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Hawaiian Language & Education

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Ke ʻAlohi o ʻEwa (KAʻE)

Ke ʻAlohi o ʻEwa (KAʻE), the parent and community advisory and advocacy nonprofit organization of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kapolei (KKoK), uplifts the ancestral brilliance of our keiki through place-based, Hawaiian Immersion Education within the ʻEwa land district of Oʻahu. Through community engagement and steadfast advocacy, KAʻE is successfully mobilizing neighborhood boards, advancing resolutions, and challenging deeply ingrained systems of oppression and racism within the Hawaii Department of Education around Hawaiian language immersion education. 

Hawaiian Language & Education

Ke Alohi O Ewa Logo

Ke ʻAlohi o ʻEwa (KAʻE)

Ke ʻAlohi o ʻEwa (KAʻE), the parent and community advisory and advocacy nonprofit organization of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kapolei (KKoK), uplifts the ancestral brilliance of our keiki through place-based, Hawaiian Immersion Education within the ʻEwa land district of Oʻahu. Through community engagement and steadfast advocacy, KAʻE is successfully mobilizing neighborhood boards, advancing resolutions, and challenging deeply ingrained systems of oppression and racism within the Hawaii Department of Education around Hawaiian language immersion education.

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Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy (KVA)

Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) is a nonprofit, Hawaii based, 501(c)3 organization whose mission and purpose is to perpetuate the knowledge of traditional Hawaiian navigation and to provide opportunities to Native Hawaiian students to advance in contemporary ocean based careers through academic, college, and career support

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EA Ecoversity Culture-based Education and Career Exploration Training

KŪ-A-KANAKA is a Native Hawaiian, family-owned and operated social enterprise, based in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, dedicated to revitalizing Hawaiian language, culture, and traditions. KŪ-A-KANAKAʻs mission is to provide quality Hawaiian culture-based products and services, which foster a thriving lāhui (nation) by grounding Native Hawaiians in ancestral values, Hawaiian language and traditional practices. KŪ-A-KANAKA offers culturally-driven professional development, educational consulting and a variety of other family-oriented programs and services to learners of all ages, with a special emphasis on accessible, culture-based education and career training opportunities for young Native Hawaiians, which bridge educational gaps and promote economic self-sufficiency. By integrating traditional knowledge with modern tools, KŪ-A-KANAKA strives to advance Hawaiʻiʻs extensive ancestral knowledge and reestablish Hawaiian control over Hawaiian affairs.

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EA Ecoversity Culture-based Education and Career Exploration Training

EA Ecoversity is a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, based on Hawaiʻi Island, dedicated to providing culturally-driven post-secondary education, career training, credentialing and other long-term societal benefits to ka lāhui Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian nation). Rooted in a philosophy of Education with Aloha (EA), the program integrates traditional Hawaiian knowledge and land-based practices with modern technology in an effort to empower learners to reach their highest potential. EA Ecoversity emphasizes the advancement of Hawaiian language and culture, the practice of mālama ʻāina (caring for the land), and the development of essential life and healthy living skills. By fostering economic interdependence and sustainability, the organization aims to cultivate educated, 21st-century Kanaka (Hawaiians) who are prepared to contribute meaningfully to their communities and a thriving, independent Hawaiʻi.

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Partners In Development Foundation (PIDF)

Partners In Development Foundation (PIDF) is committed to inspiring and equipping Hawaiʻi's families and communities for success by drawing on Native Hawaiian values and ancestral wisdom. Its mission focuses on empowering families—especially those facing social and economic challenges—by fostering self-resiliency, nurturing healthy communities, and addressing systemic disparities, particularly within the Native Hawaiian population. Guided by five core values of aloha (compassion and love), lōkahi (unity and harmony), mālama (care and stewardship), pono (righteousness and balance), and poʻokela (excellence), PIDF delivers impactful programs that honor ‘ike kupuna (ancestral knowledge) as a foundation for modern solutions. Through a comprehensive range of educational, charitable, and environmental initiatives that embrace mālama ʻāina (stewardship of the land), PIDF aims to strengthen families, perpetuate Hawaiian culture, and ignite the capacity for service and positive change across Hawaiʻi's diverse communities.

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Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke

At Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke, our mission is to provide East Maui youth with a way to learn that makes sense to them, builds their self-esteem, and shows them they have the power to change their future. Our name means “in doing, one learns,” reflecting our founding in 2000 as a partnership with Hāna School to provide supplemental teacher support through building and construction classes and vocational apprenticeships for students struggling with the traditional classroom setting. In the years since, we’ve established agricultural, Hawaiian cultural, and culinary programs to meet identified community needs and empower East Maui youth through training opportunities that equip them with practical trade skills that support long-term economic mobility.

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Maui Behavioral Health Resources (MBHR)

Maui Behavioral Health Resources (MBHR) provides a range of behavioral health services and comprehensive care including addiction prevention, intervention, detox, and residential and outpatient treatment. MBHR is an umbrella organization for Aloha House, Malama Family Recovery Program, and Maui Youth & Family Services. The three agencies work to address substance abuse and behavioral health issues among adults, pregnant and parenting women, and youth. Together, the agencies serve almost 8,000 individuals in the Maui community each year.

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PIKOEconomic Self-Sufficiency, Small Business & Skills Training, and Workforce Development Training 

PIKOʻs goal is to provide access to the resources and tools for economic self-sufficiency.  Our mission is to bridge the gap that has been created by decades of systemic underrepresentation and create real financial opportunities for underserved communities. *NHP and PIKOʻs partnership will support native Hawaiian businesses and individuals receiving training and technical support through PIKOʻs programs.

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Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy (KVA)

Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) is a nonprofit, Hawaii based, 501(c)3 organization whose mission and purpose is to perpetuate the knowledge of traditional Hawaiian navigation and to provide opportunities to Native Hawaiian students to advance in contemporary ocean based careers through academic, college, and career support

KŪ-A-KANAKA logo

 EA EcoversityCulture-based Education and Career Exploration Training

KŪ-A-KANAKA is a Native Hawaiian, family-owned and operated social enterprise, based in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, dedicated to revitalizing Hawaiian language, culture, and traditions. Kū-A-Kanakaʻs mission is to provide quality Hawaiian culture-based products and services, which foster a thriving lāhui (nation) by grounding Native Hawaiians in ancestral values, Hawaiian
language and traditional practices.

 

KŪ-A-KANAKA offers culturally-driven professional development, educational consulting and a variety of other family-oriented programs and services to learners of all ages, with a special emphasis on accessible, culture-based education and career training opportunities for young Native Hawaiians, which bridge educational gaps and promote economic self-sufficiency. By integrating traditional knowledge with modern tools, KŪ-A-KANAKA strives to advance Hawaiʻiʻs extensive ancestral knowledge and reestablish Hawaiian control over Hawaiian affairs.

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EA Ecoversity

Culture-based Education and Career Exploration Training

EA Ecoversity is a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, based on Hawaiʻi Island, dedicated to providing culturally-driven post-secondary education, career training, credentialing and other long-term societal benefits to ka lāhui Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian nation).

Rooted in a philosophy of Education with Aloha (EA), the program integrates traditional Hawaiian knowledge and land-based practices with modern technology in an effort to empower learners to reach their highest potential.

EA Ecoversity emphasizes the advancement of Hawaiian language and culture, the practice of mālamaʻāina (caring for the land), and the

development of essential life and healthy living skills. By fostering economic interdependence and sustainability, the organization aims to cultivate educated, 21st-century Kanaka (Hawaiians) who are prepared to contribute meaningfully to their communities and a thriving, independent Hawaiʻi.

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