INPEACE Ka Lama received a $500,000 grant from the State Office of Community Services (OCS)! Aloha United Way has partnered with OCS for grant administration of the Act 310 Nonprofit Grants Program, which is funded by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and provides support to nonprofits across the islands affected by shifts in federal funding, helping them sustain essential services for communities throughout Hawaiʻi.

INPEACE has received a generous grant of $25,000 from the James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation for our Kupu Ola program, a culture- and place-based youth educational program based in Waiʻanae! Now in its 11th year, Kupu Ola empowers middle school students by integrating Hawaiian knowledge systems with environmental stewardship and academic enrichment by strengthening school engagement, building identity and purpose, and providing mentorship through ʻāina-based learning.

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.

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.

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.