Application information for Cohort 3 (~March 2025) will be available soon.

TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui is a program in partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative and Odyssey Nature Japan. The program is open to high school juniors and seniors directly impacted by the Maui wildfires. The objective of the program is to engage, inspire, and empower youth impacted by the Lahaina wildfires to lead the long-term physical, mental, and spiritual recovery of their community.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Program Highlights

Maui 808: Rebuilding Lahaina | ABC News

Cohort 1 Program Overview

Cohort 1 completed training in Maui in March, followed by a week-long trip to Higashimatsushima in the Tohoku region to learn about tsunami recovery, network with young people in Japan who are active with the recovery, and participate in workshops with local organizations/trainers.

Read JCCH President & Executive Director Nate Gyotoku's reflections here, on the JCCH's blog, The Courtyard.

Grantors
The Government of Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Charles & Mitch Ota Foundation
The Freeman Foundation

In-Kind Donors
ALOHA Collection Global WiFi
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP Olukai
Proforma Favorable Impressions Sig Zane Designs
Uniqlo USA Hawaiian Airlines

Donors
Alakaʻi Executive Search Anonymous
Gale Kobayashi Michael Naito
John Okutani Lauren Tsuchida

News and Media

Japan trip teaches Lahaina students how to rebuild a year after the Maui wildfires | KITV4 Island News

Maui students reflect on Japan experience after educational trip | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

山火事で被害 マウイ島の高校生 東松島市で復興学ぶ | NHK

McCully-Mō'ili'ili Neighborhood: JCCH Supporting Maui Resilience and Recovery | Center for Resilient Neighborhoods

TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui Program Participants Set to Depart for Japan | U.S.-Japan Council

11 Lahaina students depart for Japan this week as part of Tomodachi Kibou for Maui | Maui Now

Program to send young Maui fire victims to Japan | Honolulu Star-Advertiser