2019 Report to Members

Report to Members 2019 Amplifying opportunities in the community we share with local youth and our Kūki‘o ‘ohana.

Dear Kūki‘o Community FRIENDS & PARTNERS Hospitality and Tourism faculty, Lynn, with

Hawai‘i Island is our home. We are grateful to be a part of this

Ēlama C3 scholar, Kahanu (AAS-HOST grad)

incredible community and to share gratitude with all that this

at 2019 graduation ceremony

beautiful island bestows in our lives. This gratitude motivates us to invest in the wellbeing of this community, impacting the lives of those who make this island our home.

The Kūki‘o Community Fund is a way for us to directly impact the organizations and programs that shape the successes of our island community. Supporting the fund leaves an impression on the future of all that we hold dear here and integrates our story as one. By giving back to this place that continues to give us so much, our island’s youth gain access to incredible programs that strengthen their futures and impact their families and ours in inspiring ways.

Ēlama scholars and benefactors smile for the

The difference we make grows every year, amplifying the impact of

camera on Pālamanui campus at the ‘ulu tree

our grants and scholarships. Hawai‘i Island youth and our own Kūki‘o employees benefit directly from the educational opportunities and stimulating youth programs we fund with your help.

We are deeply grateful that so many of our members participate every year in caring for this place we call home and invest in the people of Hawai‘i Island.

With sincere gratitude and aloha, Ēlama scholars rig a Hawaiian outrigger canoe in preparation for sailing along the coast at Kīholo Bay

Hilo One scholars at the Fall 2018 Mahalo Donor and Student Recognition Breakfast

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Danielle, David, Caroline, Gib, Leann, Hannah, Nancy & Ross

Kūki‘o Community Fund Advisory Committee

2019 Kūki‘o Community Fund ADVISORY COMMITTEE In partnership with local island leaders, Kūki‘o residents give

In 2020, Benjy Garfinkle rejoined the committee as co-chair alongside

their time, wisdom, and resources to raise the funds needed

Caroline Landry. Wally Lau, former County of Hawai‘i Managing

to make grants and community investments possible —

Director, has also joined, further enhancing the committee’s

giving back to the island that gives all of us so much.

awareness of the various needs of Hawai‘i Island’s community.

PAST M EM B ER S Samuel Ainslie Carl Carlson Benjy Garfinkle David Johnston

Caroline Landry

Gib Myers

Leann Sander

Sally Hartman Grant Heidrich BJ Kobayashi Jim Lally Andrea McTamaney Robert Punihaole (deceased) Elle Stephens

Hannah Springer

Nancy Mueller

Danielle White (Chair)

Ross Wilson Jr.

Dawn Zierk

STAFF The Hawai‘i Community Foundation brings over 100 years of philanthropy work in Hawai‘i, building partnerships, sharing knowledge, and enhancing lives. By partnering with HCF, the Kūki‘o Community Fund benefits from their professional staff, deep knowledge, and cost-effective infrastructure for grantmaking and operations.

Diane Chadwick, Director of Community Philanthropy Chelsey Chow, Philanthropy Officer Diane Chadwick, Malu Debus, Chelsey Chow

Malu Debus, Philanthropy Officer

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Ēlama:

ILLUMINATING SCHOLARS Five years ago, the Kūki‘o Community Fund partnered with the Ēlama project at Pālamanui to foster non-college bound students to successfully complete associates degrees and work-ready certificates. This pilot program has grown exponentially, providing higher education opportunities for 65 Ēlama scholars in 2019. Ēlama has since expanded to include a sister program in East Hawai‘i – Hilo One – and continues to inspire students on Hawai‘i Island to pursue educational opportunities that were previously not afforded to them.

STACEY KELLY was a stay-at-home mom for a handful of years. With the economic downturn in the late 2000s, she suddenly had to enter the workforce to help support herself and her growing ‘ohana. Family members helped with childcare while she commuted one hour from her home in Honoka‘a to work at the Waikōloa Beach Marriott. Stacey tried going to college on

ĒL AMA PROJECT — EXPANDING SUCCES S “The funding of the Ēlama Project by the Kūki‘o Community Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation since 2015 make us better prepared to continue making a positive and significant impact both on the lives of Hawai‘i residents and on the enrollment trend at our campuses.”

DANA PUMEHANA AINA, Program Coordinator, Ēlama Project & Hilo One 100

Percent Completion

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80 73.3

way, she lost a child and struggled with the meaning of it all.

