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Featuring HCF's centennial and the people we have the privilege of partnering with.
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A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE In honor of our first 100 years, we at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation celebrate you and your part in the long tradition of generosity that has shaped our island home. CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF
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  • A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE

    In honor of our first 100 years, we at the Hawaii Community Foundation celebrate you and your part in the long tradition of generosity that has shaped our island home.

    C E L E B R A T I N G

    A CENTURY OF

  • Community groups support war efforts and the Red Cross

    HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org | 3

    Celebrating a Century of Giving

    Teruo and Adeline Ogawa lived on Molokai for more than 40 years working at Kalaupapa Settlement. Upon their passing, they found a way to share their appreciation for the people and place they grew to love by creating two funds at HCF that give Molokai students the opportunity to go to college a desire they both had but did not have the means to achieve. Their first scholarship recipient was Brent Nakihei, a former drug addict who turned his life around to earn a masters degree in social work and become a substance abuse counselor. This humble couples dream has turned into a legacy that will help future generations of Molokai youth.

    Missionaries begin to arrive in 1819, establishing schools and youth programs including Chiefs Childrens School, now Royal School

    1800 Early 1900sEarly Giving in Hawaii

    Alii create charitable trusts, establishing institutions such as The Queens Medical Center, Lunalilo Home, Kapiolani Medical Center, Kamehameha Schools, & Bishop Museum

    Maui Quarantine Fund responds to outbreak of bubonic plague

    1900s Early 1945Military Conflict, Great Depression, & Big Business

    s your statewide community foundation, we at the Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) have had the privilege of working with over 1,000 individuals, families, businesses, and organizations that share a passion for

    helping others and giving back to the community. It starts when one person reaches out to help

    another, and continues when someone else is moved to do the same. Here are a few of the stories about the people weve partnered with good people, with good ideas, achieving good results.

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    Individual Acts of GenerosityPhilanthropy is a personal expression of who you are and what you care about

    When you are the descendant of four Missionary families, as Kathy Richardson is, philanthropy is in your bones. Her relatives helped to shape Kauai institutions such as Waioli Mission House, National Tropical Botanical Garden, YWCA, Island School, Grove Farm Homestead, and others. Kathys parents established the first HCF donor advised fund on Kauai and she now carries on their legacy of giving through her support of many organizations. By honoring the example her parents set, the whole community is better off.

    Philanthropist Maude Woods Wodehouse, widow of Alice Wards grandson Cedric Wodehouse, generously gifted funds to local organizations throughout her lifetime. Her commitment to helping others continues to this day through the C.N. Wodehouse Hawaii Childrens Trust Fund at HCF, which is now one of the largest sources of funding for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the state.

    The Kosasa family has a long history of giving in Hawaii. Sydney Kosasa, son of first-generation Japanese immigrants, founded ABC Stores with his wife Minnie (bottom L) in 1964, and they instilled in their family the value of caring for the community that supported them. Today, their legacy of philanthropy lives on in the generosity of their children, including Paul Kosasa (bottom R), current president of ABC Stores, who gives back to the community by investing in it personally and through the family business. (Also pictured above L to R: Lindsay and Lisa Kosasa)

    Actor Jack Lord, who starred in the original Hawaii Five-0 television series, and his wife Marie, fell in love with the islands and became generous contributors to many worthy causes in Hawaii. Their passion for Hawaii continues to this day through their $40 million legacy gift that was left upon their passing, which continues to provide support to 12 nonprofit organizations in the form of a designated fund at HCF.

    United Welfare Fund (now Aloha United Way) is established

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    Celebrating a Century of Giving

    Businesses Give Back to the CommunityGiving back means investing in the communities that helped you succeed

    Donna Tanoue, president of Bank of Hawaii Foundation (R) and Roberta Chu, HCF Board Member (L) with BOH Foundation scholarship recipients.

    The third generation of owners and a few of the fourth generation:(left to right) Guy Kamitaki, Wayne Kamitaki, Dana Young, Blair Ushijima, Lynn Ushijima, Paul Mizoguchi and Daniel Kamitaki. Photo by Midweek/Lawrence Tabudlo.

    Tucker Gratz spearheads efforts to build USS Arizona Memorial

    1960 Early 1970sAdvocacy, Community Organizing, Activism, & Environmentalism

    Nature Conservancy opens chapter in Hawaii

    The Hawaiian Foundation administers scholarships and grants

    1945 Early 1960Post WWII Hawaii & Early Statehood

    UH Foundation is established

    Edwin Pauley invites UH to set up marine labs on Coconut Island

    Thanks to their drive and dedication, Tadami and Matsuko opened their first Ben Franklin store in Kahului in 1951. The business continued to grow through a third generation of owners siblings Wayne Kamitaki, Guy Kamitaki, and Lynn Ushijima, along with cousin Paul Mizoguchi. Since then, parent company HouseMart has expanded to include 31 stores in the Hawaiian Islands and across the U.S. They attribute their success to a long tradition of goodwill that includes caring for their employees through a profit-sharing program and a fund at HCF to involve their next generation in supporting the community that treated them well.

    For more than 55 years, the Takaki family has done business in Hawaii through Island Movers and other enterprises. Founded by Don Takaki, and now run by sons Donn and Ryan Takaki, an important part of their business is giving back to the community that supports them, especially when times are tough. At the height of the recession of 2008 when businesses and nonprofits were struggling, the Takakis were able to support the organizations and causes they cared about through the funds they established at HCF.

