“Items we’ve made include masks, curtains, lap blankets, clothing for the unsheltered, wheelchair and walker bags for kupuna, May Day and Lei Day costumes for Maui schools and costumes for performances.” “We create sewing initiatives to benefit the Maui community, for healthcare providers, schools, nonprofits, community and performing arts organizations,” said Oberg. Over the last three-and-a-half years, The Sewing Hui has made more than 30,000 handmade items for the Maui community and helped more than 60 organizations. Now the group has outgrown that space and needs more room once again. “We grew so much that I had to move into a larger space in June 2021,” she said. PC: Craig MullinsĪbout 40 resident volunteers with The Sewing Hui on Maui have moved on from the COVID days of making masks for the community, to a new era of community work that includes making stockings for keiki wildfire survivors and creating elaborate costumes for the Maui’s arts community.Īfter completing the Maui Face Mask Project in May of 2020, volunteers still wanted to do sewing projects for the community so Jennifer Oberg, Director of The Sewing Hui began hosting the group in her studio on Baldwin Avenue in Makawao.

Danelle Keenan and Jennifer Oberg at the first Nutcracker Ballet in the open-air theater in Kula (2021).

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