KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance

What happened

KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance is a Honolulu-based advocacy organization. ProPublica lists Kahea The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance under EIN 99-0348025, with tax exemption issued in September 2000. Its history page says that in 2000 a small group of cultural practitioners and conservation advocates got together and founded it, after seeing the loss of species, shorelines and cultural sites.

KAHEA calls itself "a community-based organization working to improve the quality of life for Hawai`i's people and future generations through the revitalization and protection of Hawai`i's unique natural and cultural resources." It says it is made up of cultural activists and practitioners, including kuma hula, and environmental activists. It describes itself today as an alliance of over 10,000 individuals with members on every island.

Its site organizes its work under headings such as Sacred Summits, Ocean Protection, Environmental Justice, Land and Cultural Rights, and Functioning Food Systems. The land and cultural rights section covers topics such as natural area reserves and conservation lands.

KAHEA's work is advocacy, not land ownership. Its site does not say who sits on its board, and its accomplishments page is a placeholder.

Good to know. An advocacy group, not a land holder. It describes itself as a multicultural alliance; the figure of over 10,000 members is its own.

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