Service on Maui

Compassion in action

Compassion in Action is a non-profit with a grassroots outreach program that we've been running out of Ram Dass’s home since 2021. Twice a week, we deliver food and supplies to the houseless encampments in Kahului and Wailuku, primarily serving Native Hawaiian residents. We deliver food, camping supplies, fruit, water, and clothes every Tuesday and Friday to 75+ people across five encampments. We walk alongside our houseless neighbors in shared community—creating spaces of healing, trust, and connection. We’ve begun hosting ohana building BBQs (at the encampments), and, alongside our partners at Share Your Mana, we're building a court partnership program to support houseless residents to fight criminal trespassing citations (rides to court, legal scripts, space holding, etc.). 

  • Who we serve

    75+ houseless residents (primarily Native Hawaiian) across five encampments in Kahului and Wailuku

  • How we serve

    Collaborating Resources, Food and Supply Drop Offs, Court Partnership Program, Building Ohana

    Read more below.

  • Why we serve

    “Compassion is bringing our deepest truth into our actions, no matter how much the world seems to resist, because that is ultimately what we have to give this world and one another.” -Ram Dass, Compassion in Action  

Resource collab

It takes a village to serve a village. We’re calling hearts together to build a network of care.

What we are looking for…

• Hotel Connections: towels, blankets, linins, toiletries

• Camping Supplies Connections: tarps, batteries, tents

• Doctor, Therapist, Dentist (pro bono services)

• Farm Connections: product

• Restaurant/Bakery Connections: food, pastries, coffee

Get involved!

Drop Offs

Twice a week we visit the encampments and give out food and camping supplies. This is a chance for us to hang out a bit and talk with the residents while also gauging individual circumstances and supplies people may need.

What we are looking for…

Court Partnership

Many of our houseless brothers and sisters receive criminal trespassing charges—but they have nowhere else to go. Their very existence is criminalized. Thankfully, the judiciary in Maui often responds with compassion—especially when they understand that someone is being charged simply for living where they have no legal alternative.


But here’s the catch: the difference between jail time and a dropped case can be as simple as having someone show up. A ride. A friendly face. A sense of safety.

That’s where we come in.

We’re looking for

Our goal is to be there—not just as drivers, but as loving companions, well-prepared, ready to stand by them, and show our community that they are not alone.

  • Help driving and accompanying people to court

  • Help watching their stuff so they can even show up to court

We now have an in-house lawyer helping folks prepare a simple script so they can speak truthfully and powerfully in court.

Building Ohana

We walk alongside our houseless neighbors in shared community—creating spaces of healing, trust, and connection. Recently, we had a BBQ at a houseless encampment near Kahului Harbor where about 30 people from three different camps came together on a rocky beach to strum ukuleles, talk story, and break bread. One Hawaiian uncle who lives in the bushes nearby told us, “The Aloha was lost, but you guys found it.”

ʻOhana-building, breaking bread’—they’re not just nice gestures. They’re the foundation. They build trust. And from that trust, deeper service becomes possible.

We hope to cultivate the Ohana spirit in all the things we do.

Reach out to us!

We’re open to all levels of involvement. Please reach out with any interest. curiosity, or ideas.

Contact Jason: moscowjason@gmail.com | (443) 895-0677