Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com.
Binhi At Ani
Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented on Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,400 (which includes the cleaning fee) plus GET and a $500 security deposit or from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,200 (which includes the cleaning fee) plus GET and a $500 security deposit.
On Sundays, the Center can be rented from 1:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,050 (which includes the cleaning fee) plus GET and a $500 security deposit.
If alcohol is provided and/or served, there is an additional fee of $300 and you must hire two licensed bartenders.
If alcohol is BYOB or placed in coolers, there is an additional fee of $500.
The office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays by appointment only. Telephone (808) 877-7880.
Bayanihan Feeding Program provides a Sunday lunch to Hale Mahaolu Residents in Central Maui (Hale Mahaolu Elua and Hale Mahaolu Akahi) and Maui Adult Day Care.
Through July 31, 2025, a total of 37,407 lunches have been distributed.
Teams serving during the month of July 2025 include Kīhei and Lahaina Seventh Day Adventist Church, Miss Maui USA and Philippine Nurses Association Maui Hawai‘i.
There is a need for additional teams of volunteers to prepare the free lunches. Create a Team by contacting Melen Agcolicol at (808) 205-7981. Tax-deductible donations are accepted via Paypal or a Credit/Debit card or by mailing a check payable to Binhi at Ani, 780 Onehe‘e Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732 [Memo: Feeding Program].
The Bayanihan Feeding Program is a partnership with Maui Food Bank and is supported by grants from Bayer Crop Science Hawai‘i and Nareit Hawai‘i.
Enhance®Fitness for Kupuna at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center classes are continuing. Offered in partnership with the County of Maui, Office on Aging, classes are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.; from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Enhance®Fitness is an exercise program for those over 50 years of age that improves cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility and balance. Since July 2022 and through May 2025, there have been 944 classes with seventy-five participants. For more information on Enhance®Fitness, contact Enhance®Fitness Coordinator Ginny Kiick (808) 280-6251 or gkiick@hotmail.com or Wellness Coordinator Claudette Medeiros (808) 463-3166 or claudette.b.medeiros@co.maui.hi.us.
Summer at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center
The 2025 Summer at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center program ended on July 31 with a Presentation. This year’s free classes featured Philippine Cultural Dance taught by Madelyne Pascua, Art Classes for Youth taught by Philip Sabado and Introduction to Escrima for Youth taught by Brian Aganos. Each class presented what they learned and the art students posted their work. Many thanks to the volunteer instructors, the parents of the students and Program Chair Edward Garcia.
Take Out Tuesday
On October 7, 2025, Binhi at Ani will hold a Take Out Tuesday fundraiser. Available for purchase will be a steak plate ($20), a bbq chicken plate lunch ($20) (both plates served with steamed vegetables, pansit, rice and corn). Dessert is also available (4 banana lumpia and 6 cascaron balls) ($12). Pick up is available between 10:00 am and 1 p.m. at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. Limited delivery to Kahului and Wailuku with a minimum order of five plates.
Maui Filipino Community Council
Bernadette Amorio Acaso competed in the Miss Hawai‘i Filipina Pageant, held on Kaua‘i, and garnered Second Runner-Up. (The hometown Miss Kaua‘i Filipina won the title while Miss O‘ahu Filipina was First Runner-Up.)
