Honolulu, HI

AKAHIAO NATURE INSTITUTE

EIN 83-3281045

Education & Youth Development Outdoor Education & Camps Children & youth

Mission

Mission: Explore, Discover, Innovate, Integrate — to re-establish an earth-centered relationship with nature, design regenerative (circular) systems, and create joyful, place-based learning experiences for children.

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

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About AKAHIAO NATURE INSTITUTE

Akahiao Nature Institute is a place-based learning center that runs youth programs, a nature-focused daycare, camps, and curriculum partnerships rooted in Hawaiian place-conscious education. The organization emphasizes hands-on environmental education, indigenous knowledge, social-emotional learning, and regenerative practices to cultivate ecological leadership in children and young people. Since obtaining tax-exempt recognition, Akahiao has expanded program delivery across the early‑childhood and K–12 spectrum and has established college and school partnerships to develop place-based social-emotional learning curricula. In recent years the organization has filed annual Form 990 returns and grown contributed and program revenue to support program expansion and partnerships.

Notable achievements

IRS tax-exempt recognition and annual filings

Akahiao secured tax-exempt status and has been filing public Form 990 returns; recent filings reflect multi-year growth in program activity and contributed support, enabling formal reporting and donor-facing transparency.

Launch and operation of place-based youth programs

Operates an accredited nature daycare (Keiki program), outdoor day programs, overnight programs and seasonal camps that integrate environmental education, farm-to-table practices and leadership development for children and teens.

Educational partnership building

Developed a triad partnership to pilot a place-based social-emotional learning curriculum (ʻAkahiao Nature Institute, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, and Waiakeawaena Elementary), adapting the Hawaiʻi HĀ framework for classroom use.

At a glance

Total assets: $233K
Annual revenue: $172K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 83-3281045
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.akahiao.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Maintains an active official website and public program listings; identified on major nonprofit data platforms and appears in published Form 990 records used by donors and grantors.

Programs and staff training align with youth program safety and quality standards (site states compliance with ACA-aligned staff training and background checks for camp/daycare operations).

Featured in higher-education and sector publications and cited in partnership/impact materials highlighting its place-based education work and leadership (including college partnership mentions and nonprofit sector write-ups).

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