FAQ
Free Parking
There are six dedicated stalls to the front of the location that can fit up to 11 vehicles if cars are parked in tandem. Additional street parking is available near Teddy’s Bigger Burgers or across the street at Mōʻili’ili Park.
Paid Parking
Japanese Cultural Center: Parking availability varies from day to day and is dependent on the event schedule for the Mānoa Grand Ballroom. Arrangements must be made in advance.
Please indicate your need for additional parking when filling out the Hālau use request form when prompted.
Varsity Building Lot: Parking at Varsity is $1.00 for the first hour and $1.00 thereafter for each additional 20 minutes. The all-day rate is $6.00 (7am to 6pm). After hours is $4.00 flat rate and payment can be made in cash only via the paybox onsite.
Be aware that Purple Maiʻa staff may be on site working in their office spaces during business hours. For this reason if privacy is a concern, please specify so we can see if we can accommodate.
We are a community-serving space dedicated to Aloha ʻĀina, providing a no-cost facility to organizations that strive to achieve the following outcomes:
Kaiāulu. Learning opportunities that advance social agency and community consciousness of learners, among learners and with the greater community. These opportunities activate NH learners and equip them with the skills needed to explore engagement with their ʻohana, communities, and others to achieve Hawaiian cultural vitality, political and social justice, environmental sustainability, and the overall well-being of their communities and larger global context. |
ʻIke Kūpuna. Learning opportunities that allow NH learners to recognize the achievements of their kūpuna and how ʻike kūpuna is seeded within themselves. NH learners have opportunities to apply ʻike kūpuna in ways that shape their identity and strengthen their connection to ka lāhui Hawaiʻi. Connects learners to generations past, present, and future. |
ʻĀina. Learning opportunities that focus on NH learners’ relationships to the ʻāina to improve the fertility and integrity of the environment as a core activity |
For further details or concerns please contact the Hālau management at Jazzy@purplemaia.org