Hawai‘i’s Most Charitable Companies 2022
These 78 companies and nonprofits gave more than $217.3 million and 78,692 volunteer hours.
Giving Back is Second Nature in the Aloha State
Aid from the community helps keep people fed, lifts them out of poverty and gives young people a better chance for a brighter future.
Each year, we survey companies and nonprofits to quantify that generosity. This time, 78 reported their figures for 2021: In total, $217.3 million was contributed in cash and in-kind donations, as well as $3.3 million in employee donations and 78,692 volunteer hours.
The dollar figure is more than double the previous year’s, thanks to the inclusion of the state’s largest philanthropic organizations: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, the UH Foundation and Kamehameha Schools.
Each receives hefty amounts of donations and investment dollars, then funnels them back into the community in the form of grants, scholarships and investments. They, along with the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, were the top four givers on the 2022 Most Charitable Companies list.
Among for-profit companies, Hawaiian Electric Industries took the top spot with $5 million in cash and in-kind donations, followed by First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii Dental Service, Matson, Kaiser Permanente and Hawai‘i Foodservice Alliance.
While these top 10 givers played an outsized role, many other generous companies and nonprofits made an impact in strengthening Hawai‘i’s food security, health outcomes, educational opportunities, environment, culture and quality of life.
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AHL
About: For-profit architecture, interior design, planning, sustainability, existing building services and historic preservation firm
Employees: 96
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $78,552
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 2,251 / $78,552
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, HUGS, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, Child & Family Service, YMCA
ahl.design
Alaka‘ina Foundation
About: Nonprofit Native Hawaiian organization
Employees: 1,200
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations:$1,610,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Pauahi Foundation, UH Foundation, Chaminade University, Alaka‘ina Digital Bus Program
AlakainaFoundation.org
Alan Shintani Inc.
About: For-profit general contracting for historical, federal and residential properties
Employees: 61
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations:$8,069
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 180/ $2,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Alexander & Olivia Foundation, Hawai‘i Foodbank, HUGS
Alan-Shintani.com
Alaska Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Employees (Hawai’i): 10
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $250,105
Top Nonprofits Supported: travel2change, American Red Cross – Hawai‘i, Aloha United Way, Kanu Hawaii, ClimbHI
AlaskaAir.com
Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
About: For-profit commercial real estate owner, operator and manager
Employees: 611
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $977,000
AlexanderBaldwin.com
Aloha Green Holdings Inc.
About: For-profit state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary
Employees: 100
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $106,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 260
Top Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Honolulu Zoo, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawai‘i Appleseed, Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation
Agapoth.com
AlohaCare
About: Nonprofit health insurance provider
Employees: 249
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $827,835
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 216 / $31,889
Top Nonprofits Supported:Hawai‘i Primary Care Association – Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, March of Dimes, AHARO Hawaii, Kōkua Kalihi Valley
AlohaCare’s Francoise Culley Trotman, left, with Sunny Chen of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition and the Mana Mama Mobile Clinic funded by AlohaCare.
Funding Community Health Initiatives
As a health care plan dedicated to Medicaid and Medicare recipients, AlohaCare is invested in bolstering community health and the safety net.
That means funding community-based initiatives. Imua Loa, a onestop site for sharing information about AlohaCare’s grants, scholarships and sponsorships, will make it easier.
“There are so many organizations that have a lot to offer but may not have all the resources needed to implement their idea,” says CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman.
AlohaCare funds a range of projects, including a tobacco cessation program on Moloka‘i organized with the local American Lung Association, and the Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center’s ‘Ewa clinic, for which it provided $75,000 for a telehealth specialist.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai‘i was awarded $35,000 to retrofit a former 22-foot tourism van into the Mana Mama Mobile Clinic. The clinic reaches vulnerable populations for prenatal and postpartum visits, infant checks and other vital services.
“Our goal is to reduce health disparities and contribute to health equity across populations, generations and geography,” says Culley-Trotman.
