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CELEBRATING
A CENTURY OF
In honor of our first 100 years, we at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation celebrate you and your part in the long tradition of generosity that has shaped our island home.
Celebrating a Century of Giving
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s your statewide community foundation, we at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) have had the privilege of working with over 1,000 individuals, families, businesses, and organizations that share a passion for helping others and giving back to the community. It starts when one person reaches out to help another, and continues when someone else is moved to do the same. Here are a few of the stories about the people we’ve partnered with – good people, with good ideas, achieving good results.
Individual Acts of Generosity Philanthropy is a personal expression of who you are and what you care about
Teruo and Adeline Ogawa lived on Moloka‘i for more than 40 years working at Kalaupapa Settlement. Upon their passing, they found a way to share their appreciation for the people and place they grew to love by creating two funds at HCF that give Moloka‘i students the opportunity to go to college – a desire they both had but did not have the means to achieve. Their first scholarship recipient was Brent Nakihei, a former drug addict who turned his life around to earn a master’s degree in social work and become a substance abuse counselor. This humble couple’s dream has turned into a legacy that will help future generations of Moloka‘i youth.
When you are the descendant of four Missionary families, as Kathy Richardson is, philanthropy is in your bones. Her relatives helped to shape Kaua‘i institutions such as Wai‘oli Mission House, National Tropical Botanical Garden, YWCA, Island School, Grove Farm Homestead, and others. Kathy’s parents established the first HCF donor advised fund on Kaua‘i and she now carries on their legacy of giving through her support of many organizations. By honoring the example her parents set, the whole community is better off.
1800 Early 1900s
Early Giving in Hawai‘i
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Ali‘i create charitable trusts, establishing institutions such as The Queen’s Medical Center, Lunalilo Home, Kapi‘olani Medical Center, Kamehameha Schools, & Bishop Museum
Missionaries begin to arrive in 1819, establishing schools and youth programs including Chief’s Children’s School, now Royal School
Actor Jack Lord, who starred in the original Hawai‘i Five-0 television series, and his wife Marie, fell in love with the islands and became generous contributors to many worthy causes in Hawai‘i. Their passion for Hawai‘i continues to this day through their $40 million legacy gift that was left upon their passing, which continues to provide support to 12 nonprofit organizations in the form of a designated fund at HCF. The Kosasa family has a long history of giving in Hawai‘i. Sydney Kosasa, son of first-generation Japanese immigrants, founded ABC Stores with his wife Minnie (bottom L) in 1964, and they instilled in their family the value of caring for the community that supported them. Today, their legacy of philanthropy lives on in the generosity of their children, including Paul Kosasa (bottom R), current president of ABC Stores, who gives back to the community by investing in it personally and through the family business. (Also pictured above L to R: Lindsay and Lisa Kosasa)
Philanthropist Maude Woods Wodehouse, widow of Alice Ward’s grandson Cedric Wodehouse, generously gifted funds to local organizations throughout her lifetime. Her commitment to helping others continues to this day through the C.N. Wodehouse Hawai‘i Children’s Trust Fund at HCF, which is now one of the largest sources of funding for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the state.
1900s Early 1945
Military Conflict, Great Depression, & Big Business
Maui Quarantine Fund responds to outbreak of bubonic plague
Community groups support war efforts and the Red Cross
United Welfare Fund (now Aloha United Way) is established
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Businesses Give Back to the Community
Recognizing the importance of creating a conservation ethic in our keiki and ‘ohana, the Ka Papa O Kakuhihewa Fund was established at HCF with funds from the Hawaiian Electric Company. With a commitment of $1 million over 10 years, and a specific focus on resource conservation programs for youth that benefit the communities of Kapolei and the Wai‘anae Coast, future generations will continue to understand and respect that we’re living on an island of finite resources.
Giving back means investing in the communities that helped you succeed
Donna Tanoue, president of Bank of Hawaii Foundation (R) and Roberta Chu, HCF Board Member (L) with BOH Foundation scholarship recipients.
Established in 1897, Bank of Hawaii was one of the first banks to do business in the Republic of Hawai‘i. Since then it has grown into one of the top businesses in the state, as a financial and philanthropic institution. In 2015, Bank of Hawaii, its foundation, and bank employees donated more than $2.7 million to more than 400 community organizations. For the past century, Bank of Hawaii and Hawai‘i Community Foundation have been partners in philanthropy, helping people create the greatest impact with their giving.
1945 Early 1960
Post WWII Hawai‘i & Early Statehood
UH Foundation is established
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Edwin Pauley invites UH to set up marine labs on Coconut Island
The oldest bank in Hawai‘i, First Hawaiian Bank has served our islands since 1858. The bank, its foundation and employees annually donate more than $3 million to over 400 charities, making it one of the largest corporate contributors to charity in Hawai‘i, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands. HCF has been privileged to partner with First Hawaiian Bank for decades to help local residents achieve their philanthropic wishes.
The third generation of owners and a few of the fourth generation: (left to right) Guy Kamitaki, Wayne Kamitaki, Dana Young, Blair Ushijima, Lynn Ushijima, Paul Mizoguchi and Daniel Kamitaki. Photo by Midweek/Lawrence Tabudlo.
