April 2023 was the biggest annual give back thanks to you. 500+ volunteer events on seven islands. Mahalo!

E hele mai kākou

Support Students Across Hawaiʻi

Sign the Pledge To Our Keiki and support a positive future for our children, then take action through service by giving back to the place we call home.


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 Hawaii

Volunteer Week transitions to Volunteer Month in April 2023! The entire month of April is now Volunteer Month. In 2023, our goal is to engaged over 20,000 volunteers in over 800 events across seven islands in Hawai’i. Let’s go! Volunteer…
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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

Mahalo from Volunteer Week Hawai’i 2022

Volunteer Week Hawai’i thanks all the community organizations, volunteers and sponsors that made this year the biggest so far!