HUI WAA O MOLOKAI
EIN 39-4922138 · Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
What they do
VOYAGING EDUCATION, CULTURAL LEARNING, and STEWARDSHIP PLANNING: DURING ITS INITIAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON FORMATION, EXEMPTION, and PROGRAM PLANNING for FUTURE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CENTERED ON TRADITIONAL POLYNESIAN VOYAGING, NAVIGATION, SEAMANSHIP, CULTURAL PROTOCOLS, and COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING ON MOLOKAI. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO BEGAN PLANNING for A PERMANENT PLACE to SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, TRADITIONAL VOYAGING PRACTICES, CULTURAL STEWARDSHIP, and ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. THESE PLANNED ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED to SERVE YOUTH and ADULTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, CLASSROOM LESSONS, CANOE MAINTENANCE DAYS, SUPERVISED ON-WATER LEARNING, and STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES ROOTED IN MALAMA, KULEANA, LAULIMA, and RESPECT for AINA and KAI.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (5)
COURTNEY-RHYAN TURNERTREASURER
LOHIAO PAOAPRESIDENT, D
MATT YAMASHITAVICE PRESIDE
PUALEI PAOASECRETARY
VERNETTE MARTINDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2025
- Location
- 2786 KAMEHAMEHA V HWY, KAUNAKAKAI, HI 96748-4013
- County
- Maui
- In care of
- % LOHIAO PAOA
- Primary officer
- LOHIAO PAOA, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- October 3, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- T-SOA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCT SERVICES
- NTEE classification
- Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
- IRS tax category
- Cultural & Ethnic Awareness