Pili A Paʻa

Four PIDF programs celebrate Lā ʻOhana in Waimea

June 13, 2022

Tūtū and Me keiki from Hawaiʻi Island’s Waimea and Honokaʻa sites celebrated their end of the year accomplishments with an in-person Lā ʻOhana (family day)! Four PIDF programs participated in the fun: Pili a Paʻa, Project Pilina, Tūtū and Me ʻOhana Support, and Hoʻopalekana Ola.

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Community School Manager seeks to spread kindness and hope

May 28, 2022

Pili A Paʻa Community School Manager at the Kohala Complex shares encouraging and positive messages while directing school traffic.

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Resilience Hub receives $10,000 from Hawaiian Electric

May 21, 2021

PIDF received a $10,000 grant from Hawaiian Electric to continue the Resilience Hub in Kohala, a project under the Pili a Pa‘a program that provides a safe space for keiki who are doing distance learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic and whose caregivers are unable to supervise them.

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Under-served Kohala Students Received Support from O’neill Foundation

January 27, 2021

Piha Me Ka Pono received a grant from the O’neill Foundation to provide additional support and covid-relief resources for North Kohala students.

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Na Makamae: Ross, Pili A Paʻa

October 30, 2019

Ross Pagat has been with our Pili a Paʻa program for 7 years and is known for his work ethic and aloha.

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Pili A Paʻa Receives Grant for New Project

May 17, 2019

The donor-advised Nā ʻŌiwi Kāne Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $18,150 to Hawaiian nonprofit Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF). The Fund aims to empower Native Hawaiians through programs focusing on transferring the traditional Hawaiian way of life to the most vulnerable members of our communities.

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New technology for Big Island classrooms

March 7, 2015

SMART Board technology was installed by Pili A Paʻa staff in two of their training classrooms. One of the boards went to Kohala High School and the other went to Holualoa Elementary School.

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Teaching With A Different Perspective

June 25, 2014

A first year teacher with Teach for America, Simone teaches 6th grade language arts and Kohala Middle School.

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