Grassroots organization · Hāmākua ahupuaʻa · Maui

Holomua Road passing beneath a canopy of mature trees

Holomua Outreach

Grassroots organization rooted throughout the Hāmākua ahupuaʻa.

Building trust and pilina by consistently providing food, water, hygiene, and essential care to our unsheltered community along Holomua Road.

Kōkua our work Learn our kuleana

Holomua Road · Leading toward Old Maui High SchoolFiscally sponsored by Maui Grassroots Collective, a 501(c)(3)

01Our kuleana

Support and uplift our homeless people within the Hāmākua ahupuaʻa of Mauinuiakama.

Our care is specifically focused on Holomua Road leading up to Old Maui High School. We show up every week, build trust over time, and meet people where they are.

We build trust by being consistent, useful, and present—grounded in the belief that everyone deserves a fighting chance to recover and heal.

Community members holding hands in a circle before a Holomua Road cleanup — Relationships before programs · Community gathered on Holomua Road

Our purpose and approach

Relationship-led care, grounded in a commitment to keep showing up.

Learn how pilina, mālama, and forward movement guide the weekly practice along Holomua Road.

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02Our work now

The next phase of mālama starts with the basics.

Practical systems for safer daily life, stronger access, and a permanent place for continued mālama.

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A cleaner, safer road

Trash removal and a dedicated flatbed truck
Abandoned vehicle removal and a tow truck
Community-led cleanups along Holomua Road

Foundations for daily life

Toilets and community water
A contained cooking space
Animal care, food, and supplies

Access and readiness

Mailing addresses and legal documents
State benefits and voter registration
Disaster kits and emergency preparation

Holomua Outreach volunteers beside vehicles loaded with food and essential care supplies — Food and essential care · Loaded and ready to move

The long horizon

A permanent safe space for continued mālama.

The complete work plan connects today’s practical needs with jobs, skills, education, housing, recovery, and healing.

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03Community care

Community-based trash removal

Mālama poʻe. Mālama ʻāina.

Clean land, shared purpose, and a sense of belonging—built by people who choose to show up.

Community cleanups · 2024

Three cleanups. One community moving together.

Neighbors returned to care for Holomua Road across three community cleanup days.

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Cleanup 01

May 2, 2024

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Cleanup 02

June 16, 2024

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Cleanup 03

August 10, 2024

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Holomua Outreach volunteers gathered beneath a shade tent after a community cleanup — August 10, 2024 · Volunteers who carried the third cleanup

A steady community practice

Meet, organize, clear the road, and recognize everyone who gave their time.

“Huge Mahalo to all of our volunteers who show up in their spare time!”

04Public advocacy

Care means advocacy, too

Showing up when decisions affect the community.

We do not support sweeps.

Holomua Outreach showed up in numbers when Bill 95 and the Pāʻia Fire Mitigation Plan came before the Maui County Council.

Maui County Council proceedings during closing arguments for Bill 95 — Maui County Council · June 7, 2024

Bill 95 and our response

Four council videos, Holomua’s response, and related reporting.

The dedicated page keeps the original statements together and lets visitors hear each council excerpt directly.

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05Our people

The people behind the work

Community led, through and through.

“I move solely from my naʻau and upbringing, with the intention of providing care where care doesn’t exist—changing this system one kuleana at a time.”