MA‘O Supporters
MA‘O is a movement that is nurtured and sustained by the energy and efforts of many. Mahalo to our ‘Ohana nui!
Our major funders have included:
American Savings Bank
Compassion Capital
Empower O‘ahu
First Nations Development Institute
Geist Family Foundation, Hawai‘i
Gift Foundation
Hawai‘i Community Foundation
Hawaiian Electric Industries
James Campbell Family Foundation
Kosasa Foundation
Muffles Fund
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Pohaku Fund of the Tides Foundation
Rural Development, C & C of Honolulu
Stupski Family Foundation
TOWN/Downtown Restaurants
U.S. Dept. Housing & Urban Development
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (Admin. for Native Americans)
Additional funding has come from:
Atherton Family Foundation
Alan Wong’s Restaurants
Bank of Hawai‘i Charitable Foundation
Cooke Foundation
First Insurance
Green Point Nurseries
Harold Castle Foundation
Harris Family Foundation
Hawai`i People’s Fund
Kamehameha Schools
Kitaro Watanabe Fund
Ko Olina Charities
Louis & Flori Petri Foundation
Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Maka‘ainana Foundation
Our partners include:
Leeward Community College
Evolution Sage
Hawai‘i Alliance for CBED
Office of Rep. Maile Shimabukuro
Pacific Grantwriting Associates
Slow Food-O‘ahu
Trust for Public Land
UH College of Tropical Agriculture
Wai‘anae Intermediate School
Wai‘anae High School
Other affiliations include:
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
Community Food Security Coalition
Hawaii Farm Bureau
Hawaii Organic Farmer’s Association
Kokua Hawaii Foundation- AINA IS
Hawaii Cooperative of Organic Farmers
The Food Project
Derrick Kiyabu. Organic Farmer, studying CFS at Michigan State University.
Meet some of our ‘Ohana!
Tom Kuhn wrote many of our successful grant proposals.
Susie Kuhn (and Tommy) developed the IDA program for our college interns.
Malia Morales conducts program and intern evaluations has part of her doctoral studies.
Idea Canevascini runs youth workshops including strategies for effective communication.
