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NEW PARTNER HALOA AINA IS A NATIVE HAWAIIAN FORESTRY AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SOUTH KONA. 15920 HAWAII WOODSHOW - TO PROVIDE MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, DIALOGUE, ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HAWAII FOREST INDUSTRY. 60801 13838 HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST: HFI AND HFIA ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE THE HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST AT THE HONOLULU ZOO. THE EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT HAWAIIAN PLANT SPECIES, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACE, AND THE KULEANA OF M?LAMA '?INA BY INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND INNOVATIVE LAND-BASED EDUCATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. EXPENSES 12,085. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAII FORESTS: A PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION PROJECT THAT WILL PRESENT AND SUPPORT LITERACY ARTS THROUGH STORYTELLING; VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS THROUGH THE ANIMATIONS AND ART CONTEST; AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH THE MUSIC, HULA AND STORYTELLING. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED TO STUDENTS THROUGH THE SCHOOL CONCERTS AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE HAWAI'I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S KEIKI CONCERT SERIES. EXPENSES 10,000. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE CHRISTMAS TREE - THE AINA MAUNA CHRISTMAS TREE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT INVOLVES IMPORTING AND PROPAGATING SEED AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN PLANTING DOUGLAS FIR, NOBLE FIR, AND GRAND FIR TREES ON DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS (DHHL) LAND IN HUMU'ULA/PI'IHONUA ON HAWAI'I ISLAND. EXPENSES 6,596 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 703 KEAUHOU DISCOVER FOREST (KBCC) - KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER (KBCC) DISCOVERY FOREST: THE KBCC DISCOVERY FOREST IS PROVIDING SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND HABITAT AND FOOD FOR NATIVE BIRDS. USING CAPTIVE PROPAGATION AND RELEASE TECHNIQUES, KBCC IS REESTABLISHING SELF- SUSTAINING POPULATIONS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN BIRDS IN THE WILD. IN 2014, HFI WORKED WITH KBCC TO CREATE THE FIRST 1.8-ACRES OF THE DISCOVERY FOREST. AN ADDITIONAL 4 ACRES ARE BEING PLANTED IN 2015. EXPENSES 4,021 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. PANAEWA ZOO DISCOVEY FOREST: HFI AND HFIA, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE CREATING NATIVE AND AGRO-FOREST DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AT THE PANA'EWA ZOO IN HILO. THE PROJECT IS PROVIDING EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. EXPENSES 3,158. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0 PALAMANUI DRYLAND PRESERVE: HFI IS WORKING WITH PALAMANUI GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LLC. TO OPTIMIZE FOREST HEALTH OF THE 53-ACRE PALAMANUI DRY FOREST PRESERVE IN NORTH KONA. JILL WAGNER, FUTURE FORESTS NURSERY IS COLLECTING SEED, PROPAGATING AND OUTPLANTING NATIVE SPECIES, AND OVERSEEING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRESERVE. AGRO RESOURCES IS PROVIDING WEED CONTROL, IRRIGATION, AND PLANT MAINTENANCE AND CARE ASSISTANCE. EXPENSES 400. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. MAHALO AINA DISCOVERY FORESTS INCLUDES FOREST RESTORATION AND EDUCATION AT THREE DISCOVERY FOREST SITES; KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER (KBCC) DISCOVERY FOREST, HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST (HZCDF), AND PANAEWA ZOO DISCOVERY FOREST (PCDF). COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE ENGAGED IN SERVICE LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING WEEDING, PLANTING SEEDLINGS, AND COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING SEED. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE CREATED FOR PARTICIPANTS AND AVAILABLE ONLINE. EXPENSES 211. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. GO NATIVE (FUNDRAISING) - GROWING A NATIVE HAWAIIAN URBAN FOREST; HFI IS WORKING WITH A COMMITTEE TO PRODUCE A VIDEO SERIES AND QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PLANT NATIVE AND POLYNESIAN-INTRODUCED SEEDLINGS. HFI WAS AWARDED A DIVISION OF FORESTRY & WILDLIFE GRANT FOR THE PROJECT. EXPENSES 24,331. