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Kaukau 4 Keiki Update
Beginning Monday, June 17, Vibrant Hawaiʻi launched the 2024 Kaukau 4 Keiki Program, serving as the Sponsor Agency for the USDA Summer...


Weinberg Gathering
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is dedicated to meeting the basic needs of people experiencing poverty. Grants support direct...


May
Our series of ʻōpio spotlights highlight some of Hawaiʻi Island's strengths and serves to redefine success, proving that the best and...


Hub Curious
What is resilience in the context of community? Community resilience is defined as the ability to prepare for anticipated hazards, adapt...


Our Journey Towards a Vibrant Hawaiʻi: 2023 Reflections
As we reflect on another year of progress fostered through collaboration and connection, it is with great honor to share our recently...


April
Our series of ʻōpio spotlights highlight some of Hawaiʻi Island's strengths and serves to redefine success, proving that the best and...


World Indigenous People's Conference on Education
Leaders of indigenous communities: kūpuna, mākua, and ‘ōpio convened the World Indigenous Peopleʻs Conference on Education (WIPCE)...


Resilience Registry
Aloha kāua, With the onset of hurricane season just around the corner, and given the frequency that our island has experienced impact,...


Kaukau 4 Keiki: Request for Bids
Beginning Monday, June 17, 2024 and running through Friday, July 26, 2024, Vibrant Hawaiʻi will serve as the Sponsor Agency for the USDA...


'OAKA Ambassador Update
We are halfway through the Spring 2024 Ambassadorship Program, and here are some moments that call for celebration. Ambassadors Gianina,...


Convening the Conveners
How do we better prepare youth so that they are capable of meaningful, well-paying jobs to reverse diaspora? Who is already addressing...


March Housing Coalition Meeting
Article submitted by Merrick Nishimoto, Housing Coalition Co-Chair. Participants from the Vibrant Hawaiʻi Housing Coalition visited the...


Resilience Alliance Summit
On March 19th, Vibrant Hawaiʻi hosted the Resilience Alliance Summit, bringing together over 40 nonprofit organizations, businesses, and...


2024 ʻOAKA Leadership Council
Amylia-Rae Gandolf, 24, was born and raised in Waimea and currently resides in Waikōloa, Hawaiʻi. She is a 2018 graduate of Kamehameha...


March
Our series of ʻōpio spotlights highlight some of Hawaiʻi Island's strengths and serves to redefine success, proving that the best and...


Empowering Hawaiʻi Island Youth: Adulting 101
ʻOAKA launched the Adulting 101 series in 2023, where our youth Ambassadors collaborated to develop and present workshops to students and...


Welcome our Spring 2024 Ambassadors!
Gianina Kala’i Manuel-Cortez, 22, was born and raised in Hilo with familial groundings in Ka’ū Hawaiʻi and Kāneohe, Oʻahu. Gianina...


Meet our Spring 2024 Ambassadors!
Kawehi Mahi-Roberts was born in the district of Hilo, and raised in the moku of Puna. Kawehi pursued the Vibrant Hawaiʻi Ambassadorship...


Kaukau 4 Keiki Distribution Site Registration
This summer's Kaukau 4 Keiki program is scheduled to run from Monday, June 17th through Friday, July 26th. Since 2021, through an...


Join the Resilience Alliance
On Tuesday, March 19th, Vibrant Hawaiʻi will host a Summit to launch the Resilience Alliance, a network of Hawai'i Island nonprofit...


February
In 2023, ʻOAKA released an article addressing the deficit narrative that proclaims, 'The best and brightest of Hawaiʻi are all leaving.'...


Bridging Gaps, Building Futures
As our island navigates a growing need for a skilled workforce to meet industry and community needs, the role of work-based learning...


January
In 2023, ʻOAKA released an article addressing the deficit narrative that proclaims, 'The best and brightest of Hawaiʻi are all leaving.'...


Waiākea Peninsula Design Lab Report
In a collaboration led by Vibrant Hawaiʻi and Council Member Sue Lee Loy, a series of Waiākea Peninsula Design Labs took place on October...
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