project diagonally across from Mākena Landing at the intersection of Honoiki Street and Keone‘ō‘io Road, is a collaboration between Mākena Golf and Beach Club and the County of Maui.