(Guest commentary by Alice J. Kawakami and Chelsea N. K. Keehne) Since 2018, Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian-focused Charter Schools (HFCS) and ʻāina partners have cultivated pilina between students and ʻāina, with support from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and Kamehameha Schools. Our schools (Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau, Malama Honua PCS, and Hakipuʻu Academy) and ʻāina […]
Welcome Maria!
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is thrilled to welcome Maria Quidez to our team! Maria steps in as our Education Program Associate, responsible for supporting the community driven Pilina Fund, our ‘āina based education work across the Koʻolau region and statewide efforts to strengthen public education. Maria has significant experience working with adolescents through her […]
Aloha Nui Uncle John Lind
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
Youth Voice Hawai’i Year 1 Report
What kind of future do Hawaii’s high school students see for themselves? Who’s supporting them in their quest to create a good life and career, and what’s getting in the way? The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and Learning for Action sat down and talked with students at length so we could deeply understand their aspirations […]
Hold Fast The Kālepa Line
Captain and Pwo Navigator Kālepa Baybayan sailing us into Havana, Cuba during the Worldwide Voyage
2022 Windward Oahu Eviction Prevention Program Community Action Teams
What Do They Do? Action Teams will assist individuals and families in Windward Oahu (from Kahuku-Waimanalo) in applying for Emergency Rent & Utility Assistance or Rapid Rehousing Assistance available through the City and County of Honolulu and their service providers. Action Teams will be made up of community navigators that have access to systems of […]
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 […]
