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Kupu helps to empower Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region’s youth through dozens of free and paid environmental conservation programs. Funds for Kupu will help provide coaching, capacity building and much more. Scroll to learn more!
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Building a Better Future for Hawaiʻi's Youth
Kupu, which means “to sprout” or “to grow” in Hawaiian, has a two-fold mission: to preserve the land while empowering youth. Kupu's work has been likened to the role of the kupukupu fern, which is one of the first plants to cultivate the land after a lava flow. The fern not only serves as a foundational species for rebuilding a healthy, native ecosystem, but it also symbolizes a place where knowledge can grow.
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Puʻuhonua Farms
Kupu + Hawaii Technology Academy elementary students visit this Oʻahu farm every week to work on projects ranging from planting taro crops to building a new jungle gym for the farm’s adorable goat herd. Pu'uhonua’s mission is to mentor students in their natural environment while teaching hard work, respect and caring for others.
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Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge
A program of Kupu and Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation, the Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge (HYSC), is an initiative to empower Hawaiʻi youth to create solutions to conservation and sustainability challenges in their schools and communities.
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Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Kupu + Hawaii Technology Academy elementary students visit this O'ahu farm every week to work on projects ranging from planting taro crops to building a new jungle gym for the farm’s adorable goat herd. Puʻuhonua's mission is to mentor students in their natural environment while teaching hard work, respect and caring for others.
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Using Business as a Force for Good
We're committed to leaving the world better than we found it, which is why we take the time to measure our carbon footprint, and the steps to reduce it. As an employee-owned business and a Certified B Corp we hold ourselves to the highest standards possible to operate our business with integrity and intentionality.
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