Every number here is a keiki who now believes they can thrive in Hawaiʻi
our impact
One student, one story, and one course at a time. Since 2016, RiseHI has been building the case that a full life is possible without leaving home.
7500+
Students reached
since 2024
4
Islands served
including Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island
50+
Kamaʻāina role
models featured
17
Partner Schools
Statewide
Partner schools include
Niu Valley
Middle School
Waimea High School
Mid-Pacific Institute
Mālama Honua PCS
Laupāhoehoe PCS
Waiākea Intermediate
School
ʻAiea High Schol
Boys & Girls Club
of Hawaiʻi
Konawaena Middle
School
Namahana School
ʻIlima Intermediate
School
Kapaʻa Middle School
Saint Louis School
Kalama Intermediate
School
HIDOE State Distance Learning Program
Olomana School
Highlands Intermediate School
Hawaiʻi's keiki are growing up in a mindset crisis, not just a cost-of-living crisis
THE CHALLENGE
When kids watch their parents struggle to make ends meet, many quietly accept that hardship—or leaving home for the mainland—is their only path forward. RiseHI exists to interrupt that story with real, local proof that another future is possible.44%
of Hawaiʻi households struggle to afford basic necessities (Aloha United Way, 2026)37%
of Hawaiʻi households have considered leaving the state for more affordable opportunities (Aloha United Way, 2024)Students build self-awareness through Make IT Happen, then translate that self-awareness into real career direction through ʻOihana Career Explorations:
Two programs, one arc
from believing to becoming
HOW WE HELP
Make it happen
Hawaiʻi's only place-based social-emotional learning curriculum, built around the real stories of local kamaʻāina role models.
4,000+
24
8
13
Students reached
Role models featured
Curriculum modules
Partner schools
ʻOihana Career Explorations
A video-rich, self-paced career exploration platform connecting students to working Hawaiʻi professionals across every major career pathway.
Career courses now live
Target course library by 2028
Hawaiʻi DOE pathways covered
Courses committed
18
80+
13
40
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
RiseHI's long-term goal is to reach 20,000 Hawaiʻi students annually by 2030, building a permanent library of local role models and career pathways that compounds in impact every year.
Our path to REACHING
20,000 students PER year
Today
7,500+ students reached
15+ partner schools across platforms, statewide
40 ʻOihana courses secured
2028
Make IT Happen expands to ~30 partner schools
ʻOihana reaches 5,000–8,000 learners
ʻOihana course library grows to 80 courses
2030
20,000 students reached annually
Full library across all 13 DOE career pathways
Statewide coverage across all islands
Every gift funds a new course, a new school, a new kid who sees a future for themselves in Hawaiʻi.