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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 45,933 | 44,529 | 279,126 | 369,588 | ||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 45,933 | 44,529 | 279,126 | 369,588 | ||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 369,588 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 45,933 | 44,529 | 279,126 | 369,588 | ||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 369,828 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT, PERPETUATE, AND ENHANCE: THE INTRINSIC QUALITIES OF THE LOWER PUNA AREA, NATIVE HAWAIIAN WELLBEING, AND THE TRANSMISSION OF INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY, STATE, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | NA LAUO O KAAKEPA MONTHLY LA OHANA. NA LAUO O KAAKEPA LA OHANA (FAMILY) MONTHLY CLEAN UPS OR ALOHA AINA DAYS FOCUS ON THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF KAAKEPA. OUR TARGET AUDIENCE ARE THE OHANA OF THE AREA: KUPUNA TO KEIKI (ELDERS TO CHILDREN). EDUCATION, OBSERVATION, MONITORING AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL STEWARDSHIP. THESE ACTIVITIES ENTAIL HAVING PAID POSITIONS TO COORDINATE, MANAGE, IMPLEMENT AND WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. THESE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES HAVE ENTAILED VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE LAST 4-YEARS, YET OHANA HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR GENERATIONS. WE BELIEVE HAVING A PRESENCE AND EDUCATING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FREQUENTING KAAKEPA MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IF WE ALOHA AINA THEN OTHERS WILL FOLLOW. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ALLOW THE PLACE TIME TO REST SO WE CAN PERPETUATE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE SPACE. OUR ASPIRATION IS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE KUPUNA PRESENT EACH MONTH. AS STEWARDS OF THE AREA, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO SHARE INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE FROM KUPUNA TO KEIKI AS IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR GENERATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | HO'OWEHE I KA NIU. THE PURPOSE OF THE HO.OWEHE I KA NIU SUMMER CAMP IS MEHEU: TO MAKE A TRACK/FOOTPRINTS AND MA KA HANA KA 'IKE: THROUGH WORK COMES KNOWLEDGE. 'OHANA JOIN TOGETHER THROUGH A FEW DAY CAMP AT KA'AKEPA TO SHARE INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HAWAIIAN CULTURAL PRACTICES THROUGH NIU (COCONUT), LAWAI'A (FISHING PRACTICES), OLI/MELE/HULA (SONG/CHANT/DANCE), ENVIRONMENTAL KINSHIP, ALOHA 'AINA (LOVE/CARE FOR THE LAND) AND MEA 'AI (FOOD PREPARATION AND SHARING). THESE ACTIVITIES ENTAIL HAVING PAID POSITIONS TO COORDINATE, MANAGE, IMPLEMENT AND WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. WE ALSO PROVIDE HONORARIUMS FOR CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS TO TEACH THEIR CULTURAL PRACTICE. ALL OF THESE PRACTICES AIM TOWARDS THE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE PART OF THE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP 'OHANA HAVE WITH THE AREA AND ENSURING THESE PRACTICES ARE CARRIED ON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WE BELIEVE HAVING A PRESENCE AND EDUCATING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FREQUENTING KA'AKEPA MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IF WE ALOHA 'AINA THEN OTHERS WILL FOLLOW. HO'OWEHE I KA NIU ALLOWS US TO SHARE INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE FROM KUPUNA TO KEIKI. AS STEWARDS OF THE AREA, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WITH PAID POSITIONS TO CARRY OUT THESE GOALS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION & RESEARCH. POHAKU PELEMAKA HAS BEEN HOSTING GROUPS OF STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGE GROUPS AND CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS. THESE GROUPS WILL SOMETIMES JOIN IN AND COINCIDE WITH THE MONTHLY LA OHANA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF EDUCATIONAL GROUPS IS TO SHARE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLACE AND TO ALOHA AINA. THIS ALLOWS US TO HELP STEWARD THE AREA WITH VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK WITH OUR ORGANIZATION. POHAKU PELEMAKA HAS BECOME A HOST SITE FOR COLLEGE RESEARCHERS. WE HAVE ALSO BECOME A HOST TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO PIPES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WE HOSTED 2-INTERNS IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HOST SITE IN 2025. THE INTERNS ARE NOW ON A YEAR-ROUND TRACK INTERNSHIP WITH OUR ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING DATA ON THE COCONUT GROVE (ULUNIU)AT KAAKEPA WHICH CONSISTS OF OVER 1,700 TREES. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE GROVE AND HOW TO CARE FOR THE TREES, CREATE A MULCH MANAGEMENT PLAN, PROTECT RARE/ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM BEING LOST THROUGH BEGINNING A NIU NURSERY AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE ULUNIU AND PLACE. THROUGH THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A NETWORK OF COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO BRING STUDENTS TO OUR SITE TO HELP WITH TOPICS THAT WILL HELP WITH THE DESIGN OF A STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN AND COMMUNITY- BASED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE SITE. THE SUMMER OF 2024, INTERNS WERE A PART OF THE INAUGURAL NIU NOW PARTNERSHIP AND THE INITIAL DATA COLLECTION OF THE ULUNIU. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE LARGER DATA COLLECTION THAT WILL OCCUR FOR THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN. IT IS LIKELY THE SURVEYS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 6-MONTHS AND INTO THE SUMMER OF 2025. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | KA'AKEPA 'OHANA STEWARDSHIP AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN & COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. POHAKU PELEMAKA HAS BEEN WORKING ON STEWARDSHIP OF KA'AKEPA A WAHI PANA (SACRED/STORIED PLACE) ALONG THE LOWER PUNA COASTLINE ON HAWAII ISLAND. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE PARCELS. WE HAVE SECURED A RIGHT-OF-ENTRY FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION. THE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE A MAJOR SUPPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. COLLEGE GROUPS, INTERNSHIPS AND RESEARCHERS WILL HELP WITH DATA COLLECTION OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE SITE, RESEARCH ABOUT THE HISTORY, BACKGROUND, LANDSCAPE AND MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. THEY WILL ALSO HELP PROVIDE INSIGHT ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WILL USE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO HELP GUIDE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES AT KA'AKEPA. KAHU 'AINA O PUNA. POHAKU PELEMAKA HELPED TO FORM THE 501C(3) KAHU 'AINA O PUNA WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE THE STEWARDS OF POHOIKI. THIS PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE THE COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM MANUAL TO IMPLEMENT WITHIN THE PARK AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND THE STATE BOAT RAMP. WE HAVE ASSISTED IN DESIGNING THE BYLAWS AND INPUT NEEDED TO START THE NONPROFIT AND GIVE THE MANUAL FOR THE PROGRAM. WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH KAHU 'AINA O PUNA TO HELP GET THE PROGRAM STARTED WITH THE COUNTY OF HAWAII PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE A CONFLICT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET WHEN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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