Organization
Kulāiwi Land Trust
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Kulāiwi Land Trust, a Haleiwa, Oahu nonprofit, aims to receive Native Hawaiian lands for return to Native Hawaiians; no acquisition is documented.
- Kind
- 501(c)(3) Native Hawaiian land trust
- Native-led
- yes-self-described
- Works with
- Native Hawaiians (Kānaka Maoli)
- Region
- Hawaii; HI
- Focus
- Return of Native Hawaiian lands to Native Hawaiians for culture, education, health and wellbeing
- Registry
- EIN 92-2383824 (own site and ProPublica: Kulaiwi Land Trust, Haleiwa HI)
What happened
Kulāiwi Land Trust is a young nonprofit in Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. ProPublica lists it under EIN 92-2383824, with tax exemption issued in November 2023. Its own site prints the same tax ID and says it is a nonprofit.
Its mission, as it states it, is "to be a catalyst and a receptacle for the return of Native Hawaiian lands to Native Hawaiians for Native Hawaiian use in the areas of culture, education, health, and wellbeing." Its site lists Kawika Burgess as president, Kamanaʻopono Crabbe as vice president, and Kaliko Amona as executive director. The pages do not state the officers' tribal or ancestral affiliations.
A grant profile at the Hawaiʻi People's Fund describes the group as building "a community-rooted vehicle for the return of 'āina to lāhui." The fund says its work evolved from pursuing a single large project to developing the leadership, strategy and partnerships needed to receive, hold and activate land for community good.
No land that Kulāiwi holds, has received, or has been promised is documented on these pages. There are no acreage figures or property names. This is an organization stating a goal rather than reporting a return.
Good to know. A new organization stating a goal: it holds no land yet. Donations go through Give Lively, so check the payee there.
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What the sources say, and how this was checked
Supported by the sources below; some details rest on one source.
To be a catalyst and a receptacle for the return of Native Hawaiian lands to Native Hawaiians
Kulāiwi Land Trust - HomeKaliko Amona, Executive Director
Kulāiwi Land Trust - Homedeveloping organizational leadership, strategy, and partnerships needed to receive, hold, and activate land for community good
Hawai'i People's Fund - Kulāiwi Land TrustTax exemption issued: Nov. 2023
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer - Kulaiwi Land Trust
Research notes. Aspirational: no acquisition or acreage was found. Leadership is self-described as Native Hawaiian by mission; individual affiliations were not stated. The donate link goes to Give Lively; the payee was not verified. The site says "501(3)" (sic) while ProPublica lists a 501(c)(3).
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Sources
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The record’s fields
- Vetting notes
- 2026-10-17: EIN printed on own site matches ProPublica hit (name and city). Site lists officers by name (President Kawika Burgess, Executive Director Kaliko Amona); tribal-style affiliation not stated, so leadership is self-described. Donate link on own site goes to Give Lively; payee not verified at checkout. Young organization; check for acquisitions before describing outcomes. Source: https://kulaiwi.org/ ("To be a catalyst and a receptacle for the return of Native Hawaiian lands to Native Hawaiians for Native Hawaiian use")
- Kind
- Organization
- Confidence
- High
- Nation review
- Not yet reviewed by this nation