American Floor & Home
About: For-profit retail flooring and installation company, with remodeling services
Employees: 140
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $66,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 200 / $30,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Women Speaking Out, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, New Hope
AmericanFloorAndHome.com
American Savings Bank
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 1,117
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,505,278
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 13,176 / $210,708
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation
ASBHawaii.com
Aqua Engineers Inc.
About: For-profit water and wastewater operations and maintenance, engineering services, construction management, financial services and energy
Employees: 88
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $26,286
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Foodbank and other food banks; American Cancer Society; ESOP Association; school, community and Chamber of Commerce events across the state
AquaEngineers.com
Atlas Insurance Agency
About: For-profit insurance agency
Employees: 95
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $267,527
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Theatre, PBS Hawai‘i, Parents And Children Together, Hale Makua Health Services, American Heart Association, Child & Family Service
AtlasInsurance.com
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 2,000
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,077,414
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations:8,056 / $564,739
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Goodwill Hawaii, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Project Vision, UH Foundation
BOH.com
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty
About: For-profit real estate company
Employees: 202
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $38,177
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 74 / $10,192
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH Foundation – Advantage Kokua Scholarship, Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, Helping Hands Hawai‘i, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua
BetterHawaii.com
Blood Bank of Hawaii
About: Nonprofit sole provider of blood components to Hawai‘i hospitals
Employees: 114
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $56,206
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, The Queen’s Health Systems, Hawaii Foodbank, Special Olympics Hawai‘i
BBH.org
Bowers + Kubota Consulting Inc.
About: For-profit engineering and architecture firm
Employees: 282
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $75,788
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,200 / $62,111
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Adopt-aHighway, UH Foundation, Filipino Community Center, March of Dimes
BowersandKubota.com
Central Pacific Financial Corp.
About: For-profit financial institution
Employees: 755
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,130,394
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 5,688 / $487,524
CPB.Bank
Century 21 iProperties Hawaii
About: For-profit real estate sales
Employees: 4
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $75,215
Employee Volunteer Hours: 2,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Make-A-Wish Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i, The Pantry, Mō‘ili‘ili Hongwanji, Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center
C21iPropertiesHawaii.com
Child & Family Service
About: Nonprofit human services counseling
Employees: 250
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 169 / $19,727
Top Nonprofits Supported: Child & Family Service, Kaua‘i United Way, Maui United Way
ChildandFamilyService.org
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation
About: Nonprofit private foundation
Employees: 2
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,778,333
Top Nonprofits Supported: Saint Louis School, Punahou PUEO Program, PBS Hawai‘i, UH Foundation, REHAB Hospital of the Pacific
ClarenceTCChingFoundation.org
Clinical Labs of Hawaii
About: For-profit medical and clinical laboratory
Employees: 839
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $58,200
Employee Volunteer Hours: 70
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH Foundation, Kapiolani Health Foundation, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Hilo Medical Center Foundation
ClinicalLabs.com
Coconut Condos
About: For-profit vacation rental management company
Employees: 11
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $33,178
Top Nonprofits Supported: Compassion International, Cup of Cold Water Ministries, Ka Hale A Ke Ola, Maui Food Bank, Kumulani Chapel
CoconutCondos.com
Contract Furnishers of Hawaii Inc. (dba Office Pavilion)
About: For-profit, Herman Miller-certified dealer providing contract furnishings to businesses, government, health care and higher education
Employees: 41
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $16,107
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 270 / $17,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Rotary Club, UH Foundation, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i, Diamond Head Theatre
OP-Hawaii.com
Corteva Agriscience
About: For-profit agriculture company
Employees: 161
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $87,500
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 225 / $20,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank, Kaua‘i Economic Development Board, Agriculture Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Kauai United Way
hawaii.corteva.com
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Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc.
About: For-profit mechanical contractor
Employees: 525
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $191,836
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 500 / $13,401
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Girl Scouts STEM Project, Habitat for Humanity, Child & Family Service, American Heart Association
LeisInc.com
Finance Factors Ltd.
