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Hawaiʻi Rising is a new podcast series from the Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund featuring its 2021 grantees: 30 grassroots organizations at the forefront of progressive movements in Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi Peopleʻs Fund has helped to support, build capacity, and amplify the impact of grassroots social change movements in Hawaiʻi since 1972. We are dedicated to the most creative, passionate, and radical visions of community, bravely navigating the intersections of indigeneity, environment, race, class, labor, gender, art, technology, mental health, incarceration, food, and other crucial issues we face.Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai‘i, Hawaii
Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund hosts Hawaiʻi Rising, a society show with 158 episodes published.
This multi-grantee episode features two organizations that foster youth voices and leadership through the voices of ʻōpio themselves! First, we hear from the film crew behind the short film "Never Nothing," which premier
Show notesHawaiʻi Rising is excited to share an interview with Tina Aiu, executive director of HPF partner Kīpuka Kuleana, from the KKCR show Talk Story Radio Kauaʻi, hosted by Angela Zusman. Mahalo, KKCR, for this collaboration!
Show notesCommunity news for May 2026: in this episode we hear updates on grassroots response and recovery work since the Kona low storms in March. We start with two short status updates sent in by partners: Jessica dos Santos (Kū
Show notesAfter the back-to-back Kona low storms in March brought catastrophic flooding to multiple islands, our communities immediately leapt into action to support those most impacted. Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed gr
Show notesA conversation with James Auld and Pua Summer from Mutual Aid Lāhui. Mutual Aid Lāhui empowers the lāhui through education, advocacy, and mālama ‘āina and mobilizes to flank community events and relief work. The Mutual A
Show notesCommunity news for March 2026! After headlines, we feature interviews with two HPF partners advocating for their communities during this legislative session: First, Cameron Miyamoto (co-president of PFLAG Oʻahu) shares a
Show notesA Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi episode featuring ʻĪmaikalani Winchester, lead organizer for the annual celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea at Thomas Square, with guest host Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Also check out our past English-langu
Show notesAn ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi special episode from 2023 with guest host Krisha Zane. He kamaʻilio ʻana me Tanya Mailelani Naehu (Hui o Kuapā) e pili ana i ka hana o kona hui i ka loko iʻa ʻo ʻŌhalahala ma ke ahupuaʻa ʻo Kūmimi ma ka
Show notesIn addition to fresh episodes in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi this Hawaiian Language Month, we're resharing this special episode in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi featuring Dr. Kū Kahakalau and Pōlani Kahakalau, with guest host Pualiʻi Rossi. Also ch
Show notesWe kick off Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi with a special episode in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi featuring Pualiʻi Rossi, the president of I Ola Wailuanui, with guest host Brad Watanabe. Also check out our English-language episode about I Ola
Show notesA conversation about ʻāina stewardship with Kekupuloa Kim from ʻĀina Kōnea. ʻĀina Kōnea is a grassroots hui with the mission to restore the reciprocal ea between the kānaka and ʻāina of Wahiawā by way of cultural revital
Show notesCommunity news for January 2026! After headlines, we feature interviews with updates from two long-time grantee partners: ʻĀinaaloha Ioane, the executive director of the Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation, shares the
Show notesA conversation about protecting ʻāina with Jessica Dos Santos and Lillie Makaila from Kūpaʻa Kuilima. Kūpaʻa Kuilima is dedicated to advocating for responsible and pono development on O’ahu’s North Shore from Waialeʻe to
Show notesHow are organizations in Hawaiʻi addressing the need for sustainable and abundant food systems to feed our island communities? In this issue area episode from the spring, we hear from three community partners working tow
Show notesCommunity news for December 2025! After headlines, we feature interviews with two Maui Aloha grantees organizing in Lāhaina: First, De Andre Makakoa from Lāhaina Strong shares about community organizing after the 2023 wi
Show notesToday is Lā Kūʻokoʻa, the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Independence Day! On this day in 1843, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was officially recognized as a sovereign nation by Great Britain and France in the Anglo-Franco Proclamation. In
Show notesHPF and our partners are on the radio! In this special episode, we share a recording of a live radio show on KKCR Kauaʻi Community Radio highlighting our Kauaʻi-based grantee partners through a pop-up broadcast from Hale
Show notesA conversation with Nikki Cristobal, Ashley Mahaʻa, and Makanalani Gomes about the Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women, Girls, and Māhū (MMNHWGM) movement. The MMNHWGM movement and research work is a focus of Kamā
Show notesOur first monthly community news episode! In each news episode, you'll get community headlines followed by two interview segments sharing timely updates from our partners from across all our grantmaking programs. Our Nov
Show notesAn interview about building up communities' capacity to heal their own lands with Kauʻi Lopes, Hannah Hartmann, and Kaʻimi Kaleleiki. Earth RM is a Hilo-based nonprofit with a mission to develop, implement, and share acc
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