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 13,135 MAHALO AINA (FUNDRAISING) - GIVE BACK TO THE FOREST: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HFIA, THE GOAL OF MAHALO 'AINA IS TO EXPAND HFI'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION AND PERPETUATION OF HAWAII'S FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH MAHALO 'AINA ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT: PROPAGATION, OUTPLANTING, AND LONG-TERM CARE OF PLANTINGS; SITE MAINTENANCE; CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND COORDINATION AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES. EXPENSES 34,479. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. 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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PURPOSE OF HAWAII FOREST INSTITUTE IS TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF HAWAII'S FORESTS THROUGH FOREST RESTORATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN FORESTRY, REFORESTATION, FOREST SPECIES, FOREST HABITATS AND FOREST PRODUCTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST: HFI AND HFIA ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE THE HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST AT THE HONOLULU ZOO. THE EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT HAWAIIAN PLANT SPECIES, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACE, AND THE KULEANA OF M?LAMA '?INA BY INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND INNOVATIVE LAND-BASED EDUCATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. EXPENSES 12,085. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAII FORESTS: A PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION PROJECT THAT WILL PRESENT AND SUPPORT LITERACY ARTS THROUGH STORYTELLING; VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS THROUGH THE ANIMATIONS AND ART CONTEST; AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH THE MUSIC, HULA AND STORYTELLING. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED TO STUDENTS THROUGH THE SCHOOL CONCERTS AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE HAWAI'I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S KEIKI CONCERT SERIES. EXPENSES 10,000. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE CHRISTMAS TREE - THE AINA MAUNA CHRISTMAS TREE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT INVOLVES IMPORTING AND PROPAGATING SEED AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN PLANTING DOUGLAS FIR, NOBLE FIR, AND GRAND FIR TREES ON DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS (DHHL) LAND IN HUMU'ULA/PI'IHONUA ON HAWAI'I ISLAND. EXPENSES 6,596 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 703 KEAUHOU DISCOVER FOREST (KBCC) - KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER (KBCC) DISCOVERY FOREST: THE KBCC DISCOVERY FOREST IS PROVIDING SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND HABITAT AND FOOD FOR NATIVE BIRDS. USING CAPTIVE PROPAGATION AND RELEASE TECHNIQUES, KBCC IS REESTABLISHING SELF- SUSTAINING POPULATIONS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN BIRDS IN THE WILD. IN 2014, HFI WORKED WITH KBCC TO CREATE THE FIRST 1.8-ACRES OF THE DISCOVERY FOREST. AN ADDITIONAL 4 ACRES ARE BEING PLANTED IN 2015. EXPENSES 4,021 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. PANAEWA ZOO DISCOVEY FOREST: HFI AND HFIA, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE CREATING NATIVE AND AGRO-FOREST DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AT THE PANA'EWA ZOO IN HILO. THE PROJECT IS PROVIDING EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. EXPENSES 3,158. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0 PALAMANUI DRYLAND PRESERVE: HFI IS WORKING WITH PALAMANUI GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LLC. TO OPTIMIZE FOREST HEALTH OF THE 53-ACRE PALAMANUI DRY FOREST PRESERVE IN NORTH KONA. JILL WAGNER, FUTURE FORESTS NURSERY IS COLLECTING SEED, PROPAGATING AND OUTPLANTING NATIVE SPECIES, AND OVERSEEING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRESERVE. AGRO RESOURCES IS PROVIDING WEED CONTROL, IRRIGATION, AND PLANT MAINTENANCE AND CARE ASSISTANCE. EXPENSES 400. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. MAHALO AINA DISCOVERY FORESTS INCLUDES FOREST RESTORATION AND EDUCATION AT THREE DISCOVERY FOREST SITES; KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER (KBCC) DISCOVERY FOREST, HONOLULU ZOO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY FOREST (HZCDF), AND PANAEWA ZOO DISCOVERY FOREST (PCDF). COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE ENGAGED IN SERVICE LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING WEEDING, PLANTING SEEDLINGS, AND COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING SEED. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE CREATED FOR PARTICIPANTS AND AVAILABLE ONLINE. EXPENSES 211. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. GO NATIVE (FUNDRAISING) - GROWING A NATIVE HAWAIIAN URBAN FOREST; HFI IS WORKING WITