Success Stories

Bridging the Gap: How One Community School Coordinator is Strengthening the Bond Between Families and Kohala High School 

November 6, 2025

On a typical school day, you will probably see Liza Dela Cruz Monsalve, Community School Coordinator with Piha Me Ka Pono program, greeting students, faculty, and ‘ohana (families) with a warm smile as she walks through the Kohala…

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Mahalo to Aloha United Way’s Day of Action Volunteers

June 26, 2025

We were honored to partner with Aloha United Way for their annual Day of Action! The volunteers helped us prepare hundreds of favors for our upcoming Ulu Hana: Pewa Awards. Thanks…

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Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool Distributes 740 Pounds of Fresh Poi to Families Statewide

June 24, 2025

At the end of the school year, Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool gifted 740 preschoolers on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi with one-pound of fresh poi to bring home…

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Walking School Bus in Kealakehe Helps Reduce Chronic Absenteeism and Increase Student Safety 

February 12, 2025

As schools across Hawaiʻi work to tackle chronic absenteeism, Partners in Development Foundation’s Piha Me Ka Pono program has partnered with Kealakehe Elementary School and Kealakehe Intermediate to address attendance…

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Tūtū and Me for Generations

January 3, 2020

The Tokashiki ʻohana has been coming to Tūtū and Me for 15 years. Their eldest keiki, Skylin, was in our very first Tūtū and Me preschool class.

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Pāʻina Celebrates Boys’ Success

November 12, 2019

Eight young men from our Ke Kama Pono Boys Safehouse graduated from the program last week at our annual Ke Kama Pono Paʻina celebration.

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Ka Paʻalana Promotes Healthy Communities

October 3, 2019

The annual Ka Paʻalana Health Fair took place at the KROC Center in Kapolei, with nearly 2 dozen vendors coming out in support of our keiki and families.

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57 Ka Paʻalana Preschool Keiki Graduate

July 5, 2019
2019 Ka Pa'alana Keiki Graduate From Preschool

Keiki from our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program graduated preschool at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu

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Kupa ʻAina: One Year of Service

June 30, 2019
Kupa ʻAina Makes One Year

It’s been one year since the fields at Kupa ʻAina were blessed and we set to work rejuvenating the land and exploring paths to sustainable food production in Hawaiʻi.

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Ke Kama Pono Brings Family Together

April 19, 2019

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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Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana Helps Moses Earn Diploma

March 30, 2019

From keiki to caregiver, Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana helps the entire Waimānalo community. Moses Kailihiwa is just one of many individuals who worked with Nā Pono to earn his diploma and better his life.

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Hui Hoʻomalu Sees Family Reunited

June 28, 2018

June is National Reunification Month, celebrating the successful reunification of families who have returned to safety and health thanks to Child Welfare Services interventions and community providers and a lot of hard work.

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