Now 32 years old, Stacey recently married her life-partner and the family is doing well.

she drives one hour each way between her

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home and the college. On other days, she

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commutes to work. Last year, Stacey raised

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supporters, and her ‘ohana, Stacey renewed in early childhood education. Twice a week,

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2016

too much to handle at the time. Along the

the pursuit of her dream to get her degree

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2015

of college and raising her family was just

With the assistance of Ēlama, program

Number of Students in Cohort

40

several occasions but the financial strain

2018

2019

her GPA enough to be eligible for financial aid and finished her first year of college by earning all As and Bs.

Approximately 13% O F PĀL AMAN U I ’ S

TOTAL CAM PU S enrollment is Ēlama students.

Kūki‘o Community Fund has AWAR D ED $ 393,807 in support of the Ēlama Project since it began in 2015. Ēlama has helped scholars complete OVER 400

CO LLEG E CR EDITS in the Fall of 2019 alone.

In Fall 2019, 19 Ēlama scholars MADE THE DEAN’S LIST. Students plant ‘Ulu (a breadfruit tree) at Pālamanui 03

during Blue Zones Project campus beautification

Ka Ho‘ona‘auao:

SEEKING KNOWLEDGE Through the Kūki‘o Community Fund, Kūki‘o employees and dependents are provided scholarship opportunities for continued education at any accredited two- or four-year higher education institution. Scholarships are flexible, renewable, and available to attend part-time of full-time to encourage completion while Kūki‘o employees are juggling commitments among their families, schools, and jobs. The Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship Fund supports a multitude of educational aspirations of Kūki‘o employees, spouses, and their children while making a long-term investment in the local community.

“Aloha mai kākou! My name is Pōla‘a Yim and I am one of the blessed recipients of the Kūki‘o Community Fund Employee Scholarship. I grew up in Kailua-Kona but I am an alumna from Kamehameha, Kapālama High School.

I have just recently completed my first year at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and I have declared my major as Anthropology. I originally intended to major in Biology but after some deliberation I have declared myself as an Anthropology major and am also currently looking to minor in Asian Studies. The Kūki‘o college scholarship has alleviated some of the financial burden on my family and allowed me the opportunity to focus on my higher

Since 2017, 14 KŪ KI ‘O EM PLOYEE S

AN D D E PE N D E NTS have received Kūki‘o Community Fund Scholarships to pursue college degrees and training.

education. I have been able to use this scholarship towards school supplies, books, and online programs. With each new semester, I didn’t have to worry if I could afford books or school supplies because of this scholarship.”

PŌLA‘A YIM, daughter of Steve Aoki, Spa Assistant Manager

No Ka ‘Ōpio:

FOR THE CHILDREN The Kūki‘o Community Fund offers financial aid to the children of Kūki‘o employees attending kindergarten through high school through partnerships with four Hawai‘i Island independent schools.

“The scholarships are an overlapping of the generosity of just being a part of Kūki‘o itself. It allows my children to attend some of the top schools on this island. Currently

Since this scholarship program began, 12 Kūki‘o employee families have received a total of $15 4 ,000 I N SCH O L ARS H I PS to independent schools on Hawai‘i Island.

we have 2 in Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy (Kūlia 5th and La‘i 1st). Their brother Kalaniumi will be joining them next year in Kindergarten. If there's another place better than this, it must be heaven. Mahalo!”

UMI CABRERA-ZUKE, OP Coordinator 04

Ulu Pono:

ABUNDANT GROWTH The Kūki‘o Community Fund, in partnership with thirteen other major funders of the Career Connected Learning Program, invests in Hawai‘i Island students’ ability to pursue education and gain employment in growing industries, forging pathways for them to live, work and thrive in our community. Occupations in STEM-related fields provide an opportunity for families to afford Hawai‘i’s high cost of living, due to career advancement options and higher-than-average pay. Career Connected Learning grants increase K–12 student exposure to local career opportunities and additional applied learning work-based experiences, enriching the lives of students, educators, and schools attended by Kūki‘o employees’ children.

WAIKŌLOA DRY FOREST INITIATIVE Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative’s Future Foresters program has provided 300 elementary students with exceptional science-based programming for over a decade through exposure to the intricacies of Hawai‘i Island’s native environment, stewarding their passion to explore and care for their island home. Students are introduced to scientists and community practitioners that incorporate cultural knowledge through hands-on activities that provide a broader knowledge of conservation practices and science careers pathways in West Hawai‘i.

Future Foresters Under Wiliwili

Future Foresters in Nursery

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Future Foresters Monitoring Wiliwili

Pathways to Success KE AU K AHA O N E YO UTH D EVELO PM ENT Keaukaha One Youth Development, a 21st Century After School Program, was primarily developed to deter elementary youth from negative out-of-school distractions. The program grew to provide year-round activities that foster students’ educational capacity for implementing culturally relevant STEM activities that center around mentoring and career training while utilizing family values and the emergence of each student’s unique leadership capacities.

Keaukaha One Youth Development

Activities include voyaging on a double-hulled canoe, robotics, and aquaculture.

KO KU L A K AI : PEO PLE O F TH E S E A Ko Kula Kai is an ocean-based program within Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u that incorporates Hawaiian language, customs, perspectives, and practices into a STEM curriculum, fostering stewards that invent innovative ways to protect natural resources, including the ocean. STEM curriculum is delivered through hands-on traditional navigation and marine science experiences, creating unique opportunities for students to learn, grown, adapt and succeed. Ko Kula Kai is supported in partnership by students and teachers of Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani Hawaiian Language College that enrich 150 students from the Hilo, Puna, and Ka‘ū areas through Hawaiian navigation and ocean awareness activities such as robotics and marine life maintenance; canoe building, repair, and graphic design; ocean acidification testing, and marine life identification.

Ko Kula Kai

KE A‘AU RO BOTI C S I N S PI R E Utilizing hands-on, engineering design thinking, elementary students in the Kea‘au, Puna, and Ka‘ū complex area are fortunate for the year-round Kea‘au Robotics Inspire program. Incorporating students’ unique learning styles, KRI coordinates and hosts six League events in the Fall and maintains a complete after school robotics program that includes mentorship by high school robotics teams. The KRI complex League closes the STEM opportunity gap for rural students, ensuring they are prepared to succeed in a growing job market that demands skills and knowledge in STEM.

Kea‘au Elementary LunaTechs Teams headed to Hawaii VEX IQ State Championship

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I Holomua Ke Keiki: FOR THE GROWTH OF THE CHILDREN CO M M U N IT Y G R ANTS PRO G R AM The Kūki‘o Community Fund continues to reach more local youth in need by partnering with like-minded Hawai‘i donors through Hawai‘i

Driving local youth success through innovative learning opportunities in environments that promote growth and discovery.

The Kūki‘o Community Fund’s investment in Community Grants ensures funding is directed to local nonprofit projects serving the Kūki‘o ‘ohana and the children of this community, generating opportunities for youth whose impact will last a lifetime.

Community Foundation’s Community Grants

KANU O KA ‘ĀINA LEARNING ‘OHANA targets young minds in

program. This new grantmaking opportunity

Waimea through a wide range of educational programs that promote

provides funding focused on nonprofit projects

community-based, culturally-driven, and family oriented experiences

that directly impact our island community by:

through early learning, after school care, and teacher education and

• CULTIVATING impactful educational opportunities, • INVESTING in youth-focused projects on Hawai‘i Island that directly impact the future of our community, and

licensing. KALO focuses on providing 3–5-year-old students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to smoothly transition into kindergarten.

HAWAI‘I ISLAND WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ‘OHANA promotes the development of a highly competent workforce in order to sustain a vibrant economy and lifestyle. HIWEDO exposes Konawaena High School students to

• ADVANCING quality programs that address

workforce mentoring and internship opportunities that provide the

the unique needs of our youth and families.

skills and confidence required to make informed post-secondary, education, career, and life decisions.

HAWAI‘I AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION provides K–12 students with opportunities to learn about the critical needs of farmers and the agricultural industry in Hawai‘i through educational and outreach programs uniquely designed to grow a pipeline of next-generation farmers. HAF’s curriculum supports workforce development services in natural resources, agriculture, energy, and related industries that encourage students to pursue a career in agriculture, thereby increasing food production.

BOYS TO MEN MENTORING NETWORK works closely with school partners on Hawai‘i Island in the Kona, Kohala, Waimea, Honoka‘a and Pāhoa districts to provide over 75 fatherless and at-risk boys with male mentors who bond with their participants, improving their social-emotional skills, self-esteem, and decision-making, leading to growth in responsibility and accountability. Past funding from the Kūki‘o Community Fund led to the expansion of this program from Kealakehe Middle School and Kohala Elementary to three additional school districts on Hawai‘i Island, which has in turn fueled requests from neighboring schools for support from this program.

