Kaneohe, HI

KŪKOLU (KUKOLU)

EIN 86-1582329

Community & Economic Development Small Business & Entrepreneurship Indigenous communities Women & girls

Mission

As Indigenous peoples, we derive strength from our genealogy, using the past to shape the present and inspire our future. KŪKOLU’s mission is to empower our communities by drawing upon their strengths to cultivate economic growth.

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

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About KŪKOLU (KUKOLU)

KŪKOLU is a Hawaii-based nonprofit that supports Native Hawaiian and Indigenous entrepreneurship, creativity, and community resilience. The organization operates programs including the Indigenous Women’s Incubator, Backbone Services, and Indigenous Creatives to provide training, mentoring, micro-lending and marketplace opportunities for Indigenous makers and small businesses. In the past 2–3 years KŪKOLU has expanded cohorts of the Indigenous Women’s Incubator, run retail pop-up shops to showcase Indigenous creatives, and directed program resources to post-disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts (including Maui-focused recovery programming). KŪKOLU is an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3) organization with a public web presence and recent program and financial activity reflected in its filings and public reporting.

Notable achievements

Indigenous Women’s Incubator cohorts (2024)

Launched and expanded multiple Indigenous Women’s Incubator cohorts in 2024 to support Native Hawaiian wāhine entrepreneurs with business training, mentorship, and access to capital and markets.

Retail pop-up and market access (Nov–Dec 2024)

Operated a high-profile pop-up boutique at SALT at Our Kakaʻako and other retail events to create marketplace opportunities and media visibility for Indigenous makers and artists.

Program expansion supported by major philanthropic funding

Secured sizable philanthropic support and reported material revenue in 2023 that enabled program expansion, micro-lending, Maui recovery work, and the development of backbone support services for Indigenous organizations.

At a glance

Total assets: $375K
Annual revenue: $436K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 86-1582329
Location: Kaneohe, HI
Website: kukolu.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Featured in local media coverage (Honolulu Magazine, KHON2, Maui Now) for its Indigenous entrepreneurship and pop-up retail initiatives in late 2024.

Listed as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization with public Form 990 filings and nonprofit profiles (organization recognized in public nonprofit databases and charity directories).

Documented philanthropic backing and partnerships from local funders and foundations that have enabled program delivery and recovery-focused work.

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