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Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation 2024-2025 Year End Report

Our Impact

A special thanks to our dedicated volunteers and members for their support of our organization and environmental education. We are excited about the future and look forward to continuing our journey with you.

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Upcoming events

3Rs School Recycling Drive at Salt Lake Elementary School

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Muʻumuʻu Swap & Pop-Up at Kōkua General Store

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3Rs School Recycling Drive at Kamiloʻiki Elementary School

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Kōkua General Store Beach Swap

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OUR PROGRAMS

The 3R’s School Recycling Program empowers students to engage and educate their school community about the 3R’s (reduce-reuse-recycling).
Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Field Trip Grants help bring students to outdoor sites where they can experience hands-on learning about Hawaiʻi’s environment.
Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Project Grants fund projects and teachers from Hawaiʻi schools to assist in advancing their environmental goals in the classroom and pursue stewardship endeavors.
ʻĀINA In Schools is a farm to school initiative that connects children to their local land, waters, and food to grow a healthier Hawaiʻi.
Plastic Free Hawai‘i provides resources, tools, and trainings to educate schools, business partners, and community members about the environmental and health benefits of going plastic free to minimize single-use plastics in our islands.
The Youth Internship program provides on-farm training to build skills around agroecology, food production, soil health & culinary explorations.
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Recent highlights

Welcome Back ʻĀINA In Schools Lessons SY2025-26

In August we welcomed the new school year with ʻĀINA Program Trainings on the Kōkua Learning Farm and garden parties at participating ʻĀINA schools. Training sessions were held on Friday, August 1 for ʻĀINA Team Coordinators (ATC) and ʻĀINA Lead Teachers (ALT) and Saturday, August 9 for ATCs, ALTs, classroom teachers, volunteers, and administrators to Learn more

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Cast Your Votes for the 2024-25 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!

Mahalo to all students from 9 different schools that participated in the 2024-25 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest with this year’s theme: “Save the Bees, Protect the Trees, Clean the Seas.”  We are beyond excited to “SEA” their ideas and creativity come to life! For this contest, K-12 students were encouraged to utilize marine Learn more

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MLK Jr. Day of Service Kahuku Beach Cleanup with SCH

Each year on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi (SCH) and Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation (KHF) have hosted beach cleanups along Hawaiʻi’s coastlines to offer a way for the community to make an impact. This year, the two non-profit organizations came together with the help of 300+ volunteers to clean beaches Learn more

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New ʻĀINA Farm Stand!

. We are open! 🙌🏼 At the ʻĀINA Farm Stand, a mission-aligned storefront of Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation, we strive to connect community thru food. We offer…➡️ ☕️ Fresh coffee 🍞 Grab n go items 🥬 Fresh produce 🍧 Frozen goodies 🍌 Chilled goods & drinks 🥩 Meat & seafood 🌻 Flowers and lei… to honor Learn more

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