Past Events

Ulupo Heiau Community Day

Lei Making Workshop 2024

Hui Aloha Lahaina (HALI) - MES 'ohanas gathered in community and learned to make ti leaf lei on Sunday morning near the school playground. We worked together and sold these lei to raise funds to send gift cards at the second quarter assembly. It was a huge success! We were able to raise over $450 for the teachers and families of the two Lahaina elementary schools impacted by the wildfires in August 2023.

Thankfulness Tree 2023

Every student penned their gratitude on a leaf. What fills your heart with gratitude?

Trunk or Treat 2023

Mahalo for all of your donations of treats and trunks! We set a new record for number of candy donations! All of the trunks were all so impressively awesome!


Explore the excitement! A big thank you to our community for making the Fun Fair a reality for our children! The PTO took charge of planning and executing the Fun Fair, contributing funds to cover incentives for scrip sales and credit card fees to boost participation. This ensured that a larger portion of the funds could directly benefit the grade levels and supporting organizations.

Fun Fair 2023

Ice Cream Social 2023

We had such a sweet time at the Ice Cream Social!🍦Mahalo to all the ‘ohanas who donate supplies, food and clothing for Maui relief. Thank you to all of the volunteers who spent time sorting through the donated goods and to those who scooped toppings, decorated and cleaned up. It’s always a good time when our keiki are having fun!

Earth Day 2023

Together with 'Aina Club and the MES community, we planted over a dozen native Hawaiian and commonly used trees and plants on Earth Day 2023, to include puakenikeni, ohia, ulu, lauhaki, pakalana, aalii, kou, milo, kukui, crown flower, and citrus trees. This initiative of starting a Spring Festival garden began with our 2022 All-Star Challenge. Mahalo to the many families and staff that came to help it take root! It was a great collaboration of the Menehune 'ohana. We will be placing the plaques in the coming weeks.

Glow Jam 2023

After too long of a hiatus, Oahu's best party came back bigger and better than ever! From black lights to DJs to dancing to food to UH marine biologists to face painting to crafts to "glow glam" to Zumba and the Masked Jammer reveal, Glow Jam was more than a success thanks to our Maunawili community! We exceeded our fundraising goals, setting up the 2023 - 2024 school year with a healthy budget to do great things for Maunawili! MES ‘Ohana PTO would like to invite you to participate in our annual GLOW JAM on May 12, 2023! This unique, family-friendly dance party under the glow of black lights is the primary fundraiser for MES ‘Ohana. With a professional deejay, community food trucks, glow glam, and the Masked Jammer reveal, GLOW JAM will be full of fun and surprises! This year's event was taking on an under-the-sea theme.
Enter Glow Jam 2023

Check out all of the the fun we had!

  • Kindergarten Welcome

    PTO welcomed new Menehune and their parents with a new registration banner, goodie bags, and snacks, and answered parents' questions during Kindergarten testing days

  • Ice Cream Social

    PTO celebrated the beginning of the school year with ice cream for all families in a community get-together. By collecting used books at the Ice Cream Social, families were able to clean out their shelves and teachers and families expanded their classroom and personal libraries.

  • Meet & Greet

    PTO provided information and refreshments to families during the annual welcome-back event

  • Fun Fair

    PTO organized and managed the Fun Fair plan and donated funds to cover scrip sales incentives and credit card fees to encourage participation so more funds could go directly to the grade levels and supporting organizations

  • Campus Beautification

    PTO organized an opportunity for families to tackle campus gardening, painting, or picking up rubbish on a weekend of their choice. This was designed to improve our campus and show our keiki the importance of taking pride in their school and the value of volunteering.

  • Trunk or Treat

    Mahalo for all of your donations of treats and trunks! We set a new record for number of trunks, and they were all so impressively awesome!

  • Staff Appreciation Luncheon

    PTO celebrated our Custodial Crew, Administrative Professionals, Principal, Vice Principal, Librarian, Counselors, and Teachers with appreciation gifts during their national appreciation days. PTO provided all staff a catered lunch, courtesy of the chefs at Ginniberries, during Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Holiday Bingo and Movie Night

    PTO provided a fun and festive family night complete with hot cocoa, prizes, and a holiday movie

  • Panda Express Fundraiser

    PTO made your dinner plans easy and used funds raised to contribute to appreciation acknowledgments as well as the Teacher Appreciation luncheon

  • Welcome Back for Staff

    PTO provided an acai bowl bar for our teachers and staff as they prepared their classrooms before the Meet & Greet

  • Earth Day

    PTO worked with 'Aina Club, families, and staff volunteers to plant 13+ native trees and bushes around campus (some donated as a result of last year's All-Star Challenge) for educational use as well as for future Spring Festival celebrations

Fun Fair 2022

Check out all the fun! Mahalo to our community that made Fun Fair possible for our keiki! PTO organized and managed the Fun Fair plan and donated funds to cover scrip sales incentives and credit card fees to encourage participation so more funds could go directly to the grade levels and supporting organizations.

Trunk or Treat 2022

Mahalo for all of your donations of treats and trunks! We set a new record for number of trunks, and they were all so impressively awesome!

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