Hawai‘i’s Most Charitable Companies 2023
Eighty organizations donated nearly $241 million and 73,768 volunteer hours to help Hawai‘i’s nonprofits.
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Nonprofits help Hawai‘i thrive, but they couldn’t do their crucial work without generous donations of time and money. That’s where Hawai‘i’s private businesses and philanthropic institutions come in, contributing year after year.
The 80 companies and charitable organizations on this year’s Most Charitable Companies list gave nearly $241 million and 73,768 volunteer hours in 2022. The money, time and effort help sustain an array of groups working to improve health care, housing, education, food security and community farming, the environment, animal welfare and other vital areas.
Every summer we survey companies and nonprofits to gather information on the previous year’s cash and in-kind donations, as well as employees’ volunteer hours during work time or through company-sponsored events.
The top five givers on the list this year are all charitable organizations with wide-ranging missions to help Hawai‘i’s people: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, UH Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, Aloha United Way, and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Two of these givers, the UH Foundation and Aloha United Way, were also top receivers of donations from companies on the list, with 26 naming Aloha United Way or United Way branches on the Neighbor Islands as a primary recipient, and 22 naming the UH Foundation or specific university programs.
Among for-profit companies, First Hawaiian Bank was the top charitable giver in 2022, donating $6.3 million and 11,264 volunteer hours. Rounding out the top five among for-profit companies are Matson, Bank of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Foodservice Alliance and Hawaiian Electric Industries.
Congratulations to these organizations, and all the others on this list, for their generosity and hard work.
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AHL
About: For-profit architecture, interior design, planning, sustainability, existing building services and historic architecture firm
Employees: 86
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $238,899
Employee Volunteer Hours: 975
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Aloha Tree Alliance
ahl.design
Alaka‘ina Foundation
About: Nonprofit Native Hawaiian organization
Employees: 1,400
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,642,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Pauahi Foundation, UH Foundation, Chaminade University, Alaka‘ina Digital Bus Program
alakainafoundation.org
Alaska Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Employees: 10
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $583,430
Top Nonprofits Supported: travel2change, Kupu Hawaii, Aloha United Way, Kanu Hawaii, ClimbHI
alaskaair.com
Alexander & Baldwin
About: For-profit commercial real estate company
Employees: 107
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $975,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 572
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Maui United Way, Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, Kaunoa Senior Services – Nutrition Program, Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae
alexanderbaldwin.com
Aloha Green Holdings
About: For-profit, state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary
Employees: 98
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: : $50,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 240
Top Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Honolulu Zoo, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawai‘i Appleseed, Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation
agapoth.com
Aloha United Way
Top 10 Donor
About: Nonprofit charitable organization
Employees: 48
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $13,368,000
Employee Donations: $30,068
Top Nonprofits Supported: Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, The Institute for Human Services, Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Services, Hawai‘i Foodbank, Waikīkī Community Center
auw.org
AlohaCare
About: Nonprofit health insurance provider
Employees: 268
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,054,127
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 463 / $23,755
Top Nonprofits Supported: Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, Waikiki Health, University Health Partners of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Foodbank, Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center
alohacare.org
American Floor & Home
About: For-profit retail flooring and installation company, with remodeling services
Employees: 140
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $160,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 240 / $63,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Pali Momi Medical Center, The Salvation Army, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Navian Hawaii
americanfloorandhome.com
American Savings Bank
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 1,100
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,462,474
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 12,329 / $212,043
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu Hawaii, Partners in Development Foundation
asbhawaii.com
Most Charitable Spotlight
Photo: courtesy of Kupu Hawaii
Members of the Kupu ‘Āina Corps help the nonprofit Kauluakalana plant kalo at the 25-acre Manu site in Kailua, O‘ahu. It’s the first time the land has been cultivated in more than a century. Since starting up in 2007, Kupu Hawaii participants have logged about 3 million hours of service, planted more than 1.5 million native specimens and removed 151,000 acres of invasive species. The organization has trained about 5,700 young people for jobs in conservation, sustainability, the culinary arts and environmental education. Four companies on this year’s list – Alaska Airlines, American Savings Bank, Finance Factors and Par Hawaii – named Kupu Hawaii as a primary beneficiary of their giving in 2022.
The Art Source
About: For-profit manufacturer and retailer of framed art, cabinets, closet systems; retailer of top slipper brands
Employees: 165
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $45,000
theartsourceinc.com
Atlas Insurance Agency
About: For-profit insurance agency
Employees: 94
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $250,477
Top Nonprofits Supported: PBS Hawai‘i, Parents And Children Together, Hawaii Theatre, Hale Mahaolu, Hale Makua Health Services, Child & Family Service
atlasinsurance.com
Bank of Hawai‘i
Top 10 Donor, Third Place Employee Giving
About: For-profit financial services company
Employees: 2,105
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $3,400,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 6,026 / $577,202
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, American Red Cross of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Foodbank, The Institute for Human Services, UH Foundation
boh.com
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty
About: For-profit real estate company
Employees: 201
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $50,601
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 51 / $10,522
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH Foundation’s Advantage Kokua Scholarship, Alzheimer’s Association, Habilitat, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, The Salvation Army
betterhawaii.com
Bishop & Company
About: For-profit staffing, executive recruitment company
Employees: 10
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $28,719
Top Nonprofits Supported: Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i, American Red Cross of Hawaii
bishopco.net
Blood Bank of Hawaii
About: Nonprofit sole provider of blood components to Hawai‘i hospitals
Employees: 164
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $61,558
Top Nonprofits Supported: HUGS, Hawai‘i Foodbank, Blood Centers of America Foundation, Adventist Health Castle
bbh.org
Bowers + Kubota Consulting
About: For-profit engineering and architecture company
Employees: 277
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $218,800
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,250 / $42,830
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Hawai‘i Foodbank, AdoptA-Highway, UH Foundation, American Public Works Association
bowersandkubota.com
Cades Schutte LLP
About: For-profit law firm
Employees: 155
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $47,700
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,188 / $12,997
cades.com
Central Pacific Financial Corp.
About: For-profit financial institution
Employees: 743
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,810,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 6,200 / $430,000
cpb.bank
Century 21 iProperties Hawaii
About: For-profit real estate sales
Employees: 4
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $33,859
Employee Volunteer Hours: 1,040
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii State Senior Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Korean Catholic Community, Hawaii HomeOwnership Center, Hope For Dogs Rescue
c21ipropertieshawaii.com
Child & Family Service
About: Nonprofit human services counseling
Employees: 324
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $14,707
Employee Volunteer Hours: 338
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Data Collaborative, Kaua‘i United Way, Maui United Way
childandfamilyservice.org
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation
Top 10 Donor
About: Nonprofit private foundation
Employees: 2
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,790,474
Top Nonprofits Supported: Saint Louis School, Punahou’s PUEO Program, PBS Hawai‘i, St. Francis Healthcare System, REHAB Hospital of the Pacific
clarencetcchingfoundation.org
Clinical Labs of Hawaii
About: For-profit medical and clinical laboratory
Employees: 777
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $130,433
Employee Volunteer Hours: 40
Top Nonprofits Supported: Straub Foundation, American Heart Association, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Hilo Medical Center Foundation
clinicallabs.com
Coconut Condos
About: For-profit vacation rental management company
Employees: 13
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $92,374
Employee Volunteer Hours: 30
Top Nonprofits Supported: Compassion International, Cup of Cold Water Ministries, Maui Food Bank, Kumulani Chapel, Faithfully Restored
coconutcondos.com
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Contract Furnishers of Hawaii
About: For-profit, Herman Miller-certified dealer providing furnishings to businesses, government, health care and higher education
Employees: 42
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $13,767
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Rotary, 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: $72,500
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 350 / $20,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Foodbank, Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Kaua‘i United Way, Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank
hawaii.corteva.com
Total Employee Volunteer Hours
73,768
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Dorvin D. Leis Co.
