Honolulu, HI

LAWAKUA CHARITABLE FUND

EIN 47-3731349

Education & Youth Development Youth Sports & Recreation Children & youth

Mission

To guide disadvantaged and at‑risk youth on Oʻahu toward a more hopeful future by using Kajukenbo martial arts to teach discipline, confidence, teamwork, and by providing educational assistance where needed.

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

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About LAWAKUA CHARITABLE FUND

Lawakua Charitable Fund is a Honolulu‑based 501(c)(3) that runs the Lawakua Kajukenbo Club, a long‑standing youth development program that recruits children from public housing and other low‑income communities to learn Kajukenbo martial arts and life skills. The program pairs martial‑arts instruction with educational support (including tuition assistance partnerships) to improve confidence, discipline, teamwork, and school readiness for at‑risk keiki.

The organization is an active, donor‑facing charity with public tax filings and a sustained operating presence. In recent years Lawakua resumed and expanded in‑person classes (resume noted in 2022), hosted community tournaments (notably mid‑2023), received local civic recognition (including a visit by Honolulu’s mayor in August 2023), and shows stable financial resources in its most recent annual filings, enabling continued program delivery and tuition support for participants.

Notable achievements

Three decades of service

Has operated its Kajukenbo youth program for roughly 30 years, guiding hundreds of disadvantaged children from Oʻahu public housing toward improved outcomes in discipline, confidence, and school engagement.

Resumed and expanded in‑person programming

In‑person classes restarted in 2022 and program frequency increased (multiple weekly classes), with club tournaments and community events reintroduced by 2023 to strengthen participant engagement.

Sustained financial resources

Recent tax filings indicate stable annual revenue and multimillion‑dollar net assets that have supported program continuity, staff, equipment, and tuition assistance for students.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.3M
Annual revenue: $549K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 47-3731349
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.lawakua.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Four‑Star rating from Charity Navigator for strong accountability and financial practices.

Recognized as an active 501(c)(3) with publicly filed Form 990 returns and inclusion in nonprofit registries and databases.

Local civic recognition and community partnerships, including a mayoral visit in August 2023 and collaborations with private schools/universities to waive tuition for program participants.

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