#Hawaiʻi Community Foundation

As the state prepares for potential severe weather impacts from Nolo, the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has deployed $45,000 in funds through its Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative. The funding will help five organizations on Maui and Hawai‘i Island conduct preparedness outreach, and procure and distribute emergency supplies, particularly to vulnerable communities.

Meeting community needs moment-to-moment in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala, The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division has served up warm meals and aloha to high-impact areas across Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island this week.

Gov. Josh Green joined state, weather service officials and nonprofit leaders today to provide an update on the potential tropical cyclone approaching Hawaiʻi and ongoing recovery efforts following Lala.

Maui Public Art Corps in collaboration with Maui County’s Public Art Program will unveil four animated short films preserving Lahaina memories on Aug. 27 at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center to support long-term community recovery following the 2023 wildfires.

Lights for Lahaina will return Sept. 11-12, bringing the community together to honor Lahaina’s history, resilience and hope for the future. Admission is free.

Hawaiian Community Assets, a statewide nonprofit housing counseling agency, announced that the first four Wailuku homes offered through its Ua Hale Aʻela program for Maui wildfire survivors will be available for occupancy beginning Aug. 28, 2026. 

To kick off the new school year, the Chan Zuckerberg Kauaʻi Community Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation has committed more than $330,000 in unrestricted funds to support Kauaʻi’s 16 public schools, seven public charter schools, and Kumu’s Cupboard, a nonprofit that provides free supplies to teachers and other educational support staff year-round through its store in Līhuʻe.  

Bank of Hawaiʻi is the only Hawaiʻi-based company among 1,000 US businesses named to Newsweek’s “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026” list, the bank announced Friday.

An interim marketplace planned for the former Outlets of Maui site in Lahaina will be the first project to bring storefronts back to Front Street since the 2023 wildfire disaster, county and nonprofit officials announced Thursday.

The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation announced the appointment of Janice Ikeda to its Board of Governors, effective March 30, 2026.

Surrounded by supporters on May 18, 2026, Keoni Kuoha formally announced his candidacy for the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives, District 12, representing the Maui communities of Makawao, Hāliʻimaile, Pukalani, Kula, Pūlehu, ʻUlupalakua, Kanaio and Kahikinui.

One month after the kona low storms, the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation announced the first round of more than 20 grants to nonprofit organizations statewide from the Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund, deploying more than $650,000 to nonprofits supporting communities facing over $2 billion in statewide damage. 

The Walmart Foundation highlighted relief efforts in Kahului and on Molokaʻi in announcing a commitment on Friday of up to $250,000 in grants to Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and Lāhui Foundation to support disaster relief and long-term recovery across Hawaiʻi.

The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) is activating the Stronger Hawai‘i Fund, a dedicated fund designed to support statewide disaster and emergency related preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, and resilience. As communities across Hawai’i continue to feel the impacts of severe weather, HCF is activating the fund immediately to deploy resources where the need is greatest across our state.

Communities across Hawaiʻi Island rally to support those in need through coordinated efforts and support from Vibrant Hawaiʻi during the Kona low storm.

Hulihia has announced the third year of its Hulihia Maui Strong Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to engage Maui residents in addressing critical challenges for Maui’s long-term care and post-fire recovery.

Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced a combined award of $6.34 million to Hawaiian Community Assets to expand the Ua Hale A‘ela program, a transformative initiative providing safe, affordable housing and clear pathways to homeownership for families affected by the devastating Maui wildfires.

One year after its establishment as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Hoʻōla iā Mauiakama Disaster Long Term Recovery Group is marking a milestone in its efforts to support survivors of the August 2023 wildfires.

The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation announced it has activated its Hawaiʻi Resilience Fund in response to ongoing federal funding cuts to nonprofit organizations across the state. So far, the foundation has awarded $146,000 to help measure the scope of impact in Hawaiʻi and to support nonprofits whose funding has been cut, frozen or reduced. HCF, together […]

The Disaster Stabilization Grant provides up to $25,000 in direct financial support to Maui wildfire survivors to assist with their unmet needs for housing, utilities, transportation, home restoration and health care costs.