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 […]
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Welcome our newest board member James H. McIntosh!
After studying Political Science at the University of Oregon, James moved to Washington, D.C. to work as an intern in the Congressional Office of Jerrold Nadler. In June of 2000, James accepted the position of Business Manager of the AEI Press at the American Enterprise Institute. During his four years at the AEI Press James […]
Asking more of our students
(guest post by Kauai HS teacher and State Teacher Fellow Jonathan Medeiros) “As a first year teacher, I taught remedial reading to 9th and 10th graders in a rural school on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. When I saw the materials for the class, I was concerned: Each student was given a leveled reader […]