Our Impact · Giveback Programs

Every gift, a community.
Every program, a promise kept.

Direct support for Native Hawaiian education, elder care, cultural perpetuation, veterans, and housing — measured program by program, gift by gift, life by life. For federal past-performance, see our work portfolio.

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Programs serving Native Hawaiian communities.

Founding
Origins
A name that sets the standard.
Kīnā'ole — doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the right place, to the right person, for the right reason, with sincerity, the first time. Not a tagline. The operating principle.
Structure
501(c)(3)
The Foundation owns the companies.
The Kīnā'ole Foundation is established as a 501(c)(3) Native Hawaiian Organization — and it wholly owns the family of operating companies. Every dollar of federal contracting income flows back to community impact. There is no shareholder to satisfy except the people of Hawai'i.
501(c)(3)Native Hawaiian Organization
Education
$1,000,000
Na Koa Alii Scholarship Fund — funded.
A historic gift to the Royal Order of Kamehameha's merit-based scholarship program for Native Hawaiian students pursuing post-secondary education. The Order, founded by King Kamehameha V on April 11, 1865, continues its work today through this endowment.
$1M+Scholarship endowment
Read about Na Koa Alii
Elder Care
Lunalilo Home
Honoring King Lunalilo's charge.
King Lunalilo was the first of the large landholding ali'i to create a charitable trust for his people — a home for the poor, destitute, and infirmed of Hawaiian blood, with preference for kupuna. Kīnā'ole helps continue his work.
Donate to Lunalilo Home
Veterans
Annual
Na Koa Wounded Warrior Regatta.
Since 2009, the Hawaii Chapter of the Association of the United States Army has hosted the Na Koa Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta at Fort DeRussy Beach Park. Our annual donation funds the production of the awards — a small role in a tradition of resilience.
16+ YearsContinuous support
Support the regatta
Housing
COVID & After
Rent relief for 30+ Native Hawaiian families.
When the pandemic put families on the verge of homelessness — and some past it — Kīnā'ole partnered with Helping Hands Hawaii to deliver direct rent relief to over 30 Native Hawaiian families. The program continues for those navigating ongoing housing instability.
30+Families supported
Cultural Perpetuation
Ongoing
Hula Hālau · ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi · Cultural Programs.
We invest in the perpetuation of hula, Hawaiian language, and cultural fluency — supporting Hālau Ka Lehua Tuahine and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi programs that ensure the next generation inherits not only land but lineage.
Today
Now
Twelve programs, one ʻohana.
Education endowments, S.T.E.M., youth empowerment, JROTC, health initiatives, Road to Maui disaster recovery, and more — twelve active programs serving Native Hawaiian and Polynesian communities. Every program is funded by the federal contracts our family of companies delivers.
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Tomorrow
What's Next
What lifting up Hawai'i means now.
Our commitment is generational. Every contract is a continuation. Every gift is a renewal of a centuries-old promise: do the right thing, the right way, the first time — for the people of Hawai'i.
Make a gift today