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BlessFest Hawaiʻi - “Kuleana Fund” 

Every ticket carries an extra $10 charge to go to Kānaka Maoli-led organizations ( Native Hawaiians) for culture preservation, sovereignty,and recent storm recoveries. 

The ʻāina (island)  was cared for, named, cultivated, and governed by Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) for centuries before anyone arrived with a flag, a deed, or a doctrine of discovery. This land was taken by illegal  force of arms, and the people from it were never made whole.

So when you buy a ticket to BlessFest Hawaiʻi, $10 of that ticket does not go to production. It goes directly to Kānaka Maoli led organizations working to defend their sovereignty and to carry their culture forward. 

We are not doing them a favor. This is not our charity or our virtuous act…this is our duty. 

This is our Kuleana  OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

Thank you for your contribution to this important effort. 

We look forward to welcoming you to this beautiful event. 

An important part of our gathering is to provide a safe environment so that we can bridge our cultural differences and return right relationship and reciprocity with each other, our culture and the land.   

 

BlessFest has always understood that blessing flows in many directions. Over the years, festival proceeds have supported homeless shelters, families with children facing cancer and financial hardship, and Native Hawaiian​ teachers (Kumu's)  who have devoted their lives to preserving and teaching the cultural arts, language, and wisdom of their people. Most recently, we have extended that circle of care to Kānaka Maoli communities on Maui still rebuilding in the wake of the Lahaina fires.

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Blessings take many forms. Some arrive as music, movement, ancestral wisdom, and the rare gift of genuine human community. Others arrive as food, shelter, and the quiet relief of having one’s basic needs met. BlessFest holds both as sacred. When the festival is able, we direct a portion of what we receive toward people who are navigating real hardship in the world — because celebrating the beauty of life and tending to its struggles are not separate acts. They are two expressions of the same grace.