Organizations Filed Purposes:
PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S MISSION IS TO CREATE QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FULLY INTEGRATED WITH HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO EXEMPLIFY A LIFESTYLE RESPECTFUL OF KANAKA, `AINA, AND AKUA. PAPAHANA KUAOLA IS A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM SERVICING O`AHU AND MOLOKA`I THAT LOOKS TO ENSURE THAT THE FUTURE WE BUILD TODAY CAN ACTUALLY SUSTAIN US INTO TOMORROW. PAPAHANA KUAOLA BELIEVES IN THE NEED ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITHOUT SACRIFICING OURSELVES AND OUR `AINA; IN THE NEED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WITHOUT LITTERING OUR ISLANDS WITH NO TRESPASSING SIGNS; AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE NEED TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL, IN WHICH HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE PROVIDES THE COURSE OF ACTION.
PAPAHANA KUAOLA, LOCATED IN THE AHUPUA`A OF HE`EIA IN THE `ILI OF WAIPAO, IS A MALAMA 'AINA BASED LEARNING ORGANIZATION THAT IS CONNECTING THE AREA'S PAST WITH A SUTAINANBLE FUTURE.
`ILI`ILIKAUHALE PROGRAM - DEALS DIRECTLY WITH PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S 63-ACRE PARCEL BEING LEASED FROM KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS BISHOP ESTATE IN HE'EIA. THIS IS THE CENTER OF PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, AND A TEST SITE FOR ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. KUPUALAU PROGRAM - PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES FOR A HEALTHY HAWAI`I. PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S GOAL IS TO PRODUCE AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM THAT HONOR THE CONNECTION BETWEEN KANAKA, `AINA, AND AKUA. PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S PROGRAMS SEEK TO ADDRESS MODERN ISSUES AND BUILD PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THROUGH HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE. LELEKAMANU PROGRAM - PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S OUTREACH AND SERVICE PROJECT DIVISION ON O'AHU AND MOLOKA'I THAT ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE AHUPUA'A OF HE'EIA. THESE INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS TO MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL CONSERVATION AREAS AND ACTIVE RESTORATION SITES, PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON MALAMA 'AINA-BASED INITIATIVES AND PARTICIPATING IN NATIVE VEGETATION RESTORATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT HAWAI'I AND THE PACIFIC. PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S GOAL IS TO TAKE THE LESSONS OF PAPAHANA KUAOLA TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HANAOLA PROGRAM - PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROJECT. BUILT UPON THE LESSONS OF PAPAHANA KUAOLA, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A MODEL OF INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND CULTURALLY MINDED. EVENTUALLY, WE WILL LOOK TO THIS PROJECT TO SUSTAIN OUR EFFORTS IN `ILI`ILIKAUHALE, LELEKAMANU AND KUPUALAU WHILE PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED DIVERSIFICATION TO OUR ISLAND ECONOMY. IN 2016, FOURTEEN PAPAHANA KUAOLA EDUCATORS WORKED WITH AN ESTIMATE OF 32,000 STUDENT CONTACTS AT OVER 65 PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ON O'AHU, MOLOKA'I, AND LANA'I. SERVICES INCLUDED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, WITH CURRICULUM ALIGNED TO THE HAWAI'I CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS III FOR GRADES 3-5 (CURRICULA PIECES INCLUDE UNIT PLANNERS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, ACTIVITIES WITH ACTIVITY SHEETS, PRE/POST TESTS AND EVALUATIONS) AND FIELD TRIPS TO MARINE, TERRESTRIAL CONSERVATION AREAS, AND RESTORATION SITES. PAPAHANA KUAOLA STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, BRINGING IN OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEERS. TO FUND THE PROGRAM AND ITS VARIOUS OUTREACH EDUCATION PROJECTS, PAPAHANA KUAOLA SECURED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mahealani Merryman | COEXEC DIR F | 40 | $81,425 |
| Matthew Schirman | CO-EXE DIR F | 40 | $57,154 |
| Kimberly Simao | FISCAL MANAG | 40 | $40,832 |
| Keoni Kuoha | EXEC DIR TO | 3 | $3,173 |
| Halona Tanner | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Hiilei Kawelo | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Hawley Iona | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Domingo | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
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