About: For-profit company specializing in residential mortgages, CRE loans, savings accounts and certificates of deposit
Employees: 119
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $99,103
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,265 / $9,703
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kupu, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, American Judicature Society, Assets School
FinanceFactors.com
First Hawaiian Bank
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 2,063
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $4,753,523
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 8,182 / $910,225
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aha Pūnana Leo, Bishop Museum, Child & Family Service, Kaua‘i Housing Development Corporation, The Queen’s Health Systems
FHB.com
First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.
About: For-profit company specializing in property and casualty insurance
Employees: 280
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $703,550
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 900 / $41,400
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, American Red Cross, UH Foundation, Hawai‘i Public Radio
FICOH.com
G70
About: For-profit architecture, planning and environmental services, interior design, civil engineering, sustainable development and technology services firm
Employees: 101
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $145,153
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 2,920 / $2,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae, Hawaii Foodbank, Ulu A‘e Learning Center, Kāpili Like, Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
G70.Design
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Hawai‘i Community Foundation
About: Nonprofit community foundation
Employees: 68
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $85,400,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: One of the state’s largest grant-makers, the foundation supports numerous nonprofits
HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org
Hawaii Dental Service(HDS)
About: Nonprofit dental benefits provider
Employees: 128
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $4,749,950
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 87 / $12,323
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Foundation, Hawaii Academy of Science, Hawai‘i Foodbank, ‘Iolani ‘Āina-Informatics
HawaiiDentalService.com
Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance LLC
About: For-profit wholesale food distribution and manufacturing company
Employees: 530
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,745,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank (O‘ahu and Kaua‘i), The Food Basket (Hawai‘i Island), Maui Food Bank, March of Dimes, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua
Helping to feed Hawai’i
HFA donated a truck to the Food Basket on Hawai‘i Island in 2021.
The Hawai‘i Foodservice Alliance doesn’t just warehouse and distribute perishable foods to stores. The company also pulls products near the end of their shelf life and donates them to Hawai‘i Foodbank on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, the Food Basket on Hawai‘i Island and Maui Food Bank. Most items are bread, milk and eggs.
“The program began when we were a startup and has grown to millions of dollars annually in donated food to those in need,” says HFA owner and CEO Chad Buck.
At the start of the pandemic, Buck says, HFA led the first mass food distribution event at Ala Moana Center. Buck says the cars stretched for two miles. Afterward, Hawai‘i Foodbank asked HFA to be the distributor for events through 2021.
HFA also partnered with Kaukau 4 Keiki, a USDA child nutrition program devoted to feeding kids during summer break. The company donated logistics and trucking to help distribute food across the Islands.
And employees are included in the company’s largess. Every week, HFA staff can take home two gallons of milk, two loaves of bread and two dozen eggs.
The Hawaii Group
About: For-profit outsourcing services, accounting and tax services, health care staffing, home care, consulting and advisory services
Employees: 162
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $22,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 362 / $1,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Mālama Maunalua, Kapi‘olani Community College and UH, Charity Walk, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
TheHawaiiGroup.com
Hawai‘i Life Real Estate Services LLC
About: For-profit real estate sales, long-term and vacation rentals
Employees: 42
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $153,261
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Land Trust, Hawai‘i Community Foundation
HawaiiLife.com
Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA)
About: Nonprofit health insurance
Employees: 3
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $155,475
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Alzheimer’s Association, American Diabetes Association, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, March of Dimes
HMAA.com
Hawaii Medical Service Association
About: Nonprofit health organization, health insurance
Employees: 1,564
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,694,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1420 / $164,656
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH Foundation and UHERO, Hawai‘i Cancer Consortium, Aloha United Way, American Heart Association, Hawai‘i Community Foundation
HMSA.com
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 379
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $172,840
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Foodbank, Aloha United Way
HawaiiStateFCU.com
Hawaii Water Service
About: For-profit water and wastewater utility
Employees: 50
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $13,350
Employee Volunteer Hours: 176
Top Nonprofits Supported: Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative, Friends Of Pu‘u Nui Park, The Food Basket, Maui Food Bank, Hawaii Island Humane Society
HawaiiWaterService.com
Hawaiian Airlines
About: For-profit airline
Employees: 5,667
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $302,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 3,097
Top Nonprofits Supported:The Maui Farm, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, American Heart Association, UH Shidler College of Business, Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter School (Kai Loa Inc.)
