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Empowering Community Through Education and Culture

INPEACE has provided educational programs to Native Hawaiian communities since 1994, nurturing the growth and development of keiki through ‘ohana-focused models and empowering community members to become educators and active leaders in their own communities because they understand, live, and are invested in the community’s future. for families.

Our Mission

To improve the quality of life for Native Hawaiians through community partnerships that provide educational opportunities and promote self-sufficiency.

Our Vision

Native Hawaiians are culturally grounded and thriving in their community.

Our Values

The empowerment of individuals, families and communities driven by Native Hawaiian values of:

‘Ohana

the importance of family at the core of who we are, and the strengthening of family relationships.

ALOHA

love, compassion, kindness, and grace.

Pilina

to establish and nurture relationships and connections.

MĀLAMA

to care for and nurture.

KULEANA

to take responsibility and follow-through on commitments made.

PONO

to do what is right with integrity and excellence.

Core Guiding Principles

Education

Partnerships

Multi-Generational Approach

Community

INPEACE Program Impact Areas

EMPOWERING
EARLY
LEARNING

INPEACE’s Early Childhood Education efforts utilize a multigenerational approach that places parents at the center of their child’s education.

HI‘ILEI
HO‘ĀLA
KEIKI STEPS

EMPOWERING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

INPEACE’s focus on Educational Equity and Teacher Development acknowledges the cultural background, community intelligence, positive role models, and the strength of shared perspectives that shapes the lives of our keiki, incorporating them into learning approaches that make academics relevant.

KA LAMA
KAULELE
KUPU OLA
EARLY LITERACY

EMPOWERING ECONOMIC STABILITY

INPEACE engages in Family Economic Capacity Building to develop more economic options that enable individuals and ‘ohana to live in the communities

HO‘OULU WAIWAI CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP