News & Updates

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...

In 2011, Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation started a paid summer internship program and hired its first intern. The idea behind offering the internship was that it would provide a college-age young person the opportunity to gain experience and...

A dedication ceremony was held on June 26, 2020, for 10 families in Phase I of the three-phase homeownership project, Puʻuʻalalā Village in Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island. The ceremony marked the completion of 10 months of these families...

Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation has been an affiliate member of the Hawaiʻi Environmental Funders Group (EFG) since the inception of the group in 2009. Recently, the EFG announced the release of He Lono Moku – “The State of the Environment”...

The 27th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference "Ola Ka ʻĀina Momona: Managing for Abundance” will be held as a virtual conference on September 1 – 3, 2020. The Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference allows a diverse group of scientists,...

Ten families have begun work on their homes as Phase I of the three-phase homeownership project, Puʻuʻalalā Village, on Hawai‘i Island in Pepeʻekeo. Nonprofit housing developer, Hawai‘i Island Community Development Corporation, is...

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...

Transitions at Hau‘oli Mau Loa FoundationAloha Partners,For a number of years, and out of a desire to ensure continuity of leadership within the Foundation, our Founding Directors, Wayne Pitluck and Hans Bertram-Nothnagel, have...