{"id":241828,"date":"2026-05-23T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241828\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:40:16","slug":"lahaina-think-space-opens-at-queen-ka%ca%bbahumanu-center-maui-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241828\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahaina Think Space opens at Queen Ka\u02bbahumanu Center : Maui Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-8.51.53-AM-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522198\"\/>Lahaina Think Space initially launched at Lahainaluna High School with a traditional blessing led by Uncle Bill Garcia. PC: Maui Public Art Corps<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly three years after the August 2023 wildfires devastated Lahaina, healing is still unfolding, and so is the work of remembering. On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will open the Lahaina Think Space at Queen Ka\u02bbahumanu Center, a free, welcoming installation where community members can share their stories, reflect on what was lost, and help shape a future memorial for Lahaina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public opening begins at 10:30 a.m. at the main entrance to Queen Ka\u02bbahumanu Center, directly across from Starbucks, with a traditional blessing led by Uncle Bill Garcia. The installation remains open through July 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-10-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524063\"\/>Lahaina Think Space. PC: Maui Public Art Corps<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Living Space Built on Listening<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Think Space was created as a welcoming place for conversation, reflection and connection within the community. Visitors move through at their own pace, with no agenda and no pressure. Whether you lost your home, your neighborhood, or someone you loved, or whether you are simply part of the Maui \u02bbohana that felt the weight of that August, this space was made with you in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside, visitors will find:<\/p>\n<p>Recorded talk-story sessions from the<a href=\"https:\/\/mauipublicart.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f0f60d74b4a001bb6f4fc84ed&amp;id=210b46c160&amp;e=b4ea29534b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Hui Mo\u02bbolelo: Lahaina<\/a> initiative<\/p>\n<p>Short films, animations, and artworks created from community voices<\/p>\n<p>Prompts to share personal memories, drawings, and reflections<\/p>\n<p>Activities exploring pilina (connection), healing, and belonging<\/p>\n<p>Information about how community stories help shape future public art and memorials<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trained volunteer stewards will be present throughout to welcome visitors and gently hold the space. There are no wrong answers here, only your story, offered in your own time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What People Are Experiencing<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2026\/04\/05\/lahaina-think-space-unveiled-at-lahainaluna-high-school-with-cultural-blessing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Think Space launched in April 2026 at Lahainaluna High School<\/a>,\u00a0a site that came up again and again in community talk-story sessions as a place tied to identity and hope. The response was immediate and deeply felt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople come in quietly, they listen, they reflect. There have been many tears, and also so many moments of deep connection. You can feel how much these stories matter, and how important it is to have a place to hold them,\u201d said Anuhea Yagi, Think Space steward and Hui Mo\u02bbolelo co-lead<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helping Shape What Comes Next<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything shared in the Think Space helps inform the design of a permanent Lahaina memorial, a place where grief, love, memory, and hope can coexist, and where future generations can come to understand what was lost, what endured, and how Lahaina continues forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not simply about designing a physical place,\u201d said Kelly McHugh-White of Maui Public Art Corps. \u201cIt is about creating a sanctuary where grief, love, memory, and belonging can coexist, and where future generations will understand what was lost, what endured, and how Lahaina continues forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maui Public Art Corps thanks Queen Ka\u02bbahumanu Center General Manager Kauwela Shultz for helping bring this installation into the heart of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Opening Blessing:\u00a0Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 10:30\u201311:30 a.m. | Main entrance, Queen Ka\u02bbahumanu Center (across from Starbucks)<\/p>\n<p>Residency Dates:\u00a0June 3 \u2013 July 23, 2026 | Free and open to all<\/p>\n<p>Schedule &amp; Hours:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mauipublicart.org\/thinkspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">mauipublicart.org\/thinkspace<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lahaina Think Space initially launched at Lahainaluna High School with a traditional blessing led by Uncle Bill Garcia.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[94622,94623,94624,94625,94626,94627,94628,94629,94630,9,24,63,50273,122,124,123,94631],"class_list":["post-241828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-hui-moolelo","tag-kelly-mchugh-white","tag-lahaina-memorial","tag-lahaina-recovery","tag-lahaina-think-space","tag-lahaina-wildfire","tag-lahainaluna-high-school","tag-maui-public-art-corps","tag-maui-wildfire","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queen-kaahumanu-center","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-think-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}