About MPRA
A home for culture, family & aloha
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 1980 — the largest Puerto Rican organization in the State of Hawaiʻi.
Mission
Who we are
The Maui Puerto Rican Association is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1980. We welcome members of all backgrounds who share our love of Puerto Rican culture and Maui community.
Our Mission is to preserve and perpetuate Puerto Rican cultural practices and traditions brought to Hawaii in the 1900s by our grandparents and great-grandparents. Their contributions to Hawaiʻi left us a legacy we are proud to maintain. In doing so, we foster goodwill and social relationships among members and with the community.
Nuestra misión es preservar y perpetuar las prácticas y tradiciones culturales puertorriqueñas traídas a Hawáii en la década de 1900 por nuestros abuelos y bisabuelos. Sus contribuciones a Hawáii nos dejaron un legado que estamos orgullosos de mantener. Al hacerlo, fomentamos la buena voluntad y las relaciones sociales entre los miembros y con la comunidad.
Heritage Hall
Our cultural home in Pāʻia
Heritage Hall was created in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Maui. Each organization has its own cultural resource center within the shared campus.
Heritage Hall is a nonprofit operating a large social hall, smaller meeting rooms, and a certified kitchen — a gathering place for celebrations, meetings, and cultural programs.
Dedicated June 3, 2016, the project — including land — cost $5.1 million.
Funded with mahalo by
- County of Maui
- State of Hawaiʻi
- Atherton Family Foundation
- Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
- Matson Navigation
- Damien Farias
- Maui Toyota
Art & memory
Puerto Rican Heritage mural
A proud visual story of our people — painted for Heritage Hall and the generations who gather here.
When you visit, take time with the mural. It honors the voyage, the plantation years, and the living culture of food, music, and family that still defines MPRA today.