Give Big Hawai‘i: Your Support Matters!
Every donation counts—even the smallest ones can help our Islands’ nonprofits make a difference for the better.
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2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: HDS Foundation
(Partner Content) The HDS Foundation was established by Hawaii Dental Service (HDS), to improve the oral health of Hawai‘i’s communities through oral health initiatives and grants to local nonprofits that provide oral health education, work to prevent oral disease, and increase access to dental care for underserved populations.
2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: After-School All-Stars Hawaii
(Partner Content) After-School All-Stars Hawaii provides free comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them succeed in school and life.
2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Humane Society
(Partner Content) The Hawaiian Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the human-animal bond and the humane treatment of all animals.
Give Big Hawai‘i: Local Nonprofits Fight Back After Federal Cuts
Organizations are counting on donations and local community support to help them navigate rough terrain.
2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: The Salvation Army
(Partner Content) The Salvation Army’s mission, motivated by God’s love, is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: Aloha United Way
(Partner Content) Your Donation Is a Lifeline for Hawai‘i
2025 Give Big Hawai‘i: Shriners Children’s Hawai‘i
(Partner Content) Transforming the lives of keiki by providing exceptional specialty care for all bone, muscle and joint issues in a family-centered and collaborative environment, regardless of a family’s insurance status or ability to pay.
Give Big Hawai‘i is Back to Kickstart the Giving Spirit
Now through Jan. 1, 2024, give back to our community in a big—and super convenient—way with our online fundraiser.
Give Big Hawai‘i: A Guide For Volunteers In Search of a Cause
A directory of Hawai‘i charities and how you can support their worthy causes.
Hawai‘i Gives Back: A Guide For Volunteers In Search of a Cause
A directory of Hawai‘i charities and how you can support their worthy causes.
Hawai‘i Gives Back: Giving is a Click Away with Give Big Hawai‘i
HONOLULU Magazine makes it simple to give to dozens of nonprofits through one easy-to-use website.
Photos: Giving Tuesday Generosity Event 2019
To kick off the first-ever Give Big Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation hosted the Giving Tuesday Generosity Event on Dec. 3, 2019.
Spark Your Charitable Spirit This Holiday with the Inaugural Give Big Hawai‘i
Giving Tuesday falls on Dec. 3 this year, and we’re celebrating the national day of charity in a big way.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Lets You Climb Into Cockpits
Besides model aircraft and exhibits that depict Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, coast through the skies, dogfight in the air and land on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the museum’s combat flight simulator.
Field Notes: Removing Invasive Algae With Mālama Maunalua
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: the Mālama Maunalua community huki.
Hawai‘i’s The Trust for Public Land’s Lea Hong
Preserved O‘ahu coastlines
The Unlikely Story of How the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra Came Back to Life
Five years after declaring bankruptcy, the newly renamed Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is not only on budget, it’s traveling to perform on the Neighbor Islands again, hosting internationally renowned guest musicians and attracting new audiences. What happened?
From the Mountain to the Sea: Saving the Heeia Ahupuaa
Today, three Native Hawaiian-led organizations and thousands of volunteers are at the forefront of efforts to restore an ahupuaa neighboring Kaneohe to its ancient functions—with lessons for the future.
How the Hula Preservation Society is Documenting a Piece of Hawai‘i History
For more than a decade, the Hula Preservation Society has been interviewing, and videotaping, hula’s most respected elders, capturing their knowledge, their memories and their stories. The result is a treasure trove of history and culture; here, we present just a few excerpts from the hundreds of hours of footage.
