Volunteer at the Sugar Museum!
Are you interested in or do you have a connection to Maui’s sugar history or plantation life? If so, we have a volunteer opportunity for you!
Watch a video about volunteering
Front Desk Admissions
Greet visitors safely, behind a clear barrier. Visitors enter one at a time or in a family group. Accept payment via credit card, direct visitors into the gallery. Thursdays, 10-12 or 12-2. Please see our COVID-19 policy below and learn how we care for your safey.
Gift Shop Help
Greet visitors safely behind a clear barrier. Visitors enter one at at time or in a family group. Ring up sales via credit card. Thursdays, 12-2. Please see our COVID-19 policy below and learn how we care for your safey.
Scanning Photographs
We have a LOT of photos in our collection that need scanning. The right candidate for this opportunity doesn’t mind repetitive work while looking at cool old photographs! We train you to scan using Xerox machine, then retrieval and storage into computer folders. Current schedule: Wednesdays, 10-12.
Care of Gift Shop and Museum Gallery
Cleaning and dusting exhibit cases and shop shelves, organizing and labeling storage boxes, general housekeeping. Current Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-12.
Assembling Craft Kits for Education Program
Do you enjoy crafting? This is a virtual or in person opportunity. We need help assembling craft kits for our education program: filling beanbags, folding booklets, and cutting and tying string for our beloved “fighting rooster” activity. Manual dexterity is necessary for this project. Current Schedule at the museum: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-12, or you can do this at home. All supplies and training provided.
Outdoor Field Equipment Care
Do you have experience with sugar cane harvesting equipment? Are you a former HC&S employee, or just an aficionado? We could use your help inspecting our field equipment displays, and offering advice on startup and care of the machines. Current Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-12.
COVID-19 Volunteer Policy
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will accept Virtual volunteers, Individual in-person volunteers for indoor work, and Small group (10 or fewer) in-person volunteers for indoor work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small group will be more or less depending on the current local mandate.
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is committed to the health and safety of our community. Volunteers and staff are required to take steps to prevent transmission of respiratory viruses during in-person volunteering. We are following the recommendations of Hawai’i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO). Please view their most recent guidance before reporting for in-person volunteer opportunities, and be prepared to follow those best practices in regards to Masks, Physical distancing, Hand hygiene, Cleaning & Sanitization.
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will provide the following protective materials for in-person volunteers:
- Masks
- Gloves
- Hand washing stations with running water and soap
- Hand sanitizer
For volunteer safety and the health of our community, Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will follow strict cleaning and sanitization guidelines outlined by Hawai’i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO).
Notify and Stay home:
Please notify Holly Buland, Assistant Director (operations@sugarmuseum.com) at Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum if:
- You are scheduled for an in-person volunteer event and you or a household member is exhibiting these symptoms. Please stay at home and seek medical attention as required.
You or a household member are diagnosed with COVID-19 or are showing these symptoms within 14 days after participating in an in-person volunteer event.

Volunteer Application
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