Thanks to their drive and dedication, Tadami and Matsuko opened their first Ben Franklin store in Kahului in 1951. The business continued to grow through a third generation of owners – siblings Wayne Kamitaki, Guy Kamitaki, and Lynn Ushijima, along with cousin Paul Mizoguchi. Since then, parent company HouseMart has expanded to include 31 stores in the Hawaiian Islands and across the U.S. They attribute their success to a long tradition of goodwill that includes caring for their employees through a profit-sharing program and a fund at HCF to involve their next generation in supporting the community that treated them well.
1960 Early 1970s The Hawaiian Foundation administers scholarships and grants
For more than 55 years, the Takaki family has done business in Hawai‘i through Island Movers and other enterprises. Founded by Don Takaki, and now run by sons Donn and Ryan Takaki, an important part of their business is giving back to the community that supports them, especially when times are tough. At the height of the recession of 2008 when businesses and nonprofits were struggling, the Takakis were able to support the organizations and causes they cared about through the funds they established at HCF.
Advocacy, Community Organizing, Activism, & Environmentalism
Tucker Gratz spearheads efforts to build USS Arizona Memorial
Grove Farm gives land for Kaua‘i Community College
Nature Conservancy opens chapter in Hawai‘i
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Communities Coming Together
When people with common goals join forces, everybody benefits
The Environmental Funders Group (EFG) is a network of individuals and institutions brought together by HCF to promote collaboration and increase the amount of philanthropic support for environmental and sustainability efforts in Hawai‘i. Tripling the number of EFG participants led to a big increase in the amount of data that was collected in 2015, and the grants that will be given out in 2016. A small group of individuals established the West Hawai‘i Fund in 1990 to give donors a way to pool their contributions and specifically address the needs of that region. Founders of the West Hawai‘i Fund and members of the fund’s advisory committee work with HCF to recommend where grants should go.
1980s Early 2000
Philanthropy Goes Mainstream
The same qualities that make Ha-na special can also make it challenging to meet the critical needs of the community. So 10 Ha-na nonprofit groups joined together in 2012 to form the Hāna Community Endowment Fund at HCF. In true Ha-na fashion, the community came together and they reached their goal of raising $1 million, which now provides operating support to the nonprofits from the fund’s earned interest, allowing them to concentrate on delivery of programs to their rural community. Participating organizations are: Ha-na Arts, Ha-na Cultural Center, Ha-na Maui Trust, Ala Kukui, Ha-na Youth Center, Ka-pahulu ‘Ohana, Ma Ka Ha-na Ka ‘Ike, Hale Hulu Mamo, Kahanu Garden, and ‘Ohana Makamae, Inc.
A partnership of funders and donors came together with $4 million to support HousingASAP, whose main goal is to move more homeless families into stable housing and help them stay there. The network of family homeless service providers have housed 20% more families in the first 10 months of the program than in the prior year.
Foodland’s Give Aloha program is established
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Emergency funds help Hurricane Iniki victims
Sam (d. 2015) and Mary Cooke spent decades as devoted philanthropists and humanitarians in the islands. Their civic legacy can be found in many of today’s local institutions and boards, including HCF, where Sam served as board chair. The Cookes spearheaded the preservation of a historic home (built by Sam’s grandparents) and heiau known as the Mānoa Heritage Center and their generosity continues to benefit Hawai‘i.
Generations of Giving
Your legacy endures in the causes you give to and the people you inspire
The Atherton Family Foundation, (whose directors are pictured here) was formed from the trusts of Juliette M. Atherton and Frank C. Atherton. Supporting a broad spectrum of nonprofit organizations, the Foundation is now one of the largest endowed grantmaking private resources in the state devoted exclusively to charitable activities.
Department of Health & HCF form a public private partnership to prevent child abuse and neglect
Maui mother Karin Frost designed the Ergobaby Carrier out of a personal desire to keep her infant son close. A decade later, she established the Frost Family Foundation and Frost Family Fund at HCF because she wanted make a difference in two areas she is passionate about: early childhood development and the environment.
2000 Early 2015
The New Century
Hawaiian Language Newspaper Project gets support
Originally founded in 1858 to help German immigrants arriving on whaling ships, the German Benevolent Society of Honolulu continues to support a wide variety of charities across the state. Board members look to HCF to manage the group’s grantmaking so that they can just enjoy the giving process.
12 Funders come together to provide $4.2M to aid families hit by the Great Recession
2016 Beyond
The Next Century
Rev. Takie Okumura came to Hawai‘i in 1894 to give Japanese immigrants an opportunity to worship. He and his wife Katsu recognized a need in the community and they established the Okumura Boys and Girls Home, which cared for 1,400 boys and girls over 90 years. Today, their legacy continues to live on through The Rev. Takie Okumura Family Fund at HCF that focuses on the healthy development of Hawai‘i’s children and youth.
Funders partner for the Fresh Water Initiative
Focus on building high-performing nonprofits and amplifying the power of giving
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PHILANTHROPY. IT’S ALL
AB UT You have benefitted from the generosity of others whose decision to make a difference has had an impact on your life. Such compassion and desire to give back to the community have changed countless lives and inspired future generations to give. How will you help to create a better Hawai‘i?
Join our 1,000+ partners to create stronger island communities. We’re here to help you help Hawai‘i for the next 100 years. HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org