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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 Paʻalana Earns National NAEYC Accreditation
Program recognized among the top in the nation by earning accreditation.
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Waimānalo Households Enrolled In Hawaiʻi Energy Program to Save Hundreds of Dollars a Year
Nearly 75 ʻohana will benefit from an appliance swap program and an energy efficiency literacy course.
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Two Mentorship Programs Receive Fundamental Support to Empower Vulnerable Native Hawaiian Youth Populations
Over $120,000 will enable the youth of the Honokaʻa and greater Windward Oʻahu region to benefit from services such as career pathway development and mental health.
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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.