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The Spirit of Ohana Means More Now Than Ever

 

 

A Note from Nico Leilani Verissimo Executive Director, Hualalai ‘Ohana Foundation

Thank you to each and every one of the 77 Hualalai members who collectively contributed to the Hualalai Crisis Response Fund appeal for support, raising $350,000 in just a few short weeks. We reached out to furloughed employees to ask them […]

Ohana Foundation Kokua Kits Distribution

The spirit of Aloha is alive and well.

Hualalai furloughed employees received their Kokua kits on May 1, expressing their gratitude as they came through the drive-thru distribution center. Thanks, Hans Riddervold and Bill McDowell, for the photos that give us an idea of what took place. Thanks to all […]

Ohana Foundation Crisis Fund Kits To Be Distributed, Friday, May 1

photo by Bill McDowell

This Friday, May 1, from 9-11:00AM, the Ohana Foundations Crisis Relief Fund will be gifting over 435 employee families with their Kokua Kits.

Employees will be receiving a combination of gift cards for Target, KTA, Foodland, Costco and/or HELCo credit toward utility bills plus an anonymous […]

Hualalai Ohana Foundation Crisis Response Fund

The Hualalai Ohana Foundation launched a fund on March 27 to raise money to support furloughed Hualalai employees facing urgent financial situations. See HualalaiOhanaFoundation.org/crisis-response-fund.

On April 2, an employee survey was sent out to 700 furloughed employees to better understand their needs. Most responses were from full time employees who have worked here for over […]