Helping Hands Hawai‘i: 50 Years of Serving the Most Vulnerable
The nonprofit distributes free household items and school supplies, and offers live interpreters fluent in 18 languages.
Nonprofits
Hawai‘i Data Collaborative Helps Nonprofits Make Better Decisions
Hawai‘i’s large nonprofits generate a ton of data but struggle to make sense of it all. Enter the experts at HDC.
Helping More Women Sit on Public and Private Boards in Hawai‘i
The local chapter of Women Corporate Directors is creating a pipeline of talent.
“Living Paycheck to Paycheck Can Be Scary”: How Nonprofits Help Hawai‘i’s Struggling Middle Class Gain Financial Stability
In America’s most costly state, 44% of people can’t afford basic expenses and many more barely stay afloat. But there’s help for the wide spectrum of ALICE residents, including highly educated yet underpaid professionals.
Hawaiian Historical Society Has Preserved the Islands’ Past for 130 Years
Located at the Mission Houses, the collection includes 12,000 books and pamphlets as well as manuscripts, photographs and art.
808 Cleanups Shares the Concept of Aloha ‘Āina
Volunteers started out cleaning graffiti. Now they restore beaches, hiking trails and other natural places from mauka to makai.
Passing the Torch at the Weinberg Foundation
When Corbett Kalama retires at the end of 2022, two co-leaders plan to keep expanding rural funding and stabilizing the $1-billion-plus real estate portfolio.
This Nonprofit Has Empowered Hawaiian Families for 25 Years
Partners in Development Foundation runs vital programs such as Tūtū and Me and Ke Kama Pono.
Kāne Connections Helps Men Forge Bonds with Their Families
The parenting classes can be especially helpful for fathers recovering from addiction or coming out of prison.
Horses are Healers at this Kaua‘i Nonprofit
Healing Horses Kauai uses riding therapy to improve their patients’ physical, cognitive and emotional health.
Giving Comes Full Circle For This Waikīkī Nonprofit
“I know that Crystal is for everyone but I feel like she’s there just for me,” said Eline, a client of the Waikīkī Community Center(WCC). Crystal has assisted Eline and her husband Felix with everything from organizing tax forms to…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: H.T. Hayashi Foundation
Interview with Jan Harada, Executive Director, H.T. Hayashi Foundation How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? Our mission is to build a healthier Hawai‘i by investing in Hawai‘i-based organizations that are rooted in arts and culture,…
More Than 1,500 Workplaces Gear Up to Support the Community
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact life in Hawai‘i, more than 1,500 local workplaces launch giving campaigns to make it easy for employees to support relief efforts. Annual workplace campaigns in partnership between Aloha United Way (AUW) and an…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke
Interview with Lipoa Kahaleuahi, Executive Director, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our core mission – to provide youth with a way to learn that makes sense to them, that builds…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Blood Bank of Hawaii
Interview with Kim-Anh T. Nguyen, MD, Ph.D., President and CEO, Blood Bank of Hawaii How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? Blood Bank of Hawaii’s core mission is to provide a safe and adequate blood supply…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Special Olympics Hawaii
Interview with Dan Epstein, President and CEO, Special Olympics Hawaii How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we made the necessary decision to cancel all of our in-person sports training and…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Pono Pacific and Kupu
Interview with John Leong, CEO, Pono Pacific and Kupu How and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. Ho‘okupu Center is starting to have its youth programs so we arranged the space so everyone…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: YMCA of Honolulu
Interview: Michael Broderick, President & CEO, YMCA of Honolulu Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. It has been almost three months since we shut the doors…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Honolulu Museum of Art
Interview: Halona Norton-Westbrook, Director, Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your museum and other physical locations. We’re excited to welcome the entire community back to the Honolulu Museum of Art…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: AlohaCare
Interview: Francoise Culley-Trotman, Interim CEO, AlohaCare As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? It’s important for businesses and individuals to follow all of the…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Child & Family Service
Interview: Karen Tan, President and CEO, Child & Family Service Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. At CFS, the values of humility, ownership, perseverance and engagement (HOPE) guide our…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: HUGS
Interview: Joan Naguwa, Executive Director, HUGS How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Like most other nonprofit organizations and businesses across the state, we’ve had to be vigilant about rapidly changing information, flexible and creative to…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Transform Hawai‘i Government
Virtual Interview: Christine Sakuda, Executive Director, Transform Hawai‘i Government How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission at Transform Hawai‘i Government (THG) is to advocate for an accessible, accountable and responsive government that enhances the…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation
Virtual Interview: Shirley Gambill-De Rego, President & Founder, Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation How has your Organization been able to continue it’s core mission? The mission of the Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation is to provide water safety and ocean awareness…