27th Annual Hoʻomau Fundraiser on Saturday 03/29

I urge all of you Mauians to attend one of the biggest fundraising events on the island -- Hoʻomau.  An annual fundraiser for Pūnana Leo o Maui Hawaiian Language Immersion preschool, the event features live entertainment, ʻono food, keiki games and crafts, live and silent auctions, and Hawaiian crafters and vendors from all over Hawaiʻi.

This is the first time that I am on the other end of the event, helping to organize and work at the fundraiser for my son who is in his first year of preschool and first year of Hawaiian immersion.  Pūnana Leo o Maui's program is the best.  Our keiki receive an excellent education, have the most caring and dedicated kumu, and it's all done in a true immersion setting.  I would recommend it to any 'ohana who is interested in revitalizing the Hawaiian language and culture through our youngest generation.

This year's theme, Kū Ha'aheo I Ka 'Ōlelo Makuahine, loosely translates to "stand proud in our mother-tongue," and thus reflects the school's mission statement: E ola ka 'ōlelo Hawaiʻi - "the Hawaiian language shall live."

Live entertainment includes:

• Kamaka Kukona, Piʻilani Arias & Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua
• Weldon Kekauoha
• Mark Yamanaka
• Nā Hoa
• ʻEkolu
• Ata Damasco
• ʻAipōhaku
• The Keiki & Mākua of Pūnana Leo o Maui
• Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Maui

27th Annual Hoʻomau
Saturday, March 29, 2014
9:00 am - sunset
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Wailuku, Maui, HI
$10 presale, $15 at the door

For more information, visit hoomau.com, or call Pūnana Leo o Maui Preschool at 808-244-5676.