

Partners in Development Foundation
Impact Type: Education, Community Development, Economic Stability, & Cultural Revitalization
Location: Honolulu, Hawai’i
The mission of Partners in Development Foundation is to inspire and equip families and communities for success and service using timeless native Hawaiian values and traditions. Pili A Paʻa was originally an education project created to address critical difficulties in reading, math, and science for native Hawaiian students on the island of Hawaiʻi. It has since grown to include a community school model and mentoring for high school youth. Kupa ‘Aina is committed to healthy communities and healthy families by developing sustainable food production models and providing cultural ʻāina-based experiential learning. Kupa ʻAina is rediscovering and practicing the art of feeding families while caring for the land that sustains them through natural farming practices that include traditional Hawaiian agricultural methods. Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool targets Native Hawaiian families with keiki ages birth to five in underserved communities on the five major islands in Hawaiʻi. The goal of Tūtū and Me is to meet the educational and emotional needs of families so that keiki will enter school ready to learn and succeed. Some aspects emphasized at Tūtū and Me include cognitive, social, and linguistic learning as well as parenting tips.