A fundraiser benefiting Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center

Create a splash and dive into giving at Hui No‘eau's signature fundraising event, Art Affair 2025 - Vintage Poolside: A Retro Sunset Soirée. Join us for an elegant evening centered around the iconic Hui reflection pool, all in support of visual arts education in Maui County. The evening will feature gourmet cuisine, live music, dancing, and both live and silent auctions. Enjoy performances by Kalo DeLeon, Barefoot Minded, and Nuff Sedd, as you dance the night away. Inspired by the allure of retro Palm Springs, guests are encouraged to don their finest and most playful vintage attire. This is a 21+ event.

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Visit with Santa from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm!
$5 Entry per vehicle

Gather the family for a fun-filled day of festive holiday cheer at Hui No‘eau! This cheerful event offers something for everyone, with hands-on youth crafts, face painting, and playful lawn games for keiki to enjoy. Don't miss your chance to meet Santa Claus himself! Savor delicious eats from local food vendors on the Hui lawn while you shop our exclusive ceramics studio sale and Hui Holidays gift shop—perfect for last-minute presents. Come get in the holiday spirit and celebrate the season at Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center!

Celebrate the holiday season with the Hui's beloved Hui Holidays First Night event! Gather your friends and join us for a festive night out at the beautifully decorated Kaluanui Estate. Sip and sample as you shop locally made items from our Hui Holidays expanded gift shop.

First Night will also feature exclusive one-night-only vendors so you can be sure to find something unique for everyone on your list!

to purchase tickets please call 808-572-6560 ext. 22!

Join Hui No‘eau and East Maui Watershed Partnership as we come together to celebrate the opening of the 20th Annual Mālama Wao Akua Exhibition! Mālama Wao Akua is a juried art exhibition honoring the native species of Maui Nui featuring Maui artists of all ages.

Enjoy art, music, food, and fun, including:

• Live music and a performance by Hālau Wehiwehi O Leilehua and Marvin Tevaga

• Food from Kitoko, Outrigger Pizza, Maui Cones & Dolish

• Free art projects for keiki

• Informational booths featuring East Maui Watershed Partnership & other local conservation groups

• Artist Awards

• A first look at the 2024 Mālama Wao Akua Exhibition

This event is open to the public with free admission.

Kick-Off Gala: February 24, 4 – 8 pm

Silent Auction (online & in gallery): February 26 – March 8

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center’s signature fundraising event is here and bolder than ever! Art Affair 2024: Strengthening Community through Color is a two-week fundraiser featuring a variety of ways to support the Hui’s visual arts education programs. Your generosity will allow us to continue to increase access to the arts on Maui – and especially for those who need the arts the most for mental health, healing, and self expression. 

Join us for a "talk story" with cultural practitioners Kumula‘au & Haunani Sing! Kumula‘au & Haunani will share about the past traditional and contemporary use of ʻieʻie along with visual examples of the art.  They will also talk about their journey and efforts taken to revive this cultural practice and its potential exciting future.

Lloyd Kumula‘au Sing Jr. & May Haunani Balino-Sing are Ke Kumu Hawai‘i, a husband and wife business team who share and teach Hawaiian basketry and culture-based education programs to the community. For the last 15 years, they have provided programs for community colleges, professional staff development workshops for educators and practitioners, and have hosted privately sponsored workshops. They are educators in the public and private school sectors, sharing with aloha about Hawai‘i’s host culture.

Join us for an exciting artist talk with Visiting Artist Sally French! Sally will share and discuss images of artworks, including her own, that use “kitsch” materials to present an ironic statement.

Sally French resides on the island of Kauai where she maintains a working studio and offers printmaking residencies to visiting artists through Double Dog Dare Studio. She has served as juror for Art Maui, Hui No‘eau, the Shaefer Portrait Challenge, Waimea Arts Council, Hawaii Association of Artists and currently serves on the SFCA Selection Committee for Art in Public Places. She is past president of Kauai Society of Artists and served on their board for over 15 years. In 2018, Sally was the featured artist for the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce Exhibit, the Guest Print Artist for the Honolulu Printmakers Exhibit and one of 25 artists selected by the Friends of HiSAM as a Top Pick from the collection of the State Foundation on Culture and Arts/Hawaii State Art Museum. She was a Biennial Artist and awarded 2 solo shows at The Contemporary Museum and has works in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. Sally has taught encaustic painting at Penland School of Crafts, Denver School of the Arts and has presented and exhibited works at universities, art centers, and galleries across the United States.

Join us at the historic Kaluanui Estate for an exciting holiday family event on Saturday, December 2nd from 10am-2pm! We welcome the community to enjoy art, music, and fun at Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center. Don’t miss this day of holiday cheer and family fun, including:

•Visit with Santa from 10 am-12 pm
•Shop an exclusive Ceramics Studio Sale
•Participate in a free keiki art activity 
•Enjoy live music by Jordan Soon
•Shop for local gifts at Hui Holidays

This event is open to the public with FREE admission!

