Koʻolau ʻĀina Aloha
Organizations
Learn more about individual Koʻolau ʻĀina Aloha member organizations and ʻāina sites and visit the KAA Directory
Compassionate Koʻolau
Caring for our community means being a resource to all who nurture our youth including parents, caregivers, kūpuna, educators, coaches, spiritual leaders, doctors, and others. Whether addressing physical, emotional, or academic needs, together we create a resilient and compassionate community. Together we create a community where every child can just be a kid.
Hoʻokuaʻāina
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Ho‘okua‘āina is a non-profit nestled in the ahupuaʻa of Kailua at Kapalai in Maunawili on the island of Oʻahu. It is a manifestation of Dean and Michele Wilhelm’s vision to create a gathering place for people in the community to connect with and care for the ‘āina, perpetuate Hawaiian culture through the cultivation and preparation of kalo, and to be a place that would ultimately bring healing to people, especially at-risk youth.
Kauluakalana
KAULUAKALANA is a community-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 2019 by kamaʻāina of Kailua, those who have been raised by the lands and leaders of their ahupuaʻa to chart and navigate a course leading to kanaka (people) and ʻāina (land) reunited in a relationship that feeds us physically, intellectually, culturally, and spiritually. Traveling in the wake of those who came before, we are committed to ʻāina restoration and education, cultural revitalization, community regeneration, identity reclamation, and the renewal of kuleana in Kailua, one of the most storied ahupuaʻa on Oʻahu.
Hui o Koʻolaupoko
Hui o Ko`olaupoko (HOK) is a 501(c)3 non-profit watershed management group established in 2007 to work with communities to improve water quality through ecosystem restoration and storm water management, focusing specifically in the Ko`olaupoko region – from Makapu`u to Kualoa. HOK implements innovative, on-the-ground projects that effectively manage and protect water quality and natural resources in Hawai`
Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation
Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation (KHF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2003 by Kim and Jack Johnson, that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaiʻi.
We provide opportunities that enhance appreciation for and understanding of the environment to inspire lifelong stewards of the earth.
Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy
Kānehūnāmoku, a 29ft, double hulled, sailing canoe, is a hands-on, dynamic, and living classroom for students of all ages. Based at Kaʻalaea in Kāneʻohe Bay, students become crew members and learn all aspects of sailing the canoe, including maritime skills, non-instrumental navigation, elemental observations, teamwork and communication.
Hoala ʻĀina Kūpono
Through advocacy, community-based economic development projects, cultural and sustainability education, and ma ka hana ka ʻike (building knowledge through practice, and leading by example), we perpetuate traditional wisdom from our kūpuna (ancestors), and restore our collective kuleana (responsibility) to mālama ʻāina, mālama ʻohana, and hoʻoikaika pilina kānaka (care for the land, our families, and strengthen community relationships).
Hui O Hauʻula
Hui O Hau`ula is a 501c3 Non-Profit Supporting Equity and Community Resilience in the Ko`olauloa area on the island of Oahu. (Ka`a`awa, Kahana, Punalu`u, Hau`ula, Laie and Kahuku)
We are a collective of local businesses, organizations & outreach programs, also known as a "Partnership Hub", working together as a caring community to build resilience for all keiki, 'Ohana & Kupuna sharing Aloha & kuleana in all we do!
Healthy Climate Communities
Schools, community groups and volunteers are growing a native forest on the watershed of Hāmākua Marsh, Kailua, Oʻahu. Our legacy native forest stores carbon, retains rain water, and creates habitat for native creatures. It is also a reservoir and seed bank of native plants, including rare and endangered plants.
With every youth educated, we are creating a community that understands the causes of climate change and empowering them to be part of the solution.
Hikaʻalani
Hikaʻalani will be working with cultural practitioners and artists to create and install appropriate, accurate signage at Ulupō Heiau, with QR code access to a website with indigenous stories of significant sites in Kailua. All who visit the sacred site of Ulupō and/or the new website will be enriched with deeper knowledge and native perspectives.
This project will be undertaken in partnership with the nonprofit Kauluakalana, the Windward YMCA, and Hawaiʻi State Parks Division of the Department of Land & Natural Resources.
