Kaulele received $50,000 from the Atherton Family Foundation!
INPEACE’s Kaulele Program received a generous grant of $50,000 from the Atherton Family Foundation! Kaulele advances indigenous-led design frameworks for traveling STEM exhibits and has demonstrated how culture-based education practices can create hands-on, informal STEM learning opportunities that are relevant to Native Hawaiian youth, families, and communities.
INPEACE receives $25,000 from Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation
We’re excited to share that INPEACE has received a generous grant from Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation! Their support helps us improve our very own space, Hale Nānāikeola in Nānākuli, so we can better serve our community, and we’re incredibly grateful for their investment in our work and our community.
Kaulele receives $35,000 from The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority through the Kūkulu Ola Program
The Kaulele “Hoʻonui ʻIke” (Expanding Knowledge) initiative has been awarded $35,000 from Hawaii Tourism Authority’s Kūkulu Ola program! Kaulele delivers culturally grounded, hands-on STEM learning experiences to rural and underserved communities by transporting museum-quality exhibits rooted in ancestral knowledge systems. These interactive learning environments are designed to spark curiosity, reinforce cultural identity, and inspire deeper connections to ʻāina and place.
Hawaiʻi nonprofit loses 85% of budget for flagship education program through federal cuts
In the midst of recent funding cuts by the U.S. Department of Education, the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture, known as INPEACE, lost $1.6 million in federal funding — 85% of the operating budget — for its flagship program Ka Lama Education Academy, a program focused on growing teachers from local communities.
Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation awards $50,000 for Early Literacy
Our Early Literacy program received a one-year (2025-2026) grant from the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation for culture-based early literacy! The Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation was founded in 1894, with nearly 200 years in Hawai‘i. The Foundation’s purpose is to support equal opportunity for young children to thrive in school. The Foundation concentrates its efforts in places where there are barriers to educational success.
