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SOCIAL CHANGE
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Grantmaking
Meet our 2025 Grantee cohort!
Our mission to support, fund, and amplify the work of Hawaiʻi-based grassroots organizations challenging systems of oppression through a unique intersectional approach to social change manifested beautifully in this year’s grantee cohort, hitting injustice in Hawaiʻi from all angles across 5 islands and multiple issue areas.
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2025 Grantees
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'Āina Kōnea
See More: 'Āina KōneaʻĀina Kōnea restores the reciprocal ea between the kānaka and ʻāina of Wahiawā by way of cultural revitalization. As Nā Kuene o Kauʻikua, servants of the forests…
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'Ekolu Mea Nui
See More: 'Ekolu Mea NuiʻEkolu Mea Nui seeks to transform Hawai‘i’s justice system through Native Hawaiian cultural practices and values to manifest a pono justice system that heals and empowers individuals,…
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Academic Labor United
See More: Academic Labor UnitedAcademic Labor United fights to organize graduate workers by empowering them with the skills and knowledge necessary to hold their employers, the State of Hawai’i and the…
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AF3IRM Hawai'i
See More: AF3IRM Hawai'iAF3IRM Hawai‘i’s mission is to liberate womankind, from margin to center. af3irm.org
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EA Ecoversity
See More: EA EcoversityEA Ecoversity provides culturally-driven learning, training, credentialing, and long-term societal benefits to ka lāhui Hawaiʻi. EA hosts an independent Hawaiian culture-based post-secondary education and career training program,…
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Earth RM
See More: Earth RMEarth RMʻs mission is to develop, implement, and share accessible bioremediation solutions to heal communities, lands, and waters affected by environmental pollution. earthrm.org
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Hawai'i Alliance for Progressive Action
See More: Hawai'i Alliance for Progressive ActionHawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) catalyzes community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and ‘āina ahead of corporate profits. They build grassroots leadership and community…
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Hawai'i Peace & Justice
See More: Hawai'i Peace & JusticeHawai'i Peace & Justice is working toward a liberated world through the promotion of peace, abolition, demilitarization, climate, and social justice. They engage communities through place based…
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Hawai'i Women in Filmmaking
See More: Hawai'i Women in FilmmakingHawai'i Women in Filmmaking advocates for women and girls (cis/trans), femmes, non-binary, gender-fluid, and gender-queer to tell their stories through film with an intersectional lens. Their work…
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Hawai'i Workers Center
See More: Hawai'i Workers CenterAs the first and only workers center in Hawaiʻi, the Hawai'i Workers Center envisions a Hawaiʻi in which all workers are empowered to organize for their social,…
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Ho'ōla Hou iā Kalauao
See More: Ho'ōla Hou iā KalauaoHo'ōla Hou iā Kalauao is a Native Hawaiian-led hui restoring traditional food systems in the ahupua'a of Kalauao in 'Ewa, O'ahu. They create and maintain kīpuka where…
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Hui Ho'oniho
See More: Hui Ho'onihoHui Ho'oniho's mission is to build a firm foundation to cultivate and strengthen community through the practice of uhau humu pōhaku. They believe that uhau humu pōhaku…
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Hui Iwi Kuamo'o
See More: Hui Iwi Kuamo'oHui Iwi Kuamo'o actively restores and maintains the Native Hawaiian ancestral foundation by assisting families to resume the kuleana (duty, responsibility) to care for the ancestors. huiiwikuamoo.com
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Hui Kaloko Honokōhau
See More: Hui Kaloko HonokōhauHui Kaloko-Honokōhau is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and advancing the natural and cultural resources of Kaloko and the customary and traditional practices of Native Hawaiians of the…
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Hui o Kuapā
See More: Hui o KuapāHui o Kuapā educates local and global communities about Native Hawaiian biocultural resource management through the restoration, use, and maintenance of Molokaiʻs loko iʻa (traditional Hawaiian fishponds)…
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I Ola Wailuanui
See More: I Ola WailuanuiI Ola Wailuanui is dedicated to the restoration and stewardship of wahi pana in Wailua, Kaua'i, including Malaeha'akoa Heiau, seeking to preserve, protect, and restore Wailuanuiahoano and…
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Jewish Voice for Peace Hawai'i Chapter
See More: Jewish Voice for Peace Hawai'i ChapterJewish Voice for Peace Hawai'i works to educate Hawai'i's communities about settler-colonialism and its impacts here in Hawai’i abroad. jewishvoiceforpeace.org
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Ka Lāhui Hawai'i
See More: Ka Lāhui Hawai'iKa Lāhui Hawaiʻi is a native initiative for self-determination and self-governance formed by and for Kanaka Maoli dedicated to affirming and defending Hawaiian rights. kalahuihawaii.net
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Kahalu'u Kūāhewa
See More: Kahalu'u KūāhewaKahalu'u Kūāhewa is restoring an ancient traditional agricultural field system in Kona ma uka to perpetuate ancestral knowledge reconnecting kanaka to 'āina through indigenous grassroots initiatives and…
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KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance
See More: KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental AllianceKAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance works to improve the quality of life for Hawai'i's people and future generations through the revitalization and protection of Hawai'i's unique natural…
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Maui Aloha: The People's Response
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2025 Grantee Cohort
Join us in CELEBRATING community-based philanthropy in ACTION by learning more about our Spring 2025 grantees and their efforts to ensure a vibrant, just future in Hawai'i nei.
Urgent Action Grants
These grants are used exclusively to move critical resources to past, present, and future grantees committed to serving the community in times of need.
Kāmau
Kāmau is a 2-year grant of $15,000 given to two grassroots huis who have proven year over year their work towards long-lasting social change in our communities.
Giving Project
Giving Projects are created for individuals and families that want to strengthen their relationships, skills, understanding, leadership, and purpose to support meaningful community building.
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Hawai'i People's Fund is committed to supporting grassroots organizations implementing direct actions to reduce the harm of current systemic failures and organizing to build power for indigenous and marginalized communities. We welcome strategic proposals that aim to support our beloved community and build towards a more just and equitable future.