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Mākena Golf & Beach Club to host benefit supporting Maui Food Bank’s Da Mobile Market

The event supports Maui Food Bank Da Mobile Market, a new mobile food distribution program featuring fresh produce. This benefit dinner celebrates Maui Food Banks work to distributes safe and nutritious food to our communties.

Ag Fest Sponsor

Mākena is proud to serve as a “Friends of Agriculture” sponsor for the second consecutive year. In honor of Honuaʻula’s living culture rooted in agriculture, land restoration, and paniolo lifeways, we are grateful to continue supporting Maui AgFest.

Mākena Golf & Beach Club to host “I Mau Ke Aloha” Golf Tournament on Aug. 30

The "I Mau Ke Aloha" Golf Tournament looks to uplift land trust partners, community leaders, and supporters around a shared commitment to healing, stewardship, and the enduring relationship between kānaka and ʻāina. This tournament will directly support Lahaina Community Land Trust and Hawaiʻi Land Trust.

Hosting MIL Golf Championship Event

Since 2017, Mākena has proudly partnered with the MIL to celebrate and support Maui’s youth golfers. We are honored to continue this tradition by hosting the MIL Championship Golf Event.

Mākena Golf & Beach Club Golf Tournament raises funds for Maui youth and families

Swinging For a Cause. This tournament directly supported Maui Youth & Family Services and Friends of the Childrenʻs Justice Center towards their work to uplift Maui’s youth and protect its most vulnerable keiki.

Aloha Mākena Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2018, this annual scholarship provides support for students pursuing a degree or certificate at any University of Hawaiʻi campus.

Mākena Supports 2025 Makana o Nā Keiki Campaign

Mākena a proud supporter of the 2025 Makana o Nā Keiki campaign. Through local industry and fundraising networks, a total of $82,400.00 was raised for the Boys & Girls Club, Maui Youth & Family Services, and The Children’s Justice Center of Maui.

Pilina ʻĀina: Community invited to plant place-based native species in Mākena

In partnership with Kīpaipai Maui, ʻĀina Archaeology, and the ʻŌiwi Resources & Stewardship Department, the community is invited to take part in Honuaʻula’s living culture by directly restoring ʻāina: planting previously propagated, place-based native species from the first workshop

Mākena Golf & Beach Club hosts fundraising dinner celebrating the Pilina of Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe

I Ola Kanaloa is a special benefit dinner dedicated to honoring the enduring legacy of Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO) and the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).

Aloha Mākena Foundation Golf Tournament benefiting archaeological preservation tees off Oct. 19

Caring for the Past, Investing the Future. This golf tournament supports cultural and historical preservation efforts, including the future creation of a local archival facility for Mākena artifacts.

Mākena Golf & Beach Club sponsors entertainment lineup at the 98th Maui County Fair

The Maui County Fair returns on October 2-5, 2025. Mākena Golf & Beach Club is a proud silver sponsor of the event.

Pilina ʻĀina: Seed & Plant Workshop launches community event series in Honuaʻula

In partnership with Kīpaipai Maui, ʻĀina Archaeology, and the ʻŌiwi Resources & Stewardship Department, the community is invited to strengthen their pilina to ʻāina and contribute to preservation areas in Mākena.

Hope on the Fairway’ Golf Tournament benefiting Maui Food Bank on Sept. 28

Mākena Golf & Beach Club and Maui Food Bank will partner to host “Hope on the Fairway,” a charity golf tournament, on Sunday, Sept. 28. Maui Food Bank will receive 100% of the proceeds from the event.

Ulu Mai He Wai: The third annual Forests and Watersheds Golf Tournament

The community golf event Ulu Mai he Wai returned to Mākena Golf & Beach Club on Sunday, Aug. 24, benefiting Malama Kahālāwai and Uhiwai o Haleakalā.

Free, family-friendly event to celebrate Hawaiian games and native species through art on Aug. 10

The family-friendly event Lau Ke Aloha: Hawaiian Games & Kinolau Native Species Art Creation Day will return on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Mana Wahine Garden

Mākena Golf & Beach Club is honored to be a Matching Grant Sponsor for Mālama Family Recovery Centerʻs Mana Wahine Garden, established in 2022.

Paddle Imua 2025

Aloha Makena is proud to be a sponsor of Paddle Imua 2025. The proceeds from this event will contribute to Camp Imua, an annual retreat for childrean with special needs.

Lau Ke Aloha

Maui residents are invited to join Lau Ke Aloha: Hawaiʻi Games & Native Species Art Creation Day on Wednesday, June 25. The free community event will feature traditional Hawaiian games alongside guided art-making sessions focused on native plants.

I Mau Ke Aloha Dinner

The event supports two non-profits, Hawaiʻi Land Trust and Lahaina Community Land Trust, with proceeds benefiting land conservation and community ownership efforts.

Maui AgFest 2025

Aloha Makena was proud ot support the 16th annual Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair, which returned to Wailuku’s War Memorial field on May 31, and featured agricultural exhibits, keiki activities, a farmers market, culinary events.

Lau Ke Aloha invites Maui residents to celebrate native species through art

In partnership with The Aloha Makena Foundation, Maui residents are invited to create artwork celebrating the island's native species and form deeper connections to our ecosystems.

Little Chef Big Chef 2025

Aloha Makena was proud to support the Boys & Girls Club Maui Little Chef Big Chef event that focuses on empowering and inspiring Maui's youth through their high-quality programming.

Hale Pili Blessing & Stewardship Transfer

A new hālau waʻa, named Hale Pili, has been officially blessed on March 21, 2025. The ceremony also solidified the transfer of caretaking and stewardship from its builders to the ʻŌiwi Resources & Stewardship team.

9th Annual Swing for Aloha Golf Tournament to benefit Nā Hale O Maui

The tournament's theme of "Driving Hope, Building Homes" embodies Nā Hale O Maui's mission to make homeownership accessible and sustainable for Maui families.

Mākena Landing Restoration Project Update

On March 31, 2025, kiawe tree trimming and removal took place to minimize hazards to preservation sites, property, pedestrians or vehicles as part of the Mākena Landing Restoration Project.

Aloha Mākena Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2018, this annual scholarship provides support for students pursuing a degree or certificate at any University of Hawaiʻi campus.

Regenerative "Green Street" at Honoiki and Keoneʻōʻio

On December 23, 2024, a blessing was held for the new “Green Streets” project in Mākena — a significant step forward in sustainable, low-impact development on Maui.

I Ola Kanaloa

Aloha Makena hosted a benefit dinner on December 14, 2024, in support of two local organizations: Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana and the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission.

Mākena Landing Restoration Effort

In an effort to better support safety and the ecosystem at Mākena Landing, the Mākena Landing Restoration Project removed invasive and overgrown kiawe trees and replanted the area with native and place-appropriate shade trees on December 8, 2024.

"Bull Rider" Sponsors for ʻUlupalakua Ranchʻs Christmas in the Country Event

Mākena Golf & Beach Club and its ʻŌiwi Resources & Stewardship Department were the featured “Bull Rider” sponsors of Christmas in the Country at Ulupalakua Ranch, which provided direct support to the event’s nonprofit beneficiaries.