    Grove Farm gives land for Kauai Community College

    Established in 1897, Bank of Hawaii was one of the first banks to do business in the Republic of Hawaii. Since then it has grown into one of the top businesses in the state, as a financial and philanthropic institution. In 2015, Bank of Hawaii, its foundation, and bank employees donated more than $2.7 million to more than 400 community organizations. For the past century, Bank of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation have been partners in philanthropy, helping people create the greatest impact with their giving.

    The oldest bank in Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank has served our islands since 1858. The bank, its foundation and employees annually donate more than $3 million to over 400 charities, making it one of the largest corporate contributors to charity in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands. HCF has been privileged to partner with First Hawaiian Bank for decades to help local residents achieve their philanthropic wishes.

    Recognizing the importance of creating a conservation ethic in our keiki and ohana, the Ka Papa O Kakuhihewa Fund was established at HCF with funds from the Hawaiian Electric Company. With a commitment of $1 million over 10 years, and a specific focus on resource conservation programs for youth that benefit the communities of Kapolei and the Waianae Coast, future generations will continue to understand and respect that were living on an island of finite resources.

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    Celebrating a Century of Giving

    Communities Coming TogetherWhen people with common goals join forces, everybody benefits

    Emergency funds help Hurricane Iniki victims

    1980s Early 2000Philanthropy Goes Mainstream

    Foodlands Give Aloha program is established

    Department of Health & HCF form a public private partnership to prevent child abuse and neglect

    2000 Early 2015The New Century

    12 Funders come together to provide $4.2M to aid families hit by the Great Recession

    Hawaiian Language Newspaper Project gets support

    2016 BeyondThe Next Century

    Funders partner for the Fresh Water Initiative

    Rev. Takie Okumura came to Hawaii in 1894 to give Japanese immigrants an opportunity to worship. He and his wife Katsu recognized a need in the community and they established the Okumura Boys and Girls Home, which cared for 1,400 boys and girls over 90 years. Today, their legacy continues to live on through The Rev. Takie Okumura Family Fund at HCF that focuses on the healthy development of Hawaiis children and youth.

    Maui mother Karin Frost designed the Ergobaby Carrier out of a personal desire to keep her infant son close. A decade later, she established the Frost Family Foundation and Frost Family Fund at HCF because she wanted make a difference in two areas she is passionate about: early childhood development and the environment.

    The same qualities that make Ha-na special can also make it challenging to meet the critical needs of the community. So 10 Ha-na nonprofit groups joined together in 2012 to form the Hna Community Endowment Fund at HCF. In true Ha-na fashion, the community came together and they reached their goal of raising $1 million, which now provides operating support to the nonprofits from the funds earned interest, allowing them to concentrate on delivery of programs to their rural community. Participating organizations are: Ha-na Arts, Ha-na Cultural Center, Ha-na Maui Trust, Ala Kukui, Ha-na Youth Center, Ka-pahulu Ohana, Ma Ka Ha-na Ka Ike, Hale Hulu Mamo, Kahanu Garden, and Ohana Makamae, Inc.

    The Environmental Funders Group (EFG) is a network of individuals and institutions brought together by HCF to promote collaboration and increase the amount of philanthropic support for environmental and sustainability efforts in Hawaii. Tripling the number of EFG participants led to a big increase in the amount of data that was collected in 2015, and the grants that will be given out in 2016.

    A small group of individuals established the West Hawaii Fund in 1990 to give donors a way to pool their contributions and specifically address the needs of that region. Founders of the West Hawaii Fund and members of the funds advisory committee work with HCF to recommend where grants should go.

    A partnership of funders and donors came together with $4 million to support HousingASAP, whose main goal is to move more homeless families into stable housing and help them stay there. The network of family homeless service providers have housed 20% more families in the first 10 months of the program than in the prior year.

    The Atherton Family Foundation, (whose directors are pictured here) was formed from the trusts of Juliette M. Atherton and Frank C. Atherton. Supporting a broad spectrum of nonprofit organizations, the Foundation is now one of the largest endowed grantmaking private resources in the state devoted exclusively to charitable activities.

    Originally founded in 1858 to help German immigrants arriving on whaling ships, the German Benevolent Society of Honolulu continues to support a wide variety of charities across the state. Board members look to HCF to manage the groups grantmaking so that they can just enjoy the giving process.

    Sam (d. 2015) and Mary Cooke spent decades as devoted philanthropists and humanitarians in the islands. Their civic legacy can be found in many of todays local institutions and boards, including HCF, where Sam served as board chair. The Cookes spearheaded the preservation of a historic home (built by Sams grandparents) and heiau known as the Mnoa Heritage Center and their generosity continues to benefit Hawaii.

    Generations of GivingYour legacy endures in the causes you give to and the people you inspire

    Focus on building high-performing nonprofits and amplifying the power of giving

  • PHILANTHROPY. ITS ALL

    AB UTHow will you help to create a better Hawaii?

    Join our 1,000+ partners to create stronger island communities.Were here to help you help Hawaii for the next 100 years.

    HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org

    You have benefitted from the generosity of others whose decision to make a difference has had an impact on your life. Such compassion and desire to give back to the community have changed countless lives and inspired future generations to give.


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