Sister-city relationship with Laoag, Philippines
Maui County
Summary
Maui County's newest sister city could bring cultural exchanges, teacher and youth programs, agricultural partnerships, and trade opportunities. Roughly 47,000 Maui residents claim Filipino ancestry, most with Ilocos-region roots, and members proposed a working group to make the relationship tangible.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 3
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
The Sister Cities Foundation has received around $14,000 in county budget support historically, and any seed money for new exchanges would come up in the next budget cycle.
Maui's large Ilocano and Filipino community, plus local businesses, educators and students through new exchanges.
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