Micah Kane

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Hawai‘i Gives Back, Stories

Hawaii leaders who are defining change

The story goes that Duane Kurisu saw the land that would become Kahauiki Village — a plantation style community now housing 30 previously homeless families — from an airplane on approach to Honolulu. Like many stories, that’s only partly true. Kurisu wasn’t looking to build a homeless village. He needed a spot to relocate a […]

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Hawai‘i Gives Back, Stories

The Hawaii Community Foundation’s Past & Future

The Hawaii Community Foundation knows philanthropy.  It’s what they do. From scholarships to partnerships to innovative programs on everything from education to the environment, HCF puts money and resources to work for Hawai‘i.  Two names define HCF: Kelvin Taketa, the CEO for almost 20 years who more than doubled the group’s endowment and embedded HCF

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