HawaiianAirlines.com
Hawaiian Electric Industries
About: For-profit energy and financial services company
Employees: 3,597
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,000,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, United Way – Neighbor Islands, UH Foundation, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Trust for Public Land
HEI.com
Hawaiian Host Group
About: For-profit consumer packaged goods company
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $57,246
Employee Donations:$5,000
HawaiianHostGroup.com
Hawaiian Telcom
About: For-profit provider of integrated communications, broadband, data center and entertainment
Employees: 1,100
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,660,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 935 / $85,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Island Adult Care, Hawaii Theatre Center, Aloha United Way, American Heart Association, Friends of Hawai‘i Robotics
Hawaiian Telcom employees host an e-waste recycling drive on O‘ahu
Volunteerism is Encouraged and Compensated
Hawaiian Telcom’s Mālama Hours program lets full-time employees spend 40 work hours each year doing volunteer activities.
Not only is it good for the community, says Senior Manager Ann Nishida, but it’s also a powerful retention tool: People get to choose the activities they want to support and do them on regular workdays.
In addition, the company hosts an annual Day in the Community. Held during the workweek, employees sign up for a planned activity, such as cleaning beaches, sorting and packing meals for delivery, or caring for animals.
To support education and digital equity, Hawaiian Telcom donates high-speed internet to schools and organizations. In 2021, the company brought access to the public charter school DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach. This year, it donated upgrades to ‘Iolani Palace, enabling it to livestream educational webinars.
Hawaiian Telcom also partnered with Windward Community College to offer six-week paid internships to Native Hawaiian students in information security, network engineering, data center management and other areas.
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 389
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $384,809
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 410 / $2,333
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association’s Kaua‘i Charity Walk, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i’s Lanakila MultiPurpose Senior Center, Maui Chamber of Commerce’s Made in Maui County Festival, Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center, Hawai‘i Department of Education
HawaiiUSAFCU.com
Hensel Phelps
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 214
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $75,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 500 / $6,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Helping Hands Hawai‘i, Wounded Warrior Ohana, Child & Family Service, Kuleana Community Foundation, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i
HenselPhelps.com
Infinium Interiors LLC
About: For-profit contract office furniture and interior design/space planning firm
Employees: 22
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $7,701
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 200 / $10,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i, Make-A-Wish Foundation, University Laboratory Charter School, Aloha United Way, Lanakila Pacific, UH Shidler College of Business
Infinium-Interiors.com
JR Doran Inc. / Ceramic Tile Plus and Exclusively Yours
About: For-profit, family owned tile, countertop and cabinetry store
Employees: 30
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $40,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 300 / $500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Animal Rescue Foundation, Maui Search and Rescue, UH Shidler College of Business, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, Maui Food Bank; also, donates parking lot and water every Saturday to nonprofits for car wash fundraisers.
CeramicTilePlus.com
Kahala Nui
About: Nonprofit life plan community
Employees: 249
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $771,700
Top Nonprofits Supported: Alzheimer’s Association – Aloha Chapter, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, Kōkua Kalihi Valley, Project Dana
KahalaNui.com
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
About: Nonprofit integrated health care organization, health plan and medical care
Employees: 2,749
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $3,800,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 5,439
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Public Health Institute, Filipino Community Center, Project Vision, Papa Ola Lokahi, American Heart Association
KP.org
Kamehameha Schools
About: Private, nonprofit charitable educational trust
Employees: 3,203
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $34,201,641
Top Nonprofits Supported: Chaminade University of Honolulu, University of Hawai‘i, Ho‘okāko‘o Corporation, Saint Louis School, Partners in Development Foundation
KSBE.edu
Kualoa Ranch Hawaii Inc
About: For-profit visitor attraction, cattle ranching, diversified agriculture and real estate
Employees: 270
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $172,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kualoa Ranch Foundation, UH Foundation, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, Hawaii Rangeland Stewardship Foundation, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Kualoa Ranch donated the use of land for K‘a‘a‘awa Elementary’s garden project.
