A Call to Action by the Executive Director

At Maui AIDS Foundation, we believe every person deserves to be seen, respected, and welcomed for who they are. For over 40 years, MAF has been giving no-cost testing, treatment, and wrap-around services to our Maui County Community.

There is economic pressure, fear, and so much rhetoric telling LGBTQIA+ people, especially trans people, to be smaller, quieter, less visible. That is why community support is essential. It is a reminder that on Maui, we show up for each other. That is what ‘We Rise Together’ means.

Dr. Bryan Chin’s note to you is, “Sometimes the first step toward healing, connection, and care is simply knowing there’s a place where you belong.” 

As the ED, I believe that as a target of the Federal Administration’s FY27 Budget, the intent is to cut funding completely. MAF Ohana invites the community, our elected officials, our partners, and our donors to stand with us.

• Commit to volunteering by lending your name to a letter of support that just might help prevent massive funding cuts/or housing subsidies for HIV/AIDS clients:

• • Please view the informational PDF on the facts of how losing housing affects the healthcare of HIV/AIDS clients.
  • Read the article by Civil Beat.
  • And by adding your name, email, and phone number to our contact list by filling out the form provided or emailing directly: support-MAF@mauiaids.org
• Donate to MAF on the mauiaids.org donation button.
• Ask everyone you know to support us too!
• Advocacy - Stand with Us!

Housing IS Healthcare!
Healthy food is Healthcare!

With Love and Aloha,

Linda Puppolo