About Hale Akua

Sunrise Center was created in 1976 as a California educational nonprofit In 2007, Sunrise Center, known on Maui as Launa I’O Eco-Education Center, became the leaseholder of Hale Akua Garden Farm which we refer to as Hale Akua.  At the request of Maui County it became a retreat center with an agricultural focus. Then, in 2017 Maui County officially allowed Sunrise Center to hold retreats of any sort dealing with health, wellness, good communication and relationship skills in addition to agricultural topics like permaculture, beekeeping and biochar production, etc.

Hale Akua Garden Farm, which is its more well-known name on Maui, now allows group leaders to rent the premises for their own retreats.

Hale Akua is a magical and idyllic place created and designed to provide a natural and supportive environment for groups, couples and individuals to relax, renew, and restore well-being. We are known for, and pride ourselves on, doing everything possible to make the group instructor’s work effective and the guest’s stay magical.

Hale Akua, which means “Home of the Divine” in the native Hawaiian language is an exclusive, intimate, and secluded seaside retreat offering superior mind-body-spirit experiences along with sensual tropical harmony to every guest. Hale Akua offers serenity, seclusion, and security to ensure relaxing and renewing yoga and wellness retreats, as well as professional retreats, teacher training and workshops.

Deep thought and consideration was given to the placement and location of every structure at Hale Akua, so as to remain “at-one” with the Spirit of the land, the jungle, and the ocean, with minimal environmental impact and utilize renewable energy methods.

Hale Akua is also becoming a community event center when available between retreats. When people rent a room at Hale Akua directly through our website or via Airbnb or Vrbo they can participate in weekly programs and special short programs which can be found at Hale Akua’s website under the title, Our Events. Creating more local programs to participate in is a true delight to Hale Akua owner, Lori Grace, as well as to quite a few of our neighbors.

As a retreat participant and guest of Hale Akua, we offer you a magical and idyllic supportive environment where you can relax, renew and restore your well-being.

The peaceful calm, tropical beauty and serenity that surrounds you here will allow you the opportunity to experience the freedom of immersing yourself in your own mind-body-spirit healing and awakening.

We have a wonderful selection of retreats coming up in 2024! They cover many topics from yoga, meditation, communication training, dance, self care, psychodrama, breathwork, and psychophysical energetics among other offerings. We have new retreats being scheduled frequently so check back to see what is being added each month. We take all safety precautions for you as well in our retreats and private stays. So feel safe and come join us!

Upcoming Events at Hale Akua Eco-Retreat, Maui

Join us at our event space for weekly educational community events that we host each month.