Maui Strong Fund Supports 34 Organizations with Boots on the Ground
Micah Kāne, CEO of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, describes how donations are being used to help the needy.
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Micah Kāne, CEO of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, describes how donations are being used to help the needy.
In America’s most costly state, 44% of people can’t afford basic expenses and many more barely stay afloat. But there’s help for the wide spectrum of ALICE residents, including highly educated yet underpaid professionals.
The nonprofit’s ambitious “Malaplex” is grounded in Hawaiian culture, says co-founder Kelsey Amos.
The Hawaiian culture-based nonprofit offers everything from preschool centers to lomilomi lessons to programs on growing food.
The nonprofit has added classes in graphic design, filmmaking, animation, coding and Lego robotics.
The CEO of Ho‘okele Home Care, one of the honorees, explains how they serve 300 seniors on O‘ahu and Maui.
Mālama Kaua‘i’s network increased sales by almost 6% in a year, with one farmer reaching six figures.
Opportunity Youth Action Hawai‘i works to replace prison time with Hawaiian-based restorative justice.
The nonprofit erects 15 to 20 homes a year in batches, largely using the labor of volunteers and the eventual homeowners.