Sign up for our newsletter and receive the latest tips, updates and resources from PIDF's free programs, services and community partners!
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.
Ka Pa’alana Program Achieves Prestigious NAEYC Accreditation+ Status
Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) is proud to announce that their Ka Paʻalana program has earned the distinguished Accreditation+ status…
Read More
20 for the Next 20: Shawn Kana‘iaupuni, Partners in Development Foundation
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our President and CEO, Dr. Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni, for being honored in Hawai‘i Business Magazine’s…
Read More
Staying Maka’ala – PIDF Public Statement on Federal Funding Freeze
Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) is monitoring the recent Executive Order temporarily freezing federal financial assistance programs. This action could…
Read MoreOur Impact
Hawaiʻi Project to End Youth Incarceration Receives $20 Million Award From Kellogg Foundation’s Global Challenge to Advance Racial Equity
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced PIDF and its collaborative partners known as the Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi (OYAH) as one of the Racial Equity 2030 Challenge’s five awardees. The Challenge is awarding $80 million to help build and scale actionable ideas for transformative change in the systems and institutions that uphold racial inequities. Our project, “Kawailoa: A Transformative Indigenous Model to End Youth Incarceration”, was awarded $20 million dollars over an eight-year commitment.