Our Beneficiaries

Hui Nalu

www.huinalu.org

Our mission is to promote and provide educational and personal achievement opportunities which  strengthen family, community and individual relationships. Paddling equipment gets used every day and needs full-time attention and care. The Ka Iwi Coast Run & Walk means that Hui Nalu can continue to maintain and repair the sixteen general use canoes while allowing for the purchase of new canoes. Our actions are guided by traditional Hawaiian values that produce the safe, healthy  and productive places in which we live.

Livable Hawaii Kai Hui

www.hawaiikaihui.org

Livable Hawaii Kai Hui is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, nonpartisan community organization serving East Honolulu, established in 2004. Their mission is to uphold the integrity of the East Honolulu Sustainable Communities Plan which sets guidelines for sensible development respectful of Hawaiian cultural and natural resources that make East Honolulu a unique place to live. Protection of land through stewardship or acquisition and community education and engagement.

Each year Kaiwi Coast Run & Walk donates to Livable Hawaii Kai Hui. In the past, the donation was designated to go directly to help purchase the Ka Iwi Mauka Lands. Now each years’ donation goes to Livable Hawaii Kai Hui’s ongoing work to restore and preserve the Ka Iwi Mauka Lands.

Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center

www.maunaluafishpond.org

Over the last six years Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center has successfully revitalized Kānewai Spring in Kuli`ou`ou. Once nearly stagnant and overgrown, Kānewai Spring is now teeming with native plants and fish. Every day it feeds thousands of gallons of fresh spring water into Kānewai Fishpond, Paikō Lagoon, and ultimately Maunalua Bay. The Kānewai Spring property is currently under contract to MFHC for sale. We’ve been working hard with the Trust for Public Land to raise funds to complete the purchase and permanently protect the Spring with a conservation easement for the community’s health and benefit. More information is available at maunaluafishpond.org.

Exploring the History of Maunalua

www.maunalua.net

Maunalua.net is a a community organization that is committed to perpetuating the historical and cultural memories of Maunalua. Currently, its entire website is being updated to provide better mapping and additional cultural information. In the past, the Kaiwi Coast Run & Walk has linked our educational section to Maunalua.net. With photos, videos and written information, Maunalua.net is a treasure trove of Hawaiian cultural information about the Maunalua area. Maunalua.net is often consulted by the Kaiwi Coast Run & Walk in our efforts to accurately identify the Hawaiian place names along the course.