Did you know?
The Hualalai ‘Ohana Foundation, was established in 2002 as a nonprofit vehicle for Hualalai Residents to contribute to the well-being of the community’s most valuable asset: its employees.
The Foundation’s tradition of giving is two-fold: to offset the high costs of both education and medical care for Hualalai employees and their immediate families.
Since its inception in 2002, the Hualalai Ohana Foundation has provided over $3,650,000 in medical awards, scholarships and educational programs.
Of that, the Education Committee has awarded $2,929,065 to scholarship and educational programs. In 2014, the Foundation reached its largest number of employee families ever with:
- 70 children in the Prekindergarten to 12th grade private school scholarship program
- 31 students in the Higher Education scholarship program
- 12 employees or their spouses in continuing education classes in the coursework program
- 29 employees children in the coursework and tutoring programs for continuing education programs as well as private tutoring
- 131 employees children between the ages of birth to 5 years old received a free book delivered to their home monthly, through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library
- 86 students received an Honor Roll Award
- 250 students received a Leapfrog Educational tool
- 960 students participate in the Lifeplan Mentoring program at Kealakehe High School (through Spring 2015 – and includes 60 youth leaders)
- 36 Adults volunteered as Mentors – 16 are Resort employees
As 2015 is well underway, the Foundation is set to exceed these participation numbers in the Education programs by the end of the year!
The Hualalai Ohana Foundation is committed to achieving 100% participation by homeowners to invest in our community by providing encouragement and financial assistance to the Hualalai employee families and through them, the people of Hawaii Island.
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