#Rotary District 5000
Central Maui Rotary hosts ‘Friendraiser,’ Sept. 12
Rotary club members and members of the public are invited to the Central Maui Rotary “Friendraiser” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. This free event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall, 401 Baldwin Avenue, Pāʻia. Lunch is provided at no cost to attendees.
Monthly Mokuʻula film screening, Sept. 11
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the community to experience the history and cultural legacy of Mokuʻula through a free immersive film screening on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. at Maui Ocean Center’s The Sphere. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Free Mokuʻula screening at Maui Ocean Center, July 10
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the community to experience E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula), the free 360-degree immersive film experience presented at Maui Ocean Center’s The Sphere. The next screening will take place on Friday, July 10, 2026 at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
Free Mokuʻula immersive experience continues in 2026
Step into the heart of Hawaiian history with E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula), a groundbreaking 360-degree animated film that brings Mokuʻula’s rich history and enduring legacy to life.
Sacred Hearts School uses Rotary grant to provide lunches for students in need
Sacred Hearts School received a $15,000 grant in mid-November from the Hawaiʻi Rotary District 5000 Foundation Maui Fires Relief Fund to support the school lunch program for students in need.
Rotary grant supports community replanting and resilience in Kahoma Village
The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will continue its restoration efforts at Kahoma Village in Lahaina with a $26,000 grant from the Hawai‘i Rotary District 5000 Foundation Maui Fires Relief Fund.
Fire relief grant supports Maui Healing art therapy and wellness sessions
The Rotary District 5000 Foundation provided $3,600 to nonprofit Maui Healing to bolster therapeutic support and community wellness sessions during a period of great uncertainty.
Leader of Rotary action group addressing dementia to speak at Lahaina Sunset, Sept. 16
The creator of The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Rotary Action Group in Hawaiʻi, Calvin Hara, will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
Three Maui Rotary Clubs receive awards for contributions and goals
Three West Maui clubs—Kīhei Wailea, Lahaina Sunrise, and Lahaina Sunset—were recognized as Rotary Clubs of Excellence. Out of 47 clubs in District 5000, eleven received this honor from Rotary International as 2024-25 Clubs of Excellence, acknowledging their contributions to Rotary priorities and organizational goals. Notably, three of the awarded clubs are part of the Coastal Clubs of Maui.
West Maui Community Center Partnership Park signs unveiled
Entry signs for the West Maui Community Center Partnership Park were recently unveiled at the community center.
Rotary District 5000 announces new District Governor Nancy Cabral
On July 1, 2025, Cabral became the new leader of Rotary District 5000, representing the Islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Hawaiʻi, with over 1,500 members.
Rotary invests in Second life Solar pilot project to boost Maui’s energy resilience and support Maui fire survivors
The Hawai‘i Rotary District 5000 Foundation is continuing its Maui Fires Relief Fund efforts, directing $40,000 to a bold new pilot project designed to bring emergency power to wildfire-impacted communities.
Maui Calm presentation on flotation therapy at Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea, June 11
Dr. Justin Feinstein will present “Bringing Flotation Therapy to Maui” at the Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea meeting, happening Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Feinstein is a globally recognized Clinical Neuropsychologist and Founder of Maui Calm project.
Foundation receives $40K grant to help share Lahaina’s historic heritage
In partnership with cultural organizations, local schools and community businesses, the foundation will open a new Lahaina History Museum.
Reservations available for June screening of 360° Mokuʻula film at the Maui Ocean Center
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation is now accepting reservations for the next screening of E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula) on Friday, June 13 at 6 p.m. at The Sphere at Maui Ocean Center. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Aloha Ranch founder to speak at Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting, May 20
Denise Nussbaum will share information about how Aloha Ranch and local community partners have addressed the needs of Lahaina fire survivor communities.
Maui Hero Project receives $65,300 for mental health programs for Lahaina youth
The funding will help provide trauma recovery and disaster preparedness programs for students at Lahaina Intermediate School, Lahainaluna High School and other impacted Lahaina schools.
Nonprofit distributes $60K in gift cards to fire survivors for the holidays
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Rotary District 5000 Foundation Maui Fires Relief program distributed $60,000 in Foodland and Walmart gift cards to Maui fire survivors.
Six Maui Rotary clubs join forces to provide meals for 17,006 residents
Rotarians and their supporters set up collection stations at four Safeway locations across the island on Saturday, Nov. 16, successfully gathering nearly 1,700 pounds of food and raising over $3,900 in donations, which combined will provide 17,006 meals to island residents in need.
Rotary gifts dictionaries to third graders on Maui
Kīhei Rotarians mark 25 years of providing dictionaries to students on Maui. Today, Rotary clubs in Hawaiʻi give out thousands of dictionaries to third graders each year.