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


Digital Callout Title

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!