46th Annual Na Holo Wahine 5K & 1Mile

Valley Isle Road Runners presents the 46th Annual Na Holo Wahine Fun Run/Walk.  THIS EVENT IS NOW OPEN TO ALL MALES & FEMALES!  

Please join us May 11th, 2025! The event will start at 7:00am. Take care of yourselves be active, get fit, and stay healthy. We encourage you to work toward walking, jogging, or running a 5K.

The event will be held at the University of Hawaii-Maui College located at 310 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului.  Packet pickup will be on Saturday, May 10th at UH-Maui College building from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. We are also taking donations during packet pickup for Maui Food Bank, please bring non-perishable items.

Race day packet pickup will be available.  No new registrations will be accepted.  Please register early for your Women's Na Holo Wahine shirt (make sure to select your size when registering).  Late registration at packet pickup is $40.  No guarantee of a t-shirt or the correct size for registrations received after April 30th, 2025.

Club member pricing:
$25 until 05/08/2025  (VIRR member discount will be automatically applied during check out)

Pricing for NON-VIRR Members:
$30 until 5/08/2025

Nā Holo Wahine is a benefit for the University of Hawai‘i – Maui College scholarship fund in memory of Kelly Watanabe, who passed away in 2021 after a long battle with cancer. This scholarship is a tribute to Kelly’s life as a runner, wellness advocate, educator, and community volunteer.

Kelly was a lifelong runner and avid marathoner who ran marathons in all 50 states, Japan, and Canada.  She was also a long-time Valley Isle Road Runner member and dedicated volunteer—serving on the board, working behind the scenes on the club’s fun runs, and co-directing the Nā Holo Wahine Fun Run/Walk. This is the fourth year that Nā Holo Wāhine is being co-hosted at UH-Maui College—thanks to Kelly and her strong connections with the college. Kelly graduated from the neighbor island Master of Accounting and MBA programs then went on to become a faculty member—first as a lecturer in business and math, then a business careers instructor in 2016, and finally as the accounting program coordinator in 2018. Kelly’s involvement at the college extended beyond the business programs. She was also an active member of the college’s Wellness Hui, a Zumba instructor for the college’s Maui Fit program, co-founder of the weekly walking Moai, and faculty advisor to UH-MC’s Dance Klub headed by her son.

Nā Holo Wahine is a Mothers’ Day celebration open to all and a fitting way to honor and remember Kelly and her burst of energy, determination, enthusiastic smile, and champion attitude towards life!  

Please consider making an additional direct donation to the Kelly Watanabe scholarship fund by clicking here.  The link takes you to the University of Hawai’i Foundation website, UH-Maui College Business and Information Technology Program, Fund #127-0050-4.  If you have any questions, please email secretary@virr.com

Volunteers are needed to help with this event!  If you are able to and interested in helping out or if you need more information, you may send an email to Joy - secretary@virr.com