PONO Legal featured in Civil Beat article “No Relief For Maui Wildfire Survivors Losing Thousands To Contractors”.

PONO Legal hosted seven law students as part of a collaborative advocacy initiative between PONO Legal, Lahaina Strong, and United Policyholders, bringing together these community-based organizations engaged in Maui’s ongoing disaster recovery and legislative work during the 2026 Hawaiʻi legislative session.

PONO Legal featured in Hawaii News Now article “Free legal services available for Maui wildfire survivors”.

Learn more about summer intern Leiʻohu Turley’s experience with PONO Legal’s Summer Disaster Relief Internship program!

Learn more about summer intern Lenei Naipo’s experience with PONO Legal’s Summer Disaster Relief Internship program!

Learn more about summer intern Lynzee Borcher’s experience with PONO Legal’s Summer Disaster Relief Internship program!

The Taking Care of Tutu podcast featured Maui girl Heidi Ho, attorney and founder of PONO Legal, who talks about growing up with her trailblazing mother, Diane Ho, and how it inspired her path in law and advocacy.

Team members Tanya and Margot brought PONO Legal's mission to the bustling MEMA Emergency Preparedness Expo at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.

It’s open! We are proud to share that this summer on Maui, we are offering a paid 8-week internship program that immerses students in the fields of disaster relief, community lawyering, social justice, Native Hawaiian rights, and environmental protection. Check out our flyer to learn more and apply!

Last Friday the 17th marked 132 years since the imprisonment of our Queen Liliʻuokalani and the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The PONO Legal team spent the day with beloved friends and community leaders Lehia and Brad of Polipoli Farms.

Staff Attorney Hiʻilei Casco represented PONO Legal on a panel entitled “Environmental Justice on Native Hawaiian Lands: Supporting Native Hawaiian Communities in the Aftermath of the Lahaina Wildfires"

Staff Attorney Hiʻilei Casco attended the 2024 Native Hawaiian Convention in Waikoloa.

PONO Legal representatives are available at the Office of Recovery-West Maui (Lahaina Gateway) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10am - 2pm.  

During the Native Hawaiian Advancement Convention held on Maui in November 2023, we learned about how education in west Maui has been affected by the fires. Our organization is working to support the teachers and children of Lahaina.

Since late August /early September 2023, we have been active at the various community resource hubs that were set up in different parks and public community centers across Maui.

In early September 2023, our organization developed a new system for the delivery of pro bono legal services that organizes Hawaiʻi volunteer lawyers by legal specialty.

On September 8, 2023, we held its first informational session at the Lahaina Fire Station. We brought in insurance specialists to work with the 17 firefighters (serving Lahaina and Napili) who lost their homes.