Kauai Aloha Endowment

Aloha! I would like to extend a warm mahalo to everyone who has supported the Kaua‘i Aloha Endowment over the years.

Because of your generosity, the endowment recently reached a milestone and awarded its first grant to Joyce and Ed Doty of Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden in support of their efforts to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture.

When we join together as a community to take care of our natural resources and culture, so much can be accomplished. Let us continue to do our part to Malama ‘O Kaua`i—to care for our island home—so we can continue to enjoy her beauty and splendor.

On behalf of the County of Kaua`i, mahalo for your contribution ‘To Protect, Preserve and Enhance Kaua`i’s Island Treasures... Today, Tomorrow and Forever.’

Aloha pumehana,

Knowing Our Terms

Endowment: Indicates that contributions are not spent but invested in perpetuity, thus benefiting the community forever by providing a permanent, growing source of income to support Kaua'i and Kauaians.

Kaua'i Aloha Endowment: The endowment fund serving the island of Kaua'i.

Friends of Kaua'i Aloha Endowment: A non-profit created to attract operating and Kaua'i Aloha Endowment Funds to serve our Kauaian community.

Mahalo to Our July - December Donors

Anonymous	$69.22
Gary Bart	100
Debra H. Blachowiak	30
Peggy T. Cha	50
Lawrence Chaffin	50
Goodfellow Bros., Inc.	100
Sheree Latif	100
Carol Marcotte	50
Navy League of the US	100
David Pratt	100
Saiva Siddhanta Church	202
Mary Stanton	100


This period’s donations	$1,050.00
Previous donations	$157,370.98
Total donations to date	$158,421.20
Total donors to date	159

Recognition

Kaua`i Aloha Endowment appreciates the continued support of the staff of the Hawai`i Community Foundation, in particular Deborah Rice of the Kaua`i office of HCF with the guidance of the President and CEO, Kelvin Taketa.

Aloha—The Joy of Service in Action

Kaua`i Aloha Endowment is pleased to announce the award of its first grant. On January 25, 2007, the award of $10,250.00 was presented to Joyce and Ed Doty of Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden, supporting a Hawaiian sculpture called Kuamoo in the newly created Ahupua‘a located near the Garden’s entrance. The Ahupua‘a honors and perpetuates the ancient Hawaiian system of life. The Endowment recognizes this key element of Hawaiian culture and lifestyle and therefore is proud to support the efforts of Na Aina Kai in this meaningful acknowledgement of the Ahupua‘a. Kaua`i Aloha Endowment selected this project as its first recipient to particularly note and recognize the importance of the Hawaiian host culture.
We extend a sincere mahalo nui loa to all who have supported the Endowment thus far. We encourage you to regularly help grow this unique Endowment, thereby providing larger grants in the years ahead. Also, a key way you can support Kaua`i Aloha Endowment in the long term is through planned giving, shared in this flyer.

The first grant: Left to Right: Maryanne Kusaka, Kaua‘i Aloha Endowment Advisory Committee member, Joyce and Ed Doty of Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden, Deborah Rice, Hawaii Community Foundation Officer-Kaua‘i, and Rev. Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Kaua‘i Aloha Endowment Advisory Committee member. Please see other side for photo of the sponsored sculpture.

Sponsored sculpture: The Endowment’s first grant sponsored this exquisite bronze sculpture of a Hawaiian man named Kuamoo at Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden. He holds a taro root in his left hand.