Celebrate with PIDF!
We hope that you will join us at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Ballroom for our Ulu Hana: 25th Anniversary Pāʻina on Friday, August 12th at 5:30 pm.
We look forward to sharing a lively program with you that will honor the foundation laid by our founders Jan Dill, Morris Takushi, and the late Gary Glenn, and celebrate the strides and commitment of our staff and partners over the past 25 years while highlighting our future ʻōiwi leaders.
We look forward to a night of celebration, fellowship, and inspiration to launch us vibrantly into the next 25 years!
Our Mission
Hoʻoulu a hoʻolako ʻo Partners in Development Foundation i nā ʻohana me nā kaiāulu e loaʻa ka lei o ka lanakila a e lawelawe pono ma o ka moʻomeheu a me ka mauli ola Hawaiʻi.
To inspire and equip families and communities for success and service using timeless Native Hawaiian values and traditions.
Our Programs
Partners in Development Foundation offers free programs and services to our Hawaiʻi community.
OYAH Policy Intern Presents at CNHA Convention
Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Intern presented at the CNHA Convention to share more about the policy work she’s engaged with at Kawailoa.
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More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth
Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi partner at Kawailoa, RYSE, supported Act 130, recently signed into law, to establish the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program under the Department of Human Services.
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Hawaii has no girls in juvenile detention. Here’s how it got there.
Nationwide, there have been efforts to lower youth incarceration rates and close youth prisons. Efforts made by OYAH at Kawailoa are shared.
Read MoreOur Impact
Hawaiʻi among 10 finalists for $90 million global challenge to boldly address systemic racism
Racial Equity 2030 will unleash transformative solutions to improve the lives of children, families and communities across the world. The “Kawailoa: A Transformative Indigenous Model to Replace Youth Incarceration” project supports youth to find their roles as healers and community contributors by replacing youth incarceration with a Native Hawaiian restorative system.