Harold K.L. Castle Foundation

The Case for Investing in What Works: Lessons from GoodJobsHI

Imagine after high school, that you chose immediate income over college, taking a service job that … Read More

We are in this Together

by The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation staff What is happening? We find ourselves in … Read More

Middle School Transition Partnership Fund – Career Readiness

Presentation and Video from Informational Webinar About the RFPFor … Read More

Welcome Amber!

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is thrilled to welcome Dr. Amber Waialea Datta as our new Marine … Read More

Removing Barriers to Opportunity: The Hawaiʻi Renewable Learning Fund

In Hawaiʻi, we know that a resilient future depends on a strong local workforce. But even the most … Read More

Hawaii Youth Apprenticeship Network Design Sprint RFP

If you will be the Lead Organization for the partnership, click the button above to register to … Read More

Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Announces New Leadership Effective July 1

Dear Friends and Partners in Making Hawai’i a Place Where Our Children Can Thrive, On behalf of … Read More

Read the 2024 Harold K.L. Castle Impact Report

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20-Year Windward Oʻahu Lookback

August 1, 2003 was my first day on the job as Executive Director of the Harold K.L. Castle … Read More

Post-Secondary Transition Partners Announced

Our recent Request for Partnership sought to identify Hawai'i public high schools that wish to … Read More

Youth Voice Hawai’i 2024 Report

How might we better understand the experiences, aspirations and challenges faced by opportunity … Read More

20-Year Oceans Lookback

I’d like to share with you about my own 20-year learning journey in helping the Harold K.L. Castle … Read More

20-Year Education Lookback

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation—founded in 1962 by Harold Kainalu Long Castle, who took a lot of … Read More

Scaling Opportunity

photo caption: students from Kailua, Kalaheo and Kahuku High Schools celebrate completion of … Read More

Expanding Our Work in Middle Schools

Think back to your middle school years. How did you feel on your first day walking onto a new campus … Read More

Announcing our new Climate Resiliency Strategy

The Harold Castle Foundation’s first new strategy in over 20 years. Photo Credit: Hawaii Sea … Read More

Maui Will Rise

by Terry GeorgePhoto Credit: Naʻalehu Anthony We are only two weeks into the worst … Read More

Why don’t more students go to college?

Column originally appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on April 30, 2023 By Laura Bekes, Alem … Read More