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KŪKI ‘O COMMUNITY FUND HAS TRANSFORMED THE FUTURE OF HAWAI ‘ I ISLAND YOUTH FOR 19 YEARS , forging career paths and transforming the future of our Kūki‘o ‘ohana and beyond.

“Support for the Kūki‘o Community Fund directly impacts the lives of those around us, including our great Kūki‘o employees, their families, and the Hawai‘i

OVER $ 3. 5 M I LLION R AI S ED and distributed in the last six years to community programs and scholarships that benefit our Kūki‘o family and beyond.

Island community.”

DANIELLE WHITE, Chair, Kūki‘o Community Fund

$74 5,750

I N 2019

‘Iliahi and Hulali Wong organizing donations for the school supply drive

$748,6 30

I N 2018

“Mahalo nui loa for providing opportunities for our students

$ 600, 300

I N 2017

to gain knowledge and build skills that they need for college and the work

$ 5 82 , 500

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force. Your generosity will benefit our community greatly through their future efforts

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Kailani Clark, featuring her artwork

$ 400,750

I N 2015

I N 2014

nominated by Artsonia as Artist of the Week

as contributing community members and leaders.”

HENANI ENOS, Ko Kula Kai, Career Connected Learning Grantee Program

“I truly am grateful for this gift because with it I am able to look towards my future worry-free.”

Lanakila Wong performing at Parker School’s Winter Concert

PŌLA‘A YIM, Kūki‘o Community Fund Employee College Scholarship recipient

Students at Nā Leo Hou Hawai‘i All-State Choral Festival on O‘ahu

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2019 Kūki‘o Community Fund GRANTEE LIST Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests — Bio-Cultural Blitz at Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a: Place-Based, Experiential Learning for 4th Grade Students Aloha Performing Arts Company — Aloha Teen Theatre Big Island Invasive Species Committee — Professional Development Training for Teachers on Rat Lungworm Disease STEAM Curriculum (Year 2) Big Island Mediation, Inc. — Peer Mediation Boys To Men Mentoring Network, Inc. — Boys to Men In-School Group-Mentoring Program Expansion — Hawai‘i Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope Corporation — Maunakea Scholars Dual Credit Program Center for Community Engagement, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo — Connecting UH and K–8 in Growing STEM-based Education on Hawai‘i Island Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders — Preparing Hawai‘i Island Youth for School, Career and Civic Life College of Business and Economics, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Improving Working Memory to Increase Performance in Statistics (IWM-tIPS) Consortium for Hawai‘i Ecological Engineering Education — Kahikina Learning Center Ēlama Project of Hawai‘i Community College at Pālamanui Family Support Services of West Hawai‘i — Family Support Hawai‘i Early Head Start Kumu Kamali‘i Project Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i — Hawai‘i Island STEM Fests & Girl Scout Leadership Experience Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i — Girl Scout Leadership Experience ­— Hawai‘i Island Habitat for Humanity Hawai‘i Island, Inc. — Service Learning-Affordable Homes Project Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation — Deepening K–12 Ag Education Hawai‘i Institute of Pacific Agriculture — K-20 Agricultural Resiliency & Nutrition Educational Pipeline Hawai‘i Institute of Pacific Agriculture — Mahi‘ai High School Mentorship, Internship, & Post-Secondary Apprenticeship Hawai‘i Island Workforce & Economic Development ‘Ohana Inc. — HUIANA Internship Program Hawai‘i P-20 (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Hawai‘i P-20 Pathways Initiative

Hawai‘i Pacific University — Citizen Science Program Using eDNA

Māla‘ai — The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School — Growing Keiki in a Learning Garden

Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship

Marine Mammal Center — Nā Kōkua o ke Kai: Advancing Middle-School Marine Science and Ocean Conservation Learning

