Kaneohe, HI

POUHANA O NA WAHINE

EIN 83-3704423

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Domestic Violence & Survivor Support Survivors of violence Indigenous communities

Mission

Pouhanaʻs mission is to provide technical assistance and training; partner at the community, statewide and national levels; and develop policies and cultural resources to stop, prevent, and eliminate domestic violence and help victims and their family members increase their safety.

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

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About POUHANA O NA WAHINE

Pouhana O Nā Wāhine (Pouhana) is a Native Hawaiian-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Kānēohe, Hawaii, formed to address domestic violence in Native Hawaiian communities through culturally grounded prevention, intervention, training, policy and resource development. The organization operates the Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence (federally funded beginning in 2022) and provides technical assistance, training, convenings, and community programs designed and delivered by Native Hawaiian survivors and cultural practitioners. This profile was verified against state nonprofit registration and federal grant records and corresponds to the EIN 83-3704423 and active Hawai‘i nonprofit status; Pouhana maintains an active website, regular public programming, and multi-year federal cooperative agreements supporting its programs.

Notable achievements

Major federal cooperative agreements

Secured multi-year cooperative agreements with the Administration for Children & Families (OFVPS/FVPSA) totaling $6,000,000 across 2022–2025 to establish and operate the Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence and scale training and technical assistance.

First federally funded Native Hawaiian Resource Center

Designated as the first federally funded Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence (federally funded since 2022), creating a culturally specific hub for prevention, survivor support, training, and policy development for Native Hawaiian communities.

Large-scale convenings & training (Hoʻi i Ka Hale)

Developed and runs Hoʻi i Ka Hale convenings—multi-day events that combine cultural grounding, practitioner trainings, policy and research tracks, and community awards—expanding practitioner capacity and community leadership across Hawai‘i and the Pacific.

At a glance

Total assets: $230K
Annual revenue: $1.1M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 83-3704423
Location: Kaneohe, HI
Website: www.pouhanaonw.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Recipient of competitive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services / Administration for Children & Families (Family Violence Prevention and Services Act) to support the Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

Listed as a tribal/indigenous partner organization by national tribal/indigenous domestic-violence resource networks and engaged in island- and national-level partnerships for training and technical assistance.

Profiled in regional media and community outlets for survivor-led leadership and efforts to center Native Hawaiian cultural practices in domestic-violence prevention and survivor support.

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