sign the pledge to our keiki and Make Change Happen!

E hele mai kākou

Donate and make change happen

Volunteer and make change happen

  • Find and join activities based on your interests
  • Support local nonprofits who need your help
  • Make lasting impacts in your local community
  • Make new friends who share your passion for change


A Huge Mahalo to our Sponsors and Funding Partners

Want to volunteer or host a volunteer event?

We’ve built a new platform for volunteers to find and sign up for volunteer activities that interest them and for organizations to post needs and recruit volunteers.

Community Initiatives

We support broadscale community action built on collaborative and equitable relationships.

Volunteer Month Hawaiʻi

Volunteer Month Hawaiʻi is April 2024! The entire month of April is now Volunteer Month. In 2024, our goal is to engaged over 20,000 volunteers in over 600 events across seven islands in Hawai’i. Let’s go! Volunteer Week transitions to…
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Kōkua Exchange

“Don’t worry about giving back what you can’t….Give what you can & take what you need.” Kōkua Exchange is our local take on Timebanking in which members participate in community development as they contribute to social, economical, and cultural equity…
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Pledge To Our Keiki

Future generations are counting on us. Will you pledge to protect their Hawaiʻi? The Pledge is the First Step Students from multiple islands and local schools created The Pledge To Our Keiki. The Pledge is a commitment to respect and…
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Mission

Kanu Hawaii provides tools and opportunities for people to connect with one another – to take action that builds more compassionate and resilient communities across Hawaii. 

Vision

Hawaii’s people are equitably thriving through healthy and vibrant relationships, shared aloha, and a deep rooted kuleana for one another and Honua (the Earth).

Kuleana

Aloha

Pono

Mālama ʻĀina

Will You Pledge to Protect Hawaiʻi?

Future generations are counting on us to protect the beauty and health of our islands. Read the pledge and make a commitment to their future.