Hawai‘i’s Most Charitable Companies 2021
These 51 companies made a difference in 2020. Altogether, they donated more than $91 million and 125,000 volunteer hours.
Hawai‘i is a generous place, even in challenging times.
Whether it’s funding scholarships for at-risk students or organizing a food drive, you can count on many local companies to step up.
The Most Charitable Companies list is a way to recognize the people and initiatives that make Hawai‘i a better place. To compile the list, we surveyed companies in July and August to quantify their 2020 financial donations, as well as volunteer hours at work or through company-sponsored events.
In the past, organizations were ranked by how much they gave. But that feels like the wrong approach, particularly in a pandemic year. So we’re removing the competitive element of ranking to focus on the celebration.
Here’s to 51 organizations that gave people a hand up in 2020, and those that made an impact across multiple sectors, including food security, health, education, housing, and arts and culture.
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AHL
About: For-profit architecture, interior design, planning, sustainability and historic architecture firm
Employees: 104
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $93,558
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 696 / $7,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, HUGS, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, Child & Family Service, YMCA
Groundbreaking at Pearl Haven on O‘ahu.
The Gift of Time and Expertise. In 2006, AHL joined the national Pledge 1% campaign and committed to donate a valuable resource: its architectural services. First up was the renovation of the Salvation Army Family Treatment Services Facility in Mānoa, a project that took more than 3,200 hours.
Since then, the firm has completed 18 projects, including a renovation of the Aloha United Way headquarters and the design and construction of a rain pavilion for the Hawai‘i Nature Center.
Most recently, AHL led the design team for Pearl Haven, the state’s first residential treatment program for exploited and trafficked girls. All told, the project took more than 4,096 hours and involved 36 staff members.
Alaka‘ina Foundation
About: Nonprofit Native Hawaiian organization
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1.5 million
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Pauahi Foundation, UH Foundation, Chaminade University, Alaka‘ina Digital Bus Program
Teacher Dav Yuan and the Maui “digital bus.”
Bringing Hands-On Science to Undeserved Students. The Alaka‘ina Foundation is a suite of companies specializing in procurement services for the federal defense sector. The foundation is a strong supporter of K-12 STEM education in Hawai‘i, including mobile science labs.
The foundation says its “digital buses” travel to public schools on Maui and Moloka‘i to help make science come alive for students. One popular excursion is collecting soil and water samples, examining them under microscopes and capturing the data in graphs. Other projects include studying Hawai‘i’s wetlands, sharks, marine debris and microbiology.
Each year, the program reaches thousands of students, giving them access to tools such as microscopes and drones. Alaka‘ina Foundation VP and Executive Director Kimo Bacon says that seeing “the look of joy and happiness on the faces of the students who get to use our equipment” is the most rewarding part of the program.
Alaska Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Employees: 10
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $389,600
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Make-A-Wish Hawaii, American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
About: For-profit commercial real estate owner, operator and manager
Employees: 618
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $950,000
Aloha Green Holdings Inc.
About: For-profit state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary
Employees: 72
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $950,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Honolulu Zoo, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawai‘i Appleseed, Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation
American Floor & Home
About: For-profit retail flooring/remodeling company
Employees: 130
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $126,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 120 / $55,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Women Speaking Out, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, New Hope
American Savings Bank
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 1,089
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,304,073
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 23,420 / $179,316
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 2,022
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,563,082
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 5,832 / $124,944
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, UH, Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation, PBS Hawai‘i, Mental Health America of Hawai‘i
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate / Advantage Realty
About: For-profit real estate company
Employees: 192
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $11,860
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 190 / $2,723
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Advantage Kokua Scholarship (UH Foundation), Hawaii Foodbank, American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Maui, Helping Hands Hawai‘i
Blood Bank of Hawaii
About: Nonprofit sole provider of blood components to Hawai‘i hospitals
Employees: 120
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $12,500
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 190 / $2,723
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, The Queen’s Health Systems
Bowers + Kubota Consulting Inc.
About: For-profit engineering and architecture firm
Employees: 280
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $80,200
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,520 / $83,471
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Adopt-a-Highway, Kahauiki Village, Hawaii Foodbank, Helping Hands Hawai‘i
Central Pacific Financial Corp.
About: For-profit bank holding company
Employees: 830
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,813,345
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 6,643 / $428,427
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Child & Family Service
About: Nonprofit organization focused on human services counseling
Employees: 281
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $30,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 355 / $26,930
Top Nonprofits Supported: Consuelo Foundation, Child & Family Service, Kaua‘i United Way
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation
About: Nonprofit private foundation
Employees: 2
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,283,835
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Saint Louis School, Punahou PUEO Program, PBS Hawai‘i, American Cancer Society in Hawaii, St Francis Healthcare Foundation
Corteva Agriscience
About: For-profit agriculture company
Employees: 156
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $43,200
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 270 / $17,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kaua‘i United Way, American Cancer Society, Kaua‘i Independent Foodbank, Hawaii Foodbank, Rotary Club of Kauai Foundation
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Design Partners Incorporated
About: For-profit architecture, interior architecture, master planning and construction management company
Employees: 80
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $56,000
Finance Factors Ltd.
About: For-profit company specializing in residential mortgages, CRE loans, savings accounts and certificates of deposit
Employees: 118
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $78,689
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 894 / $9,080
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: East-West Center Foundation, Assets School, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Japan-America Society of Hawaii, Hospice Hawaii (now Navian Hawaii)
First Hawaiian Bank
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 2,139
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $6,516,695
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 7,758 / $876,342
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Blood Bank of Hawaii, The Queen’s Health Systems, Child & Family Service, Pali Momi Foundation, Kōkua Kalihi Valley
FHB Foundation President Cameron Nekota with Hawaii Foodbank VP Laura Kay Rand.
A Culture of Giving that Stands Out. Each year, 98% to 99% of employees participate in First Hawaiian’s Kokua Mai giving campaign, and 2020 was no different, the bank says. The campaign raised a goal-breaking $876,342 to support charities in Hawai‘i, Guam and Saipan.
“Our nonprofits saw their lowest levels of donations, while demand for their services was escalating,” says Cameron Nekota, president of the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation.
Over half of FHB’s employees participate in volunteer activities organized by the Community Care program. One example among many: When large events were curtailed, the bank rolled out a new Aloha for Hawai‘i campaign that generated $25 million in restaurant sales and $1 million for food banks and health and human services nonprofits across the Islands.
Among the bank’s educational initiatives, the MyMoney financial literacy program expanded its reach as it shifted from a classroom program in select public high schools to a free online curriculum. The bank also gave $1 million to the Stronger Together Hawai‘i Scholarship Fund, devoted to college and career counseling and scholarships for low- to moderate-income students.
First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.
About: For-profit company specializing in property and casualty insurance
Employees: 331
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $775,008
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 720 / $47,200
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, American Red Cross, The Queen’s Medical Center, UH Foundation
G70
About: For-profit architecture, planning and environmental services, interior design, civil engineering, sustainable development and technology services firm
Employees: 108
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $239,669
Employee Volunteer Hours: 2,029
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i
Grove Farm Co. Inc.
About: For-profit land development and property management company based on Kaua‘i
Employees: 20
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $277,215
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha Council – Boy Scouts of America, Child & Family Service, UH, Grove Farm Scholarship Program, other educational initiatives
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Hawaii Dental Service(HDS)
About: Nonprofit dental benefits provider
Employees: 126
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,722,400
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 147 / $17,785
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: HDS Foundation, Aloha United Way, American Heart Association, PBS Hawai‘i, American Red Cross
Hawaiʻi Gas
About: For-profit, full-service gas energy company
Employees: 344
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $100,650
Employee Cash Donations: $36,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, American Red Cross, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation, Hawai‘i Green Growth, UH Foundation
Hawaii Foodbank Inc.
About: Nonprofit providing food to 287,000 residents in need, including nearly 53,000 keiki and over 46,000 kūpuna
Employees: 62
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $43.58 million
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 250 / $9,800
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported:The Salvation Army – Adult Rehab Center, Kalihi Union Church, Gregory House Program, Lighthouse Outreach, Institute for Human Services
Feeding the Hungry in a Time of Crisis. Food insecurity in Hawai‘i jumped 50% in 2020, the nation’s fourth-largest increase. Hawaii Foodbank says it and its partners distributed 18.3 million pounds of food on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, including more than 4 million pounds of fresh produce.
To help in this mammoth effort, 7,828 volunteers donated 35,480 hours of service. At the start of the pandemic, as stay-at-home orders slowed donations, the food bank stepped up its purchases. From March through June 2020, the organization bought $4.6 million worth of food for distribution, compared to a typical year’s purchase of $400,000.
Some other figures to consider: In 2019, Hawaii Foodbank reported $32.2 million in revenue and $21.23 million in charitable giving to Hawaii Business Magazine. Those numbers exploded in 2020 to $49.71 million in revenue and $43.58 million in giving.
Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance LLC
About: For-profit wholesale food distribution and manufacturing
Employees: 395
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2.39 million
Employee Volunteer Hours: 2,212
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank – O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, The Food Basket, Maui Food Bank, March of Dimes, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua
The Hawaii Group
About: For-profit company focused on outsourcing services, accounting and tax services, health care staffing, home care, consulting and advisory services
Employees: 170
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $471,980
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 284 / $3,200
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, Hawaii Foodbank, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels
Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA)
About: Nonprofit health insurance
Employees: 3
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $161,755
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawaii Foodbank, American Diabetes Association, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, March of Dimes
Hawaii Medical Service Association
About: Nonprofit health organization, health insurance
Employees: 1,745
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,424,843
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 347 / $183,828
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation; University Clinical, Education and Research Associates (UCERA); Mālama Learning Center; Aloha United Way; Hope Services Hawai‘i
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 367
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $51,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Foodbank, Aloha United Way
Hawaiian Airlines
About: For-profit airlines
Employees: 6,751
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $532,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 6,506 / $5,895
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha Festivals, Friends of Iolani Palace, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, Miss Hawaii Organization, UH Foundation
Hawaiian Electric Industries
About: For-profit energy and financial services company
Employees: 3,702
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $4.7 million
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 27,000 / $800,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Neighbor Island United Ways, UH Foundation, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Trust for Public Land Hawai‘i
Kanani Imai of Hawaiian Electric removes invasive species at Waimea Valley. Photo by Ryan Kawamoto.
Generous Donors Committed to Making an Impact. Since 2010, the HEI Charitable Foundation says it has contributed more than $20 million to local nonprofits and charities, with a focus on the environment, education and the economy.
That focus shifted to emergency needs in 2020 as the foundation and employees of HEI companies – Hawaiian Electric, American Savings Bank and Pacific Current – generated $3.5 million to help people hit hard by the pandemic.
Among their efforts, the Hawaiian Electric team raised money for Aloha United Way’s Covid-19 fund, $300,000 for food banks and other relief nonprofits, and $2 million in seed money for the Hawai‘i Utility Bill Assistance Program.
American Savings Bank, meanwhile, partnered with the state and nonprofits to roll out the innovative Hawai‘i Restaurant Card, funded with federal stimulus money. And Pacific Current helped residents on the Hāmākua Coast buy from local growers through Farm Link Hawai‘i.
“The pandemic brought into sharp focus the importance of working collaboratively and supporting one another,” explains AJ Halagao Jr., the foundation’s president and VP of Corporate & Community Advancement.
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: $1.4 million
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,160 / $36,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, Hawaii Theatre Center, Hawaiʻi Island Adult Care, American Heart Association
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 381
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $738,200
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 311 / $3,278
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Department of Education, Domestic Violence Action Center, Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center, The Queen’s Medical Center, Trust for Public Land Hawai‘i
Hensel Phelps
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 216
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $27,305
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,125 / $10,482
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Diabetes Association, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, Wounded Warrior Ohana, Hawaii Foodbank, Child & Family Service
Hickam Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit financial products and services
Employees: 109
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $10,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 158 / $2,768
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Lanakila Meals on Wheels, Oahu SPCA, Hawaii Foodbank, Laulima Giving Program, Hawaii Children’s Cancer Foundation
JL Capital
About: For-profit real estate and private equity firm
Employees: 14
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $62,421
Employee Volunteer Hours: 108
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank, Child & Family Service, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Lanakila Pacific, Motiv8 Foundation
Kahala Nui
About: Nonprofit life plan community
Employees: 206
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,098,995
Employee Volunteer Hours: 734
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Alzheimer’s Association – Aloha Chapter, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, Kōkua Kalihi Valley, Project Dana
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
About: Nonprofit integrated health care organization, health plan and medical care
Employees: 2,811
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,315,078
Employee Volunteer Hours: 1,687
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Partners in Care, Institute for Human Services, Papa Ola Lokahi, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association
Kaiser Permanente hosts a food distribution event in Waipi‘o.
Targeted Funding Helps the Most Vulnerable. Kaiser Permanente sees part of its mission as alleviating the root problems that impact a community’s health.
“We are very aware that social inequities drive health inequity,” says David Tumilowicz, VP of public relations, communications and brand management. “For instance, life expectancy in Hawai‘i can vary by up to 10 years depending on the ZIP code that you live in.”
To bridge the gap, Kaiser pours money into helping disadvantaged people, particularly the homeless. In 2020, the nonprofit gave generous grants to many community-based groups, including:
- $875,000 to seven nonprofits focused on homelessness and affordable housing.
- $300,000 to the Partners in Care coalition, which works to eliminate homelessness.
- $150,000 to IHS for Covid-19 screening and to coordinate care for homeless clients.
- $95,000 each to Project Vision, HOPE Services on Hawai‘i Island, and Ka Hale A Ke Ola on Maui – all groups that directly assist the homeless.
- $300,000 to groups helping low-income pregnant women and new mothers get enough food.
- $95,000 to Hawaiian Community Assets for financial education, housing counseling and match savings grants to Native Hawaiians and local families.
Kapili Construction LLC, dba Kapili Roofing & Painting
About: For-profit roofing and painting contractor
Employees: 85
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $85,058
Top Nonprofits Supported: Every Nation Church, HomeAid Hawaii, Habitat for Humanity, various charities
Kokusai Kogyo Kanri Kabushiki Kaisha – U.S. Operations
About: For-profit resorts, hotels, parking lots, retail stores, restaurants, insurance agencies and captive insurance company
Employees: 889
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $277,666
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,244 / $33,011
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network, Diamond Head Theatre
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Locations
About: For-profit real estate sales and services
Employees: 124
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $94,772
Employee Volunteer Hours: 250
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: School Legacy Event, Institute for Human Services, Make-A-Wish Hawaii, HUGS, Big Brothers Big Sisters
MacNaughton
About: For-profit real estate development and investment company
Employees: 19
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,104,409
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 762 / $43,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, U.S. Vets, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Kupu, Hale Kipa
Nordic PCL Construction Inc.
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 250
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $213,738
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 14,142 / $38,000
Nordic PCL’s Clara Sachs and Danyelle Kahanaoi “wear it pink” for cancer.
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Kapiolani Health Foundation, The Queen’s Medical Center, Child & Family Service, Special Olympics Hawai‘i
Putting the Fun in Virtual Fundraisers. Nordic PCL says its volunteer hours grew by more than 17 times in 2020. That’s because the company got creative with Zoom, bringing in Neighbor Island employees, subcontractors and business partners to live fundraising events.
One big success was a virtual quiz show based on TV’s “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” Contestants went head to head with President Glen Kaneshige and VP Mike Betz to answer multiple-choice questions, with project teams getting “game cheats” for every $250 raised. The ultimate winner? Aloha United Way, which received more Nordic PCL donations than the year before.
The company also hosted a virtual fundraising campaign for the American Heart Association. It organized clothing and food drives, partnered with nonprofits on their fundraising campaigns, and offered construction services pro bono to nonprofits in need.
Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
About: For-profit life, group and TDI insurance; employee benefit plans
Employees: 127
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $24,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 200 / $7,000
Pacxa
About: For-profit technology consulting services, cloud services, managed services
Employees: 71
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $28,000
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, Shidler College of Business Alumni Association, Kapi‘olani Medical Center, Blood Bank of Hawaii
Pasha Hawaii
About: For-profit ocean transportation between Hawai‘i and the U.S. West Coast for containerized and roll-on/off cargo
Employees: 443
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $514,319
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Hawaii Foodbank, Friends of Hawaii Charities, American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii
Pflueger Inc.
About: For-profit new and used Honda automobile sales, leasing, parts and service
Employees: 100
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $135,514
Top Nonprofits Supported: Ka Lahui Kai, Big Brothers Big Sisters, AccesSurf
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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: 2,058
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $807,407
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 2,950 / $134,596
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, The Queen’s Medical Center
Servco’s Taylor Igarashi works the Aloha Harvest Lettuce Rescue on O‘ahu’s North Shore. Photo by Ryan Kawamoto.
A Lifeline to Team Members Facing Hardships. Servco has a long history of giving, with a philanthropic arm established in 1986. Last year, Servco Foundation says it added another beneficiary: Servco’s own employees, many of whom were furloughed or had spouses who lost jobs.
Between mid-April and the end of July 2020, $400,000 in need-based grants were given to 121 team members. The cash infusions of up to $4,000 helped cover living expenses and didn’t have to be paid back.
The Qualified Disaster Relief Program complemented Servco’s usual list of charitable donations and was a powerful way to give back to the people closest to it.
“We had to make some tough decisions in 2020, including furloughs and temporary layoffs during the worst part of the pandemic,” notes Peter Hirano, executive director of Servco Foundation and executive VP of People & Strategic Initiatives. “A big mahalo to our team members for sticking with us through the ups and downs.”
Swinerton
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 70
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $134,884
Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 12,960 / $271,278
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Habitat for Humanity Leeward, Child & Family Service, GIFT Foundation of Hawaii
UHA Health Insurance (University Health Alliance)
About: Nonprofit health insurance, workplace wellness solutions
Employees: 166
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $580,106
Employee Cash Donations: $14,115
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, March of Dimes, American Diabetes Association, St. Francis Healthcare Foundation, Hawaii Foodbank
Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.
About: For-profit food service wholesale distribution, cash-and-carry wholesale store, public warehousing
Employees: 334
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $500,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 125
Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Climate Change Project (HI Share), Always Dream Foundation, Aloha Harvest, The Salvation Army, Habilitat
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