Mahalo
Honolulu, HI

I Ola Lāhui, Inc.

EIN 20-8924382
Health & Wellness Mental Health & Counseling Indigenous communities Rural communities
Mission

To provide culturally-minded, evidence-based behavioral health care that is responsive to the needs of medically underserved, predominantly Native Hawaiian, and rural communities.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About I Ola Lāhui, Inc.

I Ola Lāhui, Inc. is a Honolulu-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers culturally-minded, evidence-based behavioral health services, trains behavioral health providers for rural and underserved communities, conducts research and program evaluation, and offers consulting and advocacy in support of Native Hawaiian health and wellbeing. The organization operates four service branches—training, direct health services (including treatment for mental health and chronic disease conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and smoking cessation), research & evaluation, and consulting/advocacy—and reports statewide work serving children, adults, elders, and communities across Hawaiʻi. I Ola Lāhui has maintained public tax filings and grant activity in recent years (including grant awards such as Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training, Graduate Psychology Education, and support from local foundations) and reported revenue growth to its largest recent fiscal year (fiscal year ending Dec. 2024), supporting expanded program delivery and workforce training.

Notable achievements

Growth in program scale and revenue

Reported revenue and program growth culminating in positive net income and larger net assets by the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, enabling expanded services and training across the state.

Development and evaluation of Kūlana Hawaiʻi weight-management programming

Designed and implemented the Kūlana Hawaiʻi culturally-minded weight management program and conducted evaluation research to measure outcomes and inform program improvements for Native Hawaiian and medically underserved participants.

Secured multiple workforce and education grants

Awarded competitive grants for behavioral health workforce education and graduate psychology training, supporting placement and training of providers to serve rural and underserved Hawaiʻi communities.

At a glance

Total assets
$767K
Annual revenue
$2.2M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
20-8924382
Location
Honolulu, HI
On Mahalo since
September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Grantee of Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and recipient of other local philanthropic support (e.g., Kubota Family Foundation), reflecting peer recognition of program value.
Subject of program evaluation and partnership activity with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and other Native Hawaiian health collaboratives, demonstrating community-level validation and evaluation.
Maintains publicly available Form 990 filings and nonprofit profiles, indicating organizational transparency and active tax-exempt status.

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