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"It's About Time" In 1964, The Rolling Stones popularized the song, Time Is On My Side. If you are of a certain generation, I'll bet you've heard it a time or two. The title line is the best known: "Time, time, time is on my side, yes...

In the following twenty-two minute video, Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation and the Hope for Kids ʻEkahi partners provide an overview of the first Hope for Kids Initiative (2009 – 2015). Over the course of the initiative, the nonprofit...

Registration is now open for the 24th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference, July 18-20th, 2017 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. This year’s theme, “He Waʻa He Moku- Mālama Honua: Caring for our Island Earth” highlights the need to...

At noon on Monday, November 28, 2016, the Hawaiʻi Island skies cleared as the Reverend Daniel Akaka, Jr. led friends, board, and staff of Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC) and Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation in...

We are pleased to partner with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa for the Fall 2017 school year. In addition to a tuition waiver, students selected by...

A few months ago I was powering through my first year of graduate school at the UH Mānoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. This consisted of: coffee, exams, final projects, a part-time job, practicum requirements, extracurricular...

In an effort to capture the key lessons the Foundation learned about working with the Hope for Kids ʻEkahi Partners, the Foundation wrote a Reflections document. This document captures five key insights about engaging with and...

The State of the Environment: HAWAI‘I 2016 With the IUCN World Conservation Congress being held in the United States for the first time, Hawai‘i's environment and sustainability efforts are on the world stage. He lono moku recognizes...

Kylee Mar joined the Foundation's Board of Directors on June 1, 2016 for a term of five years. Kylee is an educator with strong community ties who brings a rich array of experiences to this new role. Read about Kylee's background in the...

In 2011, Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation started a paid summer internship program and hired its first intern. The idea behind offering a summer internship was that it would give a burgeoning college student an opportunity to gain experience...