Hawai‘i Public Health Institute — Youth Tobacco Vaping Prevention Education Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum — SpartanWORKS: Providing STEM Career Learning Connections with the Hilo Community Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — HI STEM Project Based Learning Modules Health Profession Student Center and Kilohana STEM Tutoring Center, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Pushing Health Profession Students Past the Chemistry Barrier Hilo Intermediate School (via HIDOE) — Coding for Teachers Hilo Medical Center Foundation — Pre-Health Career Corps Program Ho‘ōla Nā Pua — HNP Hōkū on Hawai‘i Island Honoka‘a Complex (via HIDOE) — Honoka‘a Complex STEM Connected Learning Program Kalanihale — Providing STEMM ALOHA 2 to South Kona, Blending Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Kanu o ka ‘Āina Learning ‘Ohana — Hō‘eleu-to Stir into Action Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpū‘u — Ko Kula Kai (People of the Sea) Kea‘au Robotics Inspire — Imua Nā Keiki o Puna Kealakehe High School Grad — Kealakehe Project Graduation Kealakehe High School STEM/Robotics Program and STEM Academy (via HIDOE) — Expanding Rigorous Collegiate Prep STEM Opportunities in West Hawai‘i Keaukaha One Youth Development — RISE 21st Century After School Program Keonepoko Elementary’s KEO Robotics Society (via HIDOE) — KEO Robotics Society Grant Kohala Ride Wild Club/North Kohala Community Resource Center — Kohala Ride Wild Club Kona Adventist Christian School — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship

Mākua Lani Christian Academy — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship Nalukai Foundation — Nalukai Summer Startup Camp Parker School — Augmentation of STEAM Cross-Curricular Integration Parker School — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship PATH Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawai‘i — Bicycle Safety Education for West Hawai‘i 4th Grade Students PISCES (via fiscal sponsor, Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum) — 2019 Women’s STARS Program Project Vision Hawai‘i — Career Connections for Healthcare Learners — Hawai‘i Island Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz — Akamai Interns Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Inc. — Unified Champion Schools — SOEHI Teach For America — Hawai‘i Island Programming The Kohala Center, Inc. — Ke Kumu ‘Āina: Cultivating HĀ (BREATH) through ‘Āina-based STEM Education & Stewardship The Success Factory — The Success Factory’s NexTech STEM Advance Series Programs University of Hawai‘i Foundation — West Hawai‘i Educational Field Trip Support to ‘Imiloa Waiākea High School (via HIDOE) — From the Mountain to the Sea-STEM Exploration and Certification Opportunities at Waiākea High School Waiākea High School Robotics (via HIDOE) — WHS Robotics / Engineering Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative — Future Foresters Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School — #STEAMTeam Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School — Breakfast for Success YWCA of Hawai‘i Island — Teen Court Zoological Society of San Diego — ‘Alalā Reintroduction Community Inquiry Program

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, Inc. — East Hawai‘i Peer Mediation Program Māla‘ai — The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School — Connecting Students with STEM Careers

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2019 Kūki‘o Community Fund GRANTEE LIST

Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests — Bio-Cultural Blitz at Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a: Place-Based, Experiential Learning for 4th Grade Students Aloha Performing Arts Company — Aloha Teen Theatre Big Island Invasive Species Committee — Professional Development Training for Teachers on Rat Lungworm Disease STEAM Curriculum (Year 2) Big Island Mediation, Inc. — Peer Mediation Boys To Men Mentoring Network, Inc. — Boys to Men In-School Group-Mentoring Program Expansion — Hawai‘i Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope Corporation — Maunakea Scholars Dual Credit Program Center for Community Engagement, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo — Connecting UH and K–8 in Growing STEM-based Education on Hawai‘i Island Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders — Preparing Hawai‘i Island Youth for School, Career and Civic Life College of Business and Economics, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Improving Working Memory to Increase Performance in Statistics (IWM-tIPS) Consortium for Hawai‘i Ecological Engineering Education — Kahikina Learning Center Ēlama Project of Hawai‘i Community College at Pālamanui Family Support Services of West Hawai‘i — Family Support Hawai‘i Early Head Start Kumu Kamali‘i Project Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i — Hawai‘i Island STEM Fests & Girl Scout Leadership Experience Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i — Girl Scout Leadership Experience ­— Hawai‘i Island Habitat for Humanity Hawai‘i Island, Inc. — Service Learning-Affordable Homes Project Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation — Deepening K–12 Ag Education

