News & Updates

It was Christmas Eve 2017 and most people were finishing their shopping before heading home to be with their families and friends. Janis received a call from Gary and Kukui Maunakea-Forth about an exciting opportunity to purchase 21...

The Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance will be holding the 28th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference on Tuesday, July 27th through Thursday, July 29th, 2021. This will be a virtual conference. This year’s conference theme, Kūlia i ka...

Aloha kākou, The 100th anniversary of the birth of the Foundation’s benefactor, Helga Glaesel-Hollenback, was on March 20, 2021. To celebrate her life and the course that she set for the Foundation, our Board and Staff, together with...

Phase II of the three-phase homeownership project, Puʻuʻalalā Village in Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island was completed on November 6, 2020. With the support of the Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC) and construction...

Since 2012, the Foundation has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa. We are pleased to once again support nine graduate assistantship...

We have found that asking our Summer Intern to complete a project is a good way for the intern to dig a little more deeply into something of substance; to extend their learning and demonstrate their capabilities; and to produce...

As you read the reflection of our Summer Intern, Sanoe Burgess, you will note her select use of hua ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian words) throughout her story. Anyone who has had a conversation with Sanoe would know that this is her voice,...

Dear Friends,Writing a year-end reflection is something I often procrastinate on. There is so much to say and finding the right highlights or insights from the year is always a challenge for me. But, this year’s source for putting off...

ʻĀina-based education is about deepening our kinship with the ʻāina so that people, communities, and lands thrive. High quality ‘āina-based education grounds our keiki in the uniqueness that is Hawaiʻi and ensures that when our ʻāina...