Preserving the Land for Future Generations
The success of Kualoa Ranch’s 4,000-acre tourism, farming and cattle operation depends on being good stewards of the land.
“We know that we are just temporary custodians of our land, and we know that we must care for it and help our local communities so the next generations will thrive,” says President John Morgan, a sixth-generation member of the family-owned company.
In 2021, the ranch removed more than 400 invasive albizia trees and 900 mule’s foot ferns from the vast property, planted 2,739 native plants and maintained a greenhouse with 3,000 native plants.
More than 4,000 pounds of ranch-grown produce and meat were donated to community and animal rescue groups, and 60,000 bottles were recycled to help fund college scholarships.
Kualoa Ranch’s education efforts go deeper as well, as it hosts thousands of students each year and partners with select schools. For example, a plot of land was donated to Ka‘a‘awa Elementary School to use for its farm program.
The ranch also donates its facilities to the Hawai‘i High School Rodeo Association and other organizations.
In addition to the ranch’s efforts, the Kualoa Ranch Foundation operates as a separate entity devoted solely to charitable giving.
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP
About: For-profit hotels and resorts
Employees: 1,225
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $181,460
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,203 / $34,856
KyoyaHotelsAndResorts.com
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Lili‘uokalani Trust
About: Nonprofit private foundation
Employees: 158
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $181,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Bishop Museum, Hawaii Pono‘ī Coalition, Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings, Lunalilo Home
ONIPAA.org
Locations
About: For-profit real estate sales and services
Employees: 120
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $265,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 250
Top Nonprofits Supported: Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, HUGS, Hawaiian Hope, Family Programs Hawaii, Weed and Seed Hawaii
LocationsHawaii.com
MacNaughton
About: For-profit real estate development and investment company
Employees: 18
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $296,120
Employee Volunteer Hours: 300
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, U.S. Vets, KalihiPalama Health Center, Kupu, Hale Kipa
MacNaughton.com
Matson Inc
About: For-profit ocean transportation, logistics and supply chain services company
Employees: 2,441
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $4,017,000
Employee Donations: $182,800
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank, United Way (O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Maui, Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i chapters), American Heart Association, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, American Red Cross
Matson.com
Maui Divers Jewelry
About: For-profit fine jewelry manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer
Employees: 180
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $25,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Black coral sustainability research, Hawaii Foodbank, Water Inspired, Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, Bishop Museum
MauiDivers.com
McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP
About: For-profit legal services firm
Employees: 86
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $360,000
Employee Donations: $65,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH’s William S. Richardson School of Law, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, UH’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, American Red Cross, Maryknoll School, Kidney Foundation
M4Law.com
Na Ali‘i Consulting & Sales LLC
About: For-profit Native Hawaiian organization specializing in IT for federal agencies
Employees: 275
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $199,629
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 10,502 / $3,374
Top Nonprofits Supported: Purple Mai‘a Foundation, Polynesian Voyaging Society, Hawaiian Hope, Wish for Wheels, APIA Scholars
NaKupuna.com
Nan Inc.
About: For-profit general construction company
Employees: 1,026
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $156,600
Top Nonprofits Supported: Make-A-Wish Foundation, UH College of Engineering Scholarship Fund, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Distinguished Young Women, Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (RYSE), Palama Settlement
NanHawaii.com
Nordic PCL Construction Inc.
