We invite you to consider supporting these 13 Fellows-affiliated organizations this holiday season.

Ways to Amplify Your Giving

Employer Matching: Some companies match donations or volunteer hours. Check your benefits and make your gift go even further. 

Spread the Word: Share your donation story on social media and help others discover causes that matter to you. Repost content from nonprofits you support. 

Give Together: Start a tradition of donating or volunteering together with loved ones during the holidays. The more the merrier!

Mahalo for your generosity and for making the holidays more meaningful!

Hawai‘i Foodbank
Amy Miller
hawaiifoodbank.org

Hawai‘i Foodbank’s mission is to nourish our ‘ohana today while working to end hunger tomorrow. We work with a statewide network of food banks, partner agencies, food donors, and volunteers to source, store, and distribute safe and healthy food to community. We are committed to nourishing people, strengthening families, and building a more resilient Hawai‘i where everyone has access to safe and healthy meals.

Kupu Hawaiʻi
Darcie Yukimura
kupuhawaii.org/givingpage

Kupu serves Hawai‘i’s youth and young adults—70%+ from ALICE and under-resourced households—who seek meaningful work, education, and purpose. Through paid service, mentorship, and hands-on environmental training, Kupu equips them with the skills and confidence to thrive while restoring the ʻāina. This is why your gift matters—and why leaders like John Leong and I continue to advance this work as members of the Forum of Fellows. Your gift uplifts Hawai‘i’s future leaders and restores ʻāina at the same time!

Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi
David Kopper
legalaidhawaii.networkforgood.com

Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm in the state and provides free legal services through offices on every island. Your donation will help Legal Aid address critical legal needs of Hawaiʻi’s most vulnerable residents, ensuring that access to justice is within reach of those needing assistance with legal issues related to housing, family, income, health, and immigration.

Nā Kama Kai
Mālia Ka‘aihue
nakamakai.org

Help shape Hawaiʻi’s future by supporting our youth! Your contribution directly nurtures and empowers Hawaiʻi’s young people while strengthening their connection to the ocean.

Nā Pu‘uwai
Landon Opunui
napuuwai.org

Every contribution to Nā Puʻuwai fuels a movement toward mauli ola, a future where Native Hawaiians and communities thrive in health and well-being. Your support opens pathways of healing across our rural island service areas of Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, strengthening access to primary health, traditional healing, health education, and community programming.

The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
Mālia Ka‘aihue
nativehawaiianlegalcorp.org/donate

Every contribution to Nā Puʻuwai fuels a movement toward mauli ola, a future where Native Hawaiians and communities thrive in health and well-being. Your support opens pathways of healing across our rural island service areas of Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, strengthening access to primary health, traditional healing, health education, and community programming.

The Queen’s Medical Center - Kahi Mohala
Sondra Leiggi Brandon
queens.org

As Hawaiʻi’s sole free-standing psychiatric hospital, Queen’s Kahi Mohala offers crucial, specialized care to children and adolescents from every island. Without these services, many children—including those without families—would be sent out-of-state and separated from their support systems. Your donation would help us build a much-needed perimeter fence for their safety, support critical therapeutic programs, and provide comforting holiday gifts to the children on their path to healing.

Re-use Hawai‘i
Quinn Vittum
reusehawaii.org

RiseHI is a Hawai‘i-based nonprofit that transforms the real stories of local creators, entrepreneurs, and professionals into interactive educational content. Through its programs—like Make IT Happen and ‘Oihana Career Explorations—RiseHI develops culturally responsive, video-based curricula that build students’ social-emotional skills and career readiness. Its mission is to provide equity and access for all Hawai‘i students to explore meaningful futures, regardless of their background or environment.

RiseHI
Gabe Amey
risehi.com

RiseHI is a Hawai‘i-based nonprofit that transforms the real stories of local creators, entrepreneurs, and professionals into interactive educational content. Through its programs—like Make IT Happen and ‘Oihana Career Explorations—RiseHI develops culturally responsive, video-based curricula that build students’ social-emotional skills and career readiness. Its mission is to provide equity and access for all Hawai‘i students to explore meaningful futures, regardless of their background or environment.

Vibrant Hawai‘i
Janice Ikeda
vibranthawaii.org

At Vibrant Hawaiʻi, we believe the power to shape Hawaiʻi’s future already lives in our people. We challenge the assumption that change only happens from the top down—because real transformation begins when those connected to place put their ideas into action.

You can see it in our Resilience Hubs, where neighbors come together to prepare for and respond to emergencies. You can feel it through KōCreate, where residents design solutions for housing, energy, and food security in their own communities. You can hear it through our network of community-based Navigators, who help families access support and strengthen connections of care. And you can witness it in projects like VibeHI Day, when 150 neighbors reached over 7,000 residents through simple, heartfelt acts of aloha.

WAI Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations
Stuart Coleman
waicleanwater.org

Help protect Hawaiʻi’s water quality and reduce sewage pollution by donating to WAI and supporting our efforts to convert cesspools around the state.Help protect Hawaiʻi’s water quality and reduce sewage pollution by donating to WAI and supporting our efforts to convert cesspools around the state.

We Are Oceania
Josie Howard
weareoceania.org

We Are Oceania (WAO) is the only organization in Hawaiʻi focused specifically on serving the Pacific Islands community, reaching over 10,000 individuals each year. WAO strives to fill critical gaps in services available to Pacific Islander individuals and families; however, there is currently no dedicated funding to sustain these essential supports. 

One of the greatest needs identified by other service providers who work with our population is the overcoming language barriers. As a result, WAO is frequently called upon by various government and private agencies to provide language assistance, cultural navigation, and acculturation services to help them more effectively serve Micronesian people. Pacific Islanders were the most impacted during COVID, and your donation will help address needs of the vulnerable members of this community.