By Kevin Chang and the staff of Kua’āina Ulu ‘Auamo (KUA) Aloha friends, We wanted to let you all know that Uncle John Lind of Kīpahulu ʻOhana passed recently on June 22, 2022. The family loses a husband, brother, father, uncle and grandfather. Kīpahulu and East Maui lost an elder lawaiʻa and mahiʻai, an icon […]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation: We Have Work to Do
DEI: We have Work to Do
Hold Fast The Kālepa Line
Captain and Pwo Navigator Kālepa Baybayan sailing us into Havana, Cuba during the Worldwide Voyage
2021 Windward Oahu Eviction Prevention Program
2021 Windward Oahu Eviction Prevention Program Summary: In November 2020, the HKL Castle Foundation made seven grants totaling $218,000 to address eviction prevention, primarily in Windward Oahu. During this same period, approximately 750 awards totaling $3.8 million were made to Windward households through the State’s Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program. While significant, we know […]
Facing forward
We believe that all people in Hawaii have unique strengths, inherent self-worth, and deserve equal opportunity to reach their potential. This belief has been challenged in 2020 as never before. Community safety nets are pulled thinner and have become far more frayed. In Spring 2020, our Directors approved $1.2 million in pandemic related basic needs […]