About: For-profit mechanical contractor
Employees: 400
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $131,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Maui Health Foundation, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Boy Scouts of America – Aloha Council, GIFT Foundation of Hawaii
leisinc.com
Dynamic Planning & Response
About: For-profit, service-disabled, veteran-owned small business
Employees: 54
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $168,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Feeding Hawai‘i Together, Oahu Veterans Council and Center, Kīnā‘ole Foundation
dynapnr.com
Finance Factors
About: For-profit company specializing in residential mortgages, CRE loans, savings accounts, certificates of deposit
Employees: 113
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $94,150
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 2,175 / $11,803
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kupu Hawaii, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, American Judicature Society, Assets School
financefactors.com
First Hawaiian Bank
Top 10 Donor, First Place Employee Giving
About: For-profit banking and financial services company
Employees: 2,093
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $6,341,174
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 11,264 / $932,310
Top Nonprofits Supported: ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, Bishop Museum, Child & Family Service, Kaua‘i Housing Development Corp., The Queen’s Health System
fhb.com
First Insurance Company of Hawaii
About: For-profit property and casualty insurance company
Employees: 244
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $707,274
Employee Donations: $20,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, American Red Cross of Hawaii, UH Foundation, Mālama Learning Center
ficoh.com
Most Charitable Spotlight
Photo: courtesy of Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii
A young participant of the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s after-school programs shows the Native Hawaiian cordage techniques she mastered and tested for strength. Every year at the nonprofit’s nine clubhouses on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, thousands of young people engage in art, activities and sports, while also getting homework help and healthy food. The programs fill the gap between the school day ending and parents returning home – a vulnerable time when many children and teens, particularly those from low-income working families, are left on their own. The nonprofit was named as a primary recipient of charitable giving by Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, Hilton Grand Vacations, Locations, Servco Pacific and Waikiki Health.
G70
About: For-profit architecture, planning and environmental services, interior design, civil engineering, sustainable development and technology services company
Employees: 102
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $363,356
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 151 / $2,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Waikīkī Community Center, The Salvation Army, Oahu Economic Development Board, YWCA O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Foodbank
g70.design
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Top 10 Donor
About: Private charitable foundation
Employees: 61
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $12,648,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae, Partners in Development Foundation, Hawai‘i Community Lending, The Food Basket, Hui Mālama i ke Ala ‘Ūlili
hjweinberg.org
Hawai‘i Community Foundation
Top 10 Donor
About: Nonprofit community foundation
Employees: 73
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $63,300,000
Employee Donations: $20,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: As one of the largest grantmakers in Hawai‘i, HCF supports numerous nonprofits in the state.
hawaiicommunityfoundation.org
Hawaii Dental Service
About: Nonprofit dental benefits provider
Employees: 131
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,481,954
Employee Donations: $20,315
Top Nonprofits Supported: UH’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Foundation, Hawaii Academy of Science, HDS Foundation, ‘Iolani ‘Āina-Informatics
HawaiiDentalService.com
Hawai‘i Foodservice Alliance
Top 10 Donor
About: For-profit wholesale food distribution and manufacturing company
Employees: 550
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $3,016,580
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i Food Bank, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center’s ‘Elepaio Social Services Program
hfahawaii.com
Hawai‘i Gas
About: For-profit, full-service gas energy company
Employees: 353
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $281,730
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 350 / $30,669
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, American Red Cross of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation, Hawai‘i Green Growth, UH Foundation
hawaiigas.com
The Hawaii Group
About: For-profit accounting and tax services, HR outsourcing, health care staffing, home care, consulting and advisory services company
Employees: 167
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $15,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: : 300 / $3,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Mālama Maunaloa, 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
About: For-profit real estate sales, and long-term and vacation rentals company
Employees: 57
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $132,713
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Land Trust, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Maui Film Festival
hawaiilife.com
Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
About: Non-profit health insurance company
Employees: 3
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $179,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Alzheimer’s Association, American Diabetes Association, St. Francis Healthcare Foundation, March of Dimes
hmaa.com
Hawaii Medical Service Association
About: Nonprofit health organization, health insurance
Employees: 1,277
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,095,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,380 / $143,711
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, UH Foundation, Blood Bank of Hawaii, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, Ohana Pacific Foundation
hmsa.com
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 385
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $136,038
Top Nonprofits Supported: Friends of the Library of Hawaii, GIFT Foundation of Hawaii, Chaminade University, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Parents And Children Together, Kapiolani Health Foundation
hawaiistatefcu.com
Most Charitable Spotlight
Photo: Ryann Noelani Coules
More than 200 houseless people live at Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae, a self-organized community near the Wai‘anae harbor. Through fundraising by their nonprofit, Dynamic Community Solutions, the group purchased nearly 20 acres of land in Wai‘anae Valley and is now building permanent dwellings with communal kitchens and bathrooms, surrounded by land for growing food. The Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae Farm Village project was named as a primary recipient of charitable giving by Alexander & Baldwin and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation; the latter gave a $1 million capital grant in 2022. Other recent funders on the Most Charitable list include Cades Schutte, Central Pacific Bank, The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, G70 and First Hawaiian Bank.
