Haleakalā Waldorf School
Community Campaign to Relocate our High School and Expand our Campus
Here children learn to connect meaningfully with people and the world around them.
our vision
To create a campus that supports the well-being of our students and teachers, offers resources to the surrounding community, and reflects the values of aloha ‘āina. Our vision incorporates these commitments with spaces dedicated to the arts, vocational training, and athletics, a robust agricultural and native ecosystem restoration program, teacher housing, and ample green space to preserve the rural character of Kula.
This campus will house our high school and middle school programs (175 students) and provide learning resources for our early childhood through grade five programs across the street. Its proximity to our lower school provides an unmatched opportunity for shared resources, a centralized location for families, and a sense of unity between our lower and high school programs.
Who we are
For over fifty years, Haleakalā Waldorf School has provided Maui families with a balanced educational program promoting academic excellence through an arts-oriented, place-based, experiential curriculum.
This approach fills a critical gap in educational options for students in the greater Maui community. We develop individuals who meet the challenges of today’s world, demonstrating self-direction, a lifelong love of learning, moral purpose, and the ability to think—critically, creatively, independently, and collaboratively.
an Ideal Setting
4355 Lower Kula Road
T.M.K.: (2)2-3-001:174
Across the street from HWS core Kula Campus
25 ACRE CPR
Ample space to accommodate High School
and Middle School Campuses
County Interim Zoning/State Land use Ag
Two 1" Water Meters
Ample water for school use
Gently Sloping Topography
Easing construction and accessibility
Campus
Expansion
HERE
Twenty years ago, our community envisioned a Waldorf high school on Maui. Ten years ago, we launched the program at a temporary site at the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao. Because this site is miles from our core Kula campus and opportunities to expand facilities are limited, we have long prioritized finding a permanent home for our high school.
Located across the street from our Kula campus, this property is large enough to include our middle school—allowing space to expand programming and reduce traffic at the lower school. In addition, the site can accommodate our athletic and performance facility needs, an agricultural program, practical and fine arts studios, teacher housing, and an international student residence hall while preserving ample green space.
Finally, the site is gorgeous, with bi-coastal and mountain views—a truly exceptional setting for the educational objectives of Haleakalā Waldorf School.
a Community Campus
In keeping with our school's philosophy, we envision a campus that supports the well-being of our students and faculty, offers resources to the surrounding community, and reflects the values of aloha ‘āina. Our design incorporates these commitments with clean energy and green building materials, ample open space, watershed restoration, and a robust agricultural program. We aim to be a resource for the community by offering courses in vocational and practical arts, youth summer programs, teacher training, and gathering spaces for community groups and cultural programs.
By prioritizing a connection to the environment and community, the campus will foster a sense of ecological and social consciousness within our student body.
The campus will also serve the long-term financial viability of the school with affordable housing units for our dedicated faculty, a residence hall for international students, and summer programming for visitors and students in the wider Maui community. Rental income, international student tuition, and summer programs will be key sources for establishing and growing a school endowment.
phased growth
21 acres
agriculture and teacher housing
14 acres
school campus area
Preliminary phase
Fund Land Purchase $2,000,000
phase one
Immediate Use
Improvements & Infrastructure
Launch Agriculture Program
Watershed Restoration
phase two
Start Goal 2027
High School Classrooms
Gym & Assembly Space
Administrative Office
phase three
Start Goal 2030
Middle School Classrooms
Fine & Practical Arts Studios
Teacher Housing
Cafe Space
Intl Student Dorm
We believe that a group of dedicated people who share this vision can make it a reality, leaving a legacy for Maui’s children for generations to come.
Contact Advancement Director Astrid Grupenhoff at astrid@waldorfmaui.org or (808) 878-2511
or
Click here to be redirected to HWS’s Giving Portal
*Please note Campus Expansion Project
If you are considering a gift in securities, planned giving, a tribute gift, or a major donation, we invite you to contact Astrid Grupenhoff at astrid@waldorfmaui.org or call (808) 878-2511
Mahalo!