Ke Kama Pono Brings Family Together

When you think of people who are arrested, you probably don’t picture an impoverished teenager or an abused child. But these youth are exactly who are most at-risk for committing crimes as juveniles or even adults.

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2019 Ulu Hana: Pewa Awards Recap

This year’s Ulu Hana: Pewa Awards took place Friday, April 12th, at the Mānoa Grand Ballroom in the Japanese Cultural Center of Honolulu. Over 300 people attended the charitable event, raising nearly $100,000 in unrestricted funding for the many programs of Partners in Development Foundation.

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Celebrating 22 Years of Service

Today, April 17th, marks our 22nd birthday. Since 1997 we’ve been privileged to serve over 100,000 in 75 communities across the Hawaiian Islands, starting with our Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool to our newest Kupa ʻAina Natural Farming Project.

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Na Makamae: Kūʻike, Kupa ʻAina

Kūʻikeokalani “Kūʻike” Kamakea-Ohelo is a Waimānalo native and is the Project Director of our Kupa ʻAina Demonstration Natural Farming Project. He believes in connecting to the land, the importance of the greater ʻāina, and can always be heard saying: “you are what you eat.”

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