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Hawai‘i Institute of Pacific Agriculture — K-20 Agricultural Resiliency & Nutrition Educational Pipeline Hawai‘i Institute of Pacific Agriculture — Mahi‘ai High School Mentorship, Internship, & Post-Secondary Apprenticeship Hawai‘i Island Workforce & Economic Development ‘Ohana Inc. — HUIANA Internship Program Hawai‘i P-20 (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Hawai‘i P-20 Pathways Initiative Hawai‘i Pacific University — Citizen Science Program Using eDNA Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship Hawai‘i Public Health Institute — Youth Tobacco Vaping Prevention Education Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum — SpartanWORKS: Providing STEM Career Learning Connections with the Hilo Community Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — HI STEM Project Based Learning Modules Health Profession Student Center and Kilohana STEM Tutoring Center, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (via University of Hawai‘i Foundation) — Pushing Health Profession Students Past the Chemistry Barrier Hilo Intermediate School (via HIDOE) — Coding for Teachers Hilo Medical Center Foundation — Pre-Health Career Corps Program Ho‘ōla Nā Pua — HNP Hōkū on Hawai‘i Island Honoka‘a Complex (via HIDOE) — Honoka‘a Complex STEM Connected Learning Program Kalanihale — Providing STEMM ALOHA 2 to South Kona, Blending Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Kanu o ka ‘Āina Learning ‘Ohana — Hō‘eleu-to Stir into Action Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpū‘u — Ko Kula Kai (People of the Sea) Kea‘au Robotics Inspire — Imua Nā Keiki o Puna

Keaukaha One Youth Development

Kealakehe High School Grad — Kealakehe Project Graduation Kealakehe High School STEM/Robotics Program and STEM Academy (via HIDOE) — Expanding Rigorous Collegiate Prep STEM Opportunities in West Hawai‘i

Ēlama scholars learn about lā‘au lapa‘au (Hawaiian medicinal plants and their uses) at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden

PISCES (via fiscal sponsor, Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum) — 2019 Women’s STARS Program Project Vision Hawai‘i — Career Connections for Healthcare Learners — Hawai‘i Island

Keaukaha One Youth Development — RISE 21st Century After School Program

Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz — Akamai Interns

Keonepoko Elementary’s KEO Robotics Society (via HIDOE) — KEO Robotics Society Grant

Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Inc. — Unified Champion Schools — SOEHI

Kohala Ride Wild Club/North Kohala Community Resource Center — Kohala Ride Wild Club

Teach For America — Hawai‘i Island Programming

Kona Adventist Christian School — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship

The Kohala Center, Inc. — Ke Kumu ‘Āina: Cultivating HĀ (BREATH) through ‘Āina-based STEM Education & Stewardship

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, Inc. — East Hawai‘i Peer Mediation Program

The Success Factory — The Success Factory’s NexTech STEM Advance Series Programs

Māla‘ai — The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School — Connecting Students with STEM Careers

University of Hawai‘i Foundation — West Hawai‘i Educational Field Trip Support to ‘Imiloa

Māla‘ai — The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School — Growing Keiki in a Learning Garden

Waiākea High School (via HIDOE) — From the Mountain to the Sea-STEM Exploration and Certification Opportunities at Waiākea High School

Marine Mammal Center — Nā Kōkua o ke Kai: Advancing Middle-School Marine Science and Ocean Conservation Learning Mākua Lani Christian Academy — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship

Waiākea High School Robotics (via HIDOE) — WHS Robotics / Engineering Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative — Future Foresters

Nalukai Foundation — Nalukai Summer Startup Camp

Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School — #STEAMTeam

Parker School — Augmentation of STEAM Cross-Curricular Integration

Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School — Breakfast for Success

Parker School — Kūki‘o Employee Scholarship

YWCA of Hawai‘i Island — Teen Court

PATH Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawai‘i — Bicycle Safety Education for West Hawai‘i 4th Grade Students

Zoological Society of San Diego — ‘Alalā Reintroduction Community Inquiry Program

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Hilo One C2 scholars Curtis, Justin and Alyssa mahalo our donors and sponsors and give program feedback to the HCF camera crew

The Kūki‘o Community Fund was established in 2001 so that Kūki‘o members could: • DIVERSIFY quality giving opportunities near Kūki‘o.

• SUPPORT local community needs and impactful programs.

• UNITE with like-minded collaborative philanthropic investors.

Hawai‘i CC Chancellor Rachel (center) flanked by Ēlama

Together, we are making a difference.

scholars Stephany (C3) and Jonah (C2, AA-LBRT grad) with benefactors at Spring 2019 Donor Mahalo & Student Recognition Lunch

Mahalo for your commitment, your involvement, and your generosity!

We invite you to learn more about what we do and how we work. Please join us in making a difference on Hawai‘i Island!

Keaau Robotics Inspire 10091C at pit table

Contributions are tax-deductible and can be made online at HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org/KukioFund be delivered to the concierge, or sent to: Kūki‘o Community Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation 827 Fort Street Mall Honolulu, HI 96813

(EIN: 99-0261283)

Hilo One peer mentor, Shania, and C2 scholar, Tayler, attend a workshop on Domestic Violence Awareness