KapohoKine in the Community!
The Hawaiian word "kuleana" means, among other things, responsibility. It is a very important part of our kuleana at KapohoKine Adventures to give back in any way we can to our Hawaii Island community. We're honored that groups big and small, from local community charter schools to national organizations like the Make A Wish Foundation, have approached us for help in many different ways.
KapohoKine Adventures directly created more than 40 jobs here on Hawaii Island in 2010 alone, and we indirectly support thousands of jobs through our affiliates, vendors and others. We're working to create another 40 much needed jobs in 2011 with our partners at the gorgeous Honolii Mountain Outpost.
We enrich our community by volunteering our time to keep a stretch of highway clean, making donations to dozens of charitable and not for profit fundraisers island wide, and offering opportiunities for local families to experience our zip line and land tours for free who otherwise would not be able to afford it, including a "zip free" Labor Day weekend for the local community.
A few of the groups we've assisted in 2010 are listed below.
If you would like to learn more about our community efforts, how you can help, or if you need help with your local fundraising effort, please click here to send us an email. Together we can continue to enrich the community of Hawaii Island!
Destination Hilo
Destination Kona Coast
Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce
University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus Center
Jonathan Dale Miller Foundation
Imua Family Services
Rainbow Friends
Kealoha Estate Pohoiki Paina
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Habitat for Humanity
Edwin Mookini Library at Hawaii Community College
Arc of Kona
Kona Hospital
National Park Foundation
Rotary Club of Hilo
Waimea Country School
St. Joseph’s School
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Hawaii Island Boy Scout Troop 120
Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science Public Charter School
Kua o Ka La Public Charter School
Hawaii Preparatory Academy Ohana Association
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We love working with kids (keiki) in our community, and we love what Ka `Umeke Ka`eo Hawaiian Immersion Public Charter School in Keaukaha does for it's keiki and it's community. The school is a Hawaiian immersion school, and hands on experiences are integral to the...Read More
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Cody Peaty had a dream, and Cody dreams BIG! Cody's dream was that he would be able, someday, to bring his family to Hawaii. He imagined taking them flying in a helicopter, swimming in a waterfall, seeing lava from a volcano. Thanks to KapohoKine Adventures...Read More
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A visit to the 9th Ward of New Orleans was heartbreaking for us. More than three years after Hurricane Katrina left horrific devastation in it's wake and entire blocks remained untouched and unlivable. Helping the folks at Habitat for Humanity build a home for one...Read More
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Work Hard Play Hard, an awesome service group from University of Hawaii Hilo asked us to help them get up to the summit of Mauna Kea and remove litter and rubbish. Always a great experience to work with these guys, and it's so refreshing to...Read More
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What an honor: we were asked to help clear an ancient taro field of weeds and prepare it for planting. This valley has been in use for growing taro for as long as people have inhabited the Big Island, and it was a humbling experience...Read More
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We volunteer four days a year to clean up the litter along a two mile stretch of highway in Kalapana. It's a beautiful area with a`a and pahoehoe lava flows cutting through ancient rain and dry forests. It's also the main route to the current...Read More
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This gorgeous church in Kalapana was decommissioned many years ago after being moved from it's sanctified grounds in the face of the approaching lava flows. The local community joined together to lift the church off of it's foundation, load it onto a flatbed tractor trailer...Read More