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 250
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $222,238
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 3,500 / $35,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Habitat for Humanity – Honolulu, American Heart Association
NordicPCL.com
Pacxa
About: For-profit consulting services, cloud services, managed services, value added resale
Employees: 80
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $27,000
Employee Donations: $250
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Grove Farm Foundation, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Pacxa.com
Pasha Hawaii
About: For-profit ocean transportation between Hawai‘i and the U.S. West Coast for containerized and roll-on/off cargo
Employees: 473
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $498,140
PashaHawaii.com
Pflueger Inc.
About: For-profit new and used Honda automobile sales, leasing, parts and service
Employees: 99
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $152,584
Employee Volunteer Hours: 24
Top Nonprofits Supported: Ka Lahui Kai, Compassion International, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i, AccesSurf
PACHONDA.com
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Servco Pacific Inc.
About: For-profit company specializing in automotive, musical instruments and e-learning, car sharing, venture and growth capital
Employees: 2,121
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $290,295
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,800 / $138,547
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders, Palama Settlement, Family Programs Hawaii
Servco.com
Swinerton
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 84
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $100,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 150
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kapiolani Health Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Habitat for Humanity – Honolulu and Leeward, Child & Family Service, GIFT Foundation of Hawaii
Swinerton.com
Symbrosia
About: For-profit clean technology startup reducing livestock methane emissions with seaweed
Employees: 14
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $10,500
Employee Volunteer Hours: 128
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo, Hui Ho‘olako for Hawaiian Initiatives
Symbrosia.co
UHA Health Insurance (University Health Alliance)
About: Nonprofit health insurance, workplace wellness solutions
Employees: 163
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,517,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 165 / $2,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kapi‘olani Medical Center’s Sex Abuse Treatment Center, March of Dimes, American Heart Association, Hawai‘i Community Foundation
UHAHealth.com
United Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Employees: 1,287
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $352,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 186 / $3,821
Top Nonprofits Supported: Conservation International, Elemental Excelerator, Kanu Hawaii, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i
United.com
University of Hawai‘i Foundation
About: Nonprofit provider of alumni services and fundraising for UH
Employees: 90
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $43,995,000
Top Causes Supported: UH programs, research and students
Here are the first six students in the Kaua‘i Medical Training Track, which is funded by a $10 million gift from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Expanding Access to Education
Last fiscal year, the UH Foundation set a record for new cash gifts and commitments: $165 million, up 65% from the previous year. Many of the donations were from companies on the Most Charitable list that named UH and the UH Foundation as the top recipient in their charitable giving.
Among a total of 22,436 gifts were:
- $50 million for ocean research.
- $1 million from HMSA to UHERO.
- $3.7 million for the Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs, opening in 2023.
- The first scholarships for LGBTQ+ students.
- Medical school scholarships from Hawai‘i Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente, and Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.
The latter donated $10 million for the Kaua‘i Medical Training Track, which pays tuition, housing and transportation for six John A. Burns School of Medicine students with ties to the island and an interest in rural health.
“A strong public university is the key to a vibrant future,” says Tim Dolan, the foundation’s CEO. “We are honored to partner with people who want to directly invest in the health and wellness of Hawai‘i’s people.”
Waikiki Health
About: Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center
Employees: 204
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $16,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Honolulu Pride – Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation
WaikikiHealth.org
Windward Auto Group LLC
About: For-profit new and used car and truck sales, parts and service
Employees: 97
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $14,100
Employee Donations: $3,562
Top Nonprofits Supported: Susan G. Komen, Kapiolani Health Foundation, special needs children’s programs, Habilitat, Laulima Giving Program
JerryForThePeople.com
Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.
About: For-profit food service wholesale distribution, cash-and-carry wholesale store, public warehousing
Employees: 390
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $758,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Always Dream Foundation, Aloha Harvest, The Salvation Army, Habilitat
YHATA.com
Young Brothers LLC
About: For-profit inter-island freight transportation company
Employees: 397
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $23,500
Employee Donations: $16,479
Top Nonprofits Supported:Aloha United Way, American Cancer Society – Relay For Life
YoungBrothersHawaii.com
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