Thursday, November 30 / 5-8 PM 

Tickets: $45

Kick off the holiday season with the Hui's highly anticipated Hui Holidays First Night Celebration! Hire a babysitter, grab some friends, and do your holiday shopping in style as you sip, sample, and shop to spirited music while surrounded by the dramatically decorated Kaluanui Estate.

Exclusive First Night pop-up vendors will glitter the Hui's Courtyard in a winter wonderland of local and handmade items for everyone on your list. The Hui's elves are always happy to help check items off of your shopping list.

To purchase tickets please call 808-572-6560!

Join us for a "talk story" with cultural practitioners Kumula‘au & Haunani Sing! Kumula‘au & Haunani will be displaying and presenting various artifacts showcasing ‘ie basketry. In a casual and intimate setting, they will also be able to share and answer questions about how pieces were traditionally created and the complexities that come with reinvigorating the cultural practice of Ulana ʻie (ʻieʻie weaving).

Lloyd Kumula‘au Sing Jr. & May Haunani Balino-Sing are Ke Kumu Hawai‘i, a husband and wife business team who share and teach Hawaiian basketry and culture-based education programs to the community. For the last 15 years, they have provided programs for community colleges, professional staff development workshops for educators and practitioners, and have hosted privately sponsored workshops. They are educators in the public and private school sectors, sharing with aloha about Hawai‘i’s host culture.

Join Hui No‘eau and East Maui Watershed Partnership as we come together to celebrate the opening of Mālama Wao Akua – an annual juried art exhibition honoring the native species of Maui Nui. In honor of the tragic fires on Maui, this event will benefit the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund with a $5 per vehicle suggested donation at entry.

We look forward to gathering with our community to enjoy:

• Live performances by Liz Morales & Jordan Soon and Hālau Wehiwehi O Leilehua

• Food from Tight Tacos, Suns Out Buns Out, Maui Cones and Choke Ice Cream

• Free art projects for keiki

• Informational booths featuring East Maui Watershed Partnership & Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization

• Lei Making with Hawai‘i Flora + Fauna

This event is open to the public with free admission.

Join us for the Hui Print Studio’s second annual Print Day in May celebration! 4”x5” linocuts will be carved in advance or day of by students, studio ‘ohana, and friends. We will gather and celebrate printmaking by printing prayer flags as a group and continuing our flag installation in the studio. There will be music, refreshments, and positive vibes on the gorgeous Hui property.

We’ll print a studio set first and then customized sets of 5 flags can be purchased. All proceeds help fund the event and/or benefit the print studio. Our goal is at least 50 new prayer flags designs. If you wish to participate and carve a prayer flag, please contact Tia at tia@huinoeau.com.

This event is free and open to the public!

Join us in welcoming 2023 Artist in Residence Gar Waterman! During his 6-week residency, sculptor Gar Waterman will unite visual art and science to engage the community in the discovery, celebration, and conservation of Hawai‘i’s marine ecosystems. Gar will be creating a sculpture of a nudibranch from local wood. Come meet Gar and learn more about the marine creatures inspiring his work!

This talk is free and open to the public!

Join us at the historic Kaluanui Estate for an exciting holiday family event on Saturday, December 10 from 10am-4pm! We welcome the community to enjoy art, music, and fun at the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center. Don’t miss this day of holiday cheer and family fun at the Hui, including:

• Visiting with Santa

• An exclusive Ceramics Studio Sale

• A free keiki art activity from 10 am-12 pm

• Live music by George Kahumoku Jr.

• Shopping for local gifts at Hui Holidays

Thursday, December 1 / 5-8 PM

The Hui’s highly anticipated Hui Holidays First Night Celebration returns in-person in 2022! Hire a babysitter, grab some friends, and do your holiday shopping in style as you sip, sample, and shop to spirited music while surrounded by the dramatically decorated Kaluanui estate.

First Night pop-up vendors will glitter the Hui’s Courtyard in a winter wonderland of local and handmade items for everyone on your list. We are pleased to have Maui artist Melody Koerber create this year’s paper dress with recyclable wrapping paper from Wrappily! The Hui’s elves are always happy to help check items off of your shopping list. Enjoy a special performance by Maui Madrigale. Oh, and don’t miss out on a special guest visiting Hui Holidays this year!

SOLD OUT

Hui No‘eau and East Maui Watershed Partnership welcome the community to celebrate Mālama Wao Akua on Saturday, September 10th from 3 – 6pm. Mālama Wao Akua (Caring for the Realm of the Gods) is an annual juried art exhibition celebrating the native species of Maui Nui (Maui, Lana‘i, Moloka‘i, Kaho‘olawe) and features artwork from Maui artists of all ages.

Enjoy art, music, food, and fun, including:

• Live performances by Grammy award-winner George Kahumoku Jr., Hālau Wehiwehi O Leilehua and the Kalama Ukulele Band

• Food from Restaurant Marlow, Tight Tacos and drinks from Omena Coffee

• Free art project for keiki

• Local conservation groups

• A first look at the 2022 Mālama Wao Akua Exhibition