Haleiwa, HI

MALAMA NA HONU

EIN 61-1546974

Environment & Animal Welfare Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

Mission

To protect Hawaiian sea turtles through education, public awareness and conservation, all in the Spirit of Aloha.

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

About MALAMA NA HONU

MALAMA NA HONU (also styled Mālama i nā Honu) is a Hawaii-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting Hawaiian green sea turtles (honu) through volunteer-led beach education, visitor management, and long-term behavior and basking monitoring. The organization operates a volunteer “Honu Guardian” program that staffs Laniakea (Turtle) Beach on Oʻahu’s North Shore year‑round to reduce harassment and teach respectful viewing practices. MALAMA NA HONU maintains a multi-decade dataset of individual turtle identifications and basking occurrences, conducts school and public outreach, and works in partnership with federal and local resource agencies to support honu conservation and visitor stewardship on Oʻahu.

Notable achievements

Daily Honu Guardian program

Sustained a year‑round volunteer Honu Guardian presence at Laniakea Beach, with dozens of trained volunteers providing visitor education and disturbance reduction shifts every day of the year.

Long-term basking dataset

Maintains and publishes multi-year basking and identification data for individual Hawaiian green sea turtles (including detailed annual summaries such as the 2023 totals), providing a consistent behavioral record that supports public education and conservation.

Federal partnership and outreach grants

Has received ongoing support from federal resource agencies (NOAA Fisheries) to fund public outreach and honu stewardship activities, enabling formalized visitor‑management and education programming since the organization’s formation.

At a glance

Total assets: $125K
Annual revenue: $107K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 61-1546974
Location: Haleiwa, HI
Website: malamainahonu.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Active, donor-facing nonprofit with an official website offering donations, adoptions and merchandise to support conservation.

Documented partner in public education and stewardship efforts — repeatedly featured in local and federal media and community resources for its Honu Guardian program and visitor-management work.

Registered and searchable in national nonprofit databases under EIN 61-1546974 and listed with state charitable registration; has received foundation support for conservation programming.

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