Maui County officials are inviting residents to join a community candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 on the Kalana O Maui front lawn at 200 S. High St. in Wailuku.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and Veronica Mendoza, the executive director of Roots Reborn, a multicultural immigrant justice and disaster response organization, are expected to speak at the vigil.

“The moment we are living in asks something of all of us,” said Mendoza. “Our immigrant families are part of the fabric of Maui. They are not strangers. They are the people who nourish us, who work beside us, who love their children the way we love ours. They deserve to see their community rally around them. I invite every resident to join us on Feb. 17, united in aloha.”

The vigil will include prayer and songs. Battery-powered candles will be provided.

“In a moment marked by uncertainty and deeply felt concerns, this vigil offers our community a place to come together in peace,” Bissen said in a statement. “It is a reminder that aloha is not passive. It calls us to listen, to care for one another and to stand against division.”

For more information, contact County Public Affairs at public.affairs@mauicounty.gov or (808) 270-7855.