Join the grassroots movement to address injustice in Hawaiʻi

Since 1972, the Hawaiʻi People's Fund has quietly supporting those on the frontlines of activism protecting the lands we love, fighting for the rights of local families and workers, supporting traditional lifeways, attacking the root causes of climate change, and more. The pandemic has revealed opportunities to re-shape our community. Now is the time to actualize these possibilities.

At the beginning of 2021, I was fortunate enough to be accepted into the HPF's inaugural Giving Project, which has brought together a hui of cross-race, cross-class, gender-diverse, intergenerational community members that share a vision for a just and equitable Hawaiʻi. As a collective, we have dedicated 6 months to learning, connecting with the community, and fundraising $100,000, which we will then redistribute back to grassroots organizations fighting for ʻāina and social justice.

My humble ask: I have a goal of raising $3,200 to support the incredible work of Hawaiʻi People's Fund's grantees.

In addition to this fundraising commitment, I have personally donated $3,200 to hit a total of $6,400, which will be redistributed back into community-led organizations focused on social change in Hawaiʻi. I would be honored if you would donate at one of the following levels:

1. $320. If 10 people donate at this level, we can hit this goal!
2. $100. If 32 people donate at this level, we can hit this goal!
3. $50. If 64 people donate at this level, we can hit this goal!
4. Any amount you feel comfortable giving! Every donation will go a long way in helping ensure grassroots huis have the resources they need to continue their important work here in Hawaiʻi.

Mahalo nui (thank you so much) for landing on this page and reading about the Hawaiʻi People's Fund Giving Project. For more information on the Hawaiʻi Peopleʻs Fund or to see some examples of organizations they have provided grants to in the past see the below. If you have any other questions or would like to discuss what we are doing, please do not hesitate to reach out to me personally!

Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://www.hawaiipeoplesfund.org/about-us/

Examples of HPF Grantees:

- Hawaii Workers Center: The Hawai’i Workers Center aims to assist and organize non-union low-income workers through one-on-one counseling sessions and referrals, conducting workshops on workers’ rights to build contacts, and mobilizing these workers to address their identified needs and issues. The initiative develops leaders and the formation of workersʻ associations and committees that become conscious of their rights and their power to organize in concert with community partners in order to win their most urgent needs and demands.

- The Pōpolo Project: The Pōpolo Project is a Hawai‘i-based nonprofit organization that redefines what it means to be Black in Hawai‘i and in the world through cultivating radical reconnection to ourselves, our community, our ancestors, and the land, changing what we commonly think of as Local and highlighting the vivid, complex diversity of Blackness.

- Na Mahiʻai ʻo Keanae: Na Mahiʻai ʻo Keanae is a nonprofit organization with the goal to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Keanae community, farmers, youth and their families. We will help to create programs and opportunities to increase cultural knowledge, cultural vocation, and support the sustainability of Keanae.

- Native Stories: Native Stories is a non-profit audio content platform and production house focused on providing access to authentic stories and experiences – of its people, place, perspective, history and culture – in service to those that came before us and the understanding of life that should be passed down through generations and around the world. It provides access to outside and in-house produced content through a mobile app and website.