Harold K.L. Castle Foundation

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 RFP

Hawaii’s high cost of living means young people must make smart choices, ones that help them to be … 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

Preschool for Every Keiki

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation’s education grantmaking primarily focuses on the K-12 through … Read More

Mālama Kahana and Huilua Fishpond

The Huilua fishpond, located in Kahana, is one of a handful of ʻia loko (fishponds) that still exist … Read More

Windward Community College Enrollment

Nestled at the base of the Ko’olau mountain range lies the emerald campus of Windward Community … Read More

Aloha Ko’olau: Fostering Pilina in Windward O’ahu Communities

While we look ahead to the relaunch of the Pilina Fund Grant to build community resiliency in … Read More

Our Shared Impact

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Koʻolau Pilina Fund Now Accepting Applications

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is excited to announce that the Ko‘olau Pilina Fund has reopened … Read More

Public Schools Show Encouraging Recovery

Hawaii Strive HI data and test results were released last week. We now know that students are … Read More

Koʻolau Housing Hui:

When there’s a confluence of need and opportunity, that’s usually a good time for philanthropy to … Read More

Strengthening the Koʻolau Hawaiian-focused Charter School ʻĀina Hui

(Guest commentary by Alice J. Kawakami and Chelsea N. K. Keehne) Since 2018, Koʻolaupoko … Read More

Get Outside Hawaiʻi!

If you’ve been in Hawaiʻi long enough, you’ve caught an episode of the popular television … Read More