HAWAII LITERACY INC
To empower Hawaii's children and adults with essential reading, writing, and lifelong learning skills to strengthen themselves, families and communities.
About HAWAII LITERACY INC
Hawaii Literacy, founded in 1971, is a long-established 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free, community-based literacy services across Hawai‘i. Its core programs include Adult Literacy (one-on-one tutoring), a multi-stop Bookmobile, English Language Learner (ELL) classes, Family Literacy Libraries in public housing, and Digital Literacy training. The organization focuses on people with the lowest literacy skills—children, families in affordable housing and shelters, immigrants and adult learners—while training volunteers and partnering with local funders and agencies to expand reach. Hawaii Literacy reports a multi-hundred-thousand-dollar operating budget (recent filings report approximately $1.01M revenue and $890K expenses for 2024) and is an active, donor-facing charity with a public website and recent local media coverage. The EIN 23-7198698 was confirmed against public nonprofit filings and nonprofit data services and matches the organization operating as Hawaii Literacy in Honolulu. In the past 2–3 years the charity has continued and expanded Bookmobile routes, launched digital literacy programming, and received local grant support to maintain and grow services.
Notable achievements
Bookmobile reach (2023–2024)
The Bookmobile is a major outreach mechanism: in 2023 it served approximately 6,500 children and parents and lent/gifted over 16,000 books; in 2024 additional funding enabled visits to multiple high-need Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island sites, distributing thousands more books and serving thousands of keiki and adults.
50th anniversary and cumulative impact
Celebrating five decades of service (founded 1971), Hawaii Literacy reports having helped roughly 40,000 adults and youth build reading and writing skills through its programs, marking a significant sustained impact on statewide literacy access.
Launch of Digital Literacy program
As part of its recent program expansion, Hawaii Literacy launched foundational digital literacy classes and a model focused on connectivity and culturally informed training to help bridge the technology gap for low-literacy adults and to support students’ academic success.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $147K
- Annual revenue
- $1.0M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 23-7198698
- Location
- Honolulu, HI
- Website
- www.hawaiiliteracy.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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