Hawaiian Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Employees: 6,226
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $951,402
Employee Volunteer Hours: 6,795
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi, KEY Project, Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership, Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i Foodbank
hawaiianairlines.com
Hawaiian Electric Industries
Second Place Employee Giving
About: For-profit energy and financial services company
Employees: 3,602
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $3,000,000
Employee Donations: $750,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way and United Way branches on Neighbor Islands, UH Foundation, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Polynesian Voyaging Society
hei.com
Hawaiian Host Group
About: For-profit consumer packaged-goods company
Employees: 335
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $217,800
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Foodbank, Merrie Monarch Festival, Aloha United Way, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation, YWCA O‘ahu
hawaiianhostgroup.com
Hawaiian Ocean Adventures
About: For-profit, Hawaiian-owned beach stand and sailing canoe activities company at Disney Aulani and Four Seasons
Employees: 16
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $20,010
Employee Volunteer Hours: 280
Top Nonprofits Supported: Da Hui Paddle Race, Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, Kahuku Motocross Park, Kawaipuna Foundation
hawaiianoceanadventures.com
Hawaiian Telcom
About: For-profit provider of integrated communications, broadband, data center and entertainment
Employees: : 1,200
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,225,217
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 3,256 / $124,751
Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawaii Island Adult Care, Aloha United Way, Palama Settlement, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i
hawaiiantel.com
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union
About: Nonprofit credit union
Employees: 380
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $380,355
Employee Volunteer Hours: 1,578
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association’s Kaua‘i Charity Walk, Weed and Seed Hawaii, Alzheimer’s Association, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i’s Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Partners in Development Foundation
hawaiiusafcu.com
Hilton Grand Vacations
About: For-profit vacation ownership company
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $202,236
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,970 / $32,093
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Clean the World, Waipā Foundation
hiltongrandvacations.com
Total Cash and In-Kind Donations in 2022
from All Companies on the List
$240.9 MILLION
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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: $50,000
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
Kāhala Nui
About: Nonprofit life plan community
Employees: 201
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,396,493
Employee Volunteer Hours: 883
Top Nonprofits Supported: Alzheimer’s Association, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Services, Project Dana
kahalanui.com
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
About: Nonprofit integrated health care organization, health plan and medical care
Employees: 2,834
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,915,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,707 / $900
Top Nonprofits Supported: Partners In Care, Project Vision Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Community Assets, The Institute for Human Services, Feed the Hunger
kp.org
Kamehameha Schools
Top 10 Donor
About: Private, nonprofit charitable educational trust
Employees: 2,210
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $44,025,436
Employee Donations: $120,730
Top Nonprofits Supported: Ho‘okāko‘o Corp., Chaminade University, UH Foundation, UH System, Partners in Development Foundation
ksbe.edu
Kawailoa Development
About: For-profit resort and golf course
Employees: 891
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $90,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, UH Foundation, Wilcox Health Foundation, Island School
poipubaygolf.com | grandhyattkauai.com
Kilauea Pest Control Inc.
About: For-profit termite and general pest control services company
Employees: 61
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $124,500
Employee Volunteer Hours: 50
Top Nonprofits Supported: The Salvation Army, Child & Family Service, Latter-Day Saint Charities, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Boy Scouts of America – Aloha Council
kilaueapest.com
Kualoa Ranch Hawaii
About: For-profit visitor attraction, cattle ranching, diversified agriculture and real estate company
Employees: 349
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $372,134
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kualoa Ranch Foundation, UH Foundation, Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i, KEY Project, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
kualoa.com
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts
About: For-profit hotel and resort company
Employees: 2,495
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $296,980
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,653 / $83,400
kyoyahotelsandresorts.com
Layton Construction
About: For-profit commercial construction company
Employees: 62
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $26,416
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,939 / $363,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: 5 For The Fight, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Adopt A Family, Wilcox Health Foundation
laytonconstruction.com
Locations
About: For-profit real estate sales and services company
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $198,688
Employee Volunteer Hours: 727
Top Nonprofits Supported: Backpack to School, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Family Programs Hawaii, Hawaiian Hope, UH Foundation
locationshawaii.com
Top 11 Nonprofits Receiving Support
- Aloha United Way / Neighbor Island United Ways 26
- University of Hawai‘i / UH Foundation 22
- Hawai‘i Foodbank 13
- American Heart Association 10
- American Red Cross of Hawaii 7
- Special Olympics Hawai‘i 7
- Catholic Charities Hawai‘i 6
- Alzheimer’s Association 5
- Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii 5
- Kapiolani Health Foundation 5
- The Salvation Army 5
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MacNaughton
About: For-profit real estate development and investment company
Employees: 20
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $332,186
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 272 / $7,575
Top Nonprofits Supported: U.S. Vets, Teach For America, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, American Red Cross of Hawaii, Housing Hawai‘i’s Future
macnaughton.com
Matson
Top 10 Donor
About: For-profit ocean transportation, logistics and supply chain services company
Employees: 2,362
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,900,000
Employee Donations: $202,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Foodbank, United Way (O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Maui, Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i branches), American Heart Association, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, American Red Cross of Hawaii
matson.com
Maui Divers of Hawaii
About: For-profit fine jewelry manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer
Employees: 160
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $120,000
mauidivers.com
The Nakupuna Companies
About: : For-profit, Native Hawaiian-owned family of companies
Employees: 822
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,825,266
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 197 / $15,471
Top Nonprofits Supported: Pauahi Foundation, Polynesian Voyaging Society, APIA Scholars, Purple Mai‘a Foundation, Mālama Loko Ea Foundation
nakupuna.com
Nordic PCL Construction
About: For-profit general contractor
Employees: 250
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: : $338,602
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 900 / $38,946
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Kapiolani Health Foundation, UH Foundation, American Heart Association
nordicpcl.com
Only the Best Inc.
About: For-profit clothing manufacturer and retailer
Employees: 200
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: : $107,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 165 / $1,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Ronald McDonald House Charities, Soles4Souls, American Red Cross of Hawaii, Hawaiian Humane Society, Maui Humane Society
crazyshirts.com
Pacxa
About: For-profit consulting services, cloud services, managed services, value-added resale company
Employees: 95
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $32,900
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: : 88 / $455
Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, Waipahu Public Library, American Heart Association, Alzheimer’s Association, Navian Hawaii
pacxa.com
Par Hawaii
About: : For-profit refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products and transportation fuels company
Employees: 607
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $424,567
Employee Donations: $32,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Nature Center, Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, Kupu Hawaii
parhawaii.com
Pasha Hawaii
About: : For-profit ocean transportation company, operating between Hawai‘i and the U.S. West Coast for containerized and roll-on/ roll-off cargo
Employees: 483
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $700,817
pashahawaii.com
Prince Resorts Hawaii
About: For-profit hotel, hotel management services and golf course company
Employees: 1,290
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,161,361
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,368 / $94,928
Top Nonprofits Supported: The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, Hawai‘i Land Trust – Mahukona, Charity Walk, Hawai‘i Island United Way
princeresortshawaii.com
Nonprofits Receiving Support From 3-4 Companies
- Chaminade University
- Child & Family Service
- Girl Scouts of Hawaii
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hawai‘i Community Foundation
- The Institute for Human Services
- Kupu Hawaii
- Partners in Development Foundation
- YWCA O‘ahu
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Servco Pacific
About: For-profit company specializing in automotive distribution and retail, musical instruments, car sharing, venture/growth capital
Employees: : 2,210
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $315,203
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 1,852 / $198,578
Top Nonprofits Supported: Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, UH Foundation, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Honolulu Habitat for Humanity, Kaua‘i United Way
servco.com
Symbrosia
About: For-profit, cleantech startup dedicated to reducing livestock methane emissions with Limu kohu
Employees: 26
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: : $14,600
Employee Volunteer Hours: 573
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo, Hui Ho‘olako for Hawaiian Initiatives, Kupa ‘Āina o Keauhou, Hui Kaloko Honokōhau
ahl.designsymbrosia.co
UHA Health Insurance
About: Nonprofit health insurance, workplace wellness solutions company
Employees: 167
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $660,000
Employee Volunteer Hours / Monetary Donations: 34 / $10,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kapiolani Health Foundation, American Heart Association, American Red Cross of Hawaii, Assets School, Friends of Hawaii Charities
uhahealth.com
United Airlines
About: For-profit commercial airline
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $530,000
Employee Volunteer Hours: 529
Top Nonprofits Supported: Elemental Excelerator, Kanu Hawaii, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Movers & Shakas
united.com
University of Hawai‘i
About: Nonprofit higher education and research institution
Employees: 8,164
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: See UH Foundation
Employee Volunteer Hours: $214,594
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Hawai‘i Foodbank
hawaii.edu
Most Charitable Spotlight
Photo: courtesy of Hawai’i Foodbank
In 2022, Hawai‘i Foodbank distributed 17.4 million pounds of food on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, including 4.6 million pounds of fresh produce. On average, the nonprofit helps feed more than 120,000 people a month, many of whom would go hungry without the assistance. Hawai‘i Foodbank says the number of food-insecure people in Hawai‘i is high, with 1 in 6 residents experiencing hunger in the past year, including 1 in 4 keiki. Thirteen donors on the Most Charitable Companies list named Hawai‘i Foodbank as one of their top recipients: Aloha United Way, AlohaCare, Bank of Hawai‘i, Blood Bank of Hawaii, Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Corteva Agriscience, G70, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Host Group, Matson, University of Hawai‘i and Young Brothers.
University of Hawai‘i Foundation
Top 10 Donor
About: Nonprofit provider of alumni services and fundraising for UH
Employees: 91
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $48,644,881
Top Nonprofits Supported: University of Hawai‘i programs, research and students
uhfoundation.org
Waikiki Health
About: Nonprofit federally qualified health center providing affordable medical and social services
Employees: 197
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $11,000
Top Nonprofits Supported: Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Honolulu Pride – Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation
waikikihealth.org
Wells Fargo Advisors
About: For-profit financial services company
Employees: 41
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,505,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: YWCA O‘ahu, Habitat for Humanity, The Queen’s Medical Center, Goodwill Hawaii, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
wellsfargoadvisors.com
Wet‘n’Wild Hawaii
About: For-profit water park and amusement center
Employees: 422
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $284,700
Top Nonprofits Supported: HUGS, United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawai‘i, Carole Kai Charities and many schools
wetnwildhawaii.com
Windward Auto Group
About: For-profit new and used car and truck sales, parts and service company
Employees: 130
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $36,904
Employee Donations: $2,272
Top Nonprofits Supported: Kapiolani Health Foundation, special needs children’s programs, Habilitat, Laulima Giving Program, Giving Hope Hawaii, American Heart Association
jerryforthepeople.com
Y. Hata & Co.
About: For-profit food service wholesale distribution, wholesale store, public warehousing company
Employees: 460
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $770,279
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha Harvest, The Salvation Army, UH Foundation, Hawaii Restaurant Association, UH’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific
yhata.com
Young Brothers
About: For-profit interisland freight transportation company
Employees: 383
Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $179,915
Employee Donations: $5,500
Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Relay For Life, Hawai‘i Foodbank, Coast Guard Foundation
youngbrothershawaii.com
Honorable Mention
- Alan Shintani Inc. $3,474 (company) / $2,574 (employees)
- Bella Pietra Design $3,500
- Concentric LLC dba Industrial Battery Solutions $2,440
- Hawaii Water Service Co. $6,100
- Intech Hawaii $4,350
- Tanaka of Tokyo Restaurants Ltd. $7,930
- T&T Tinting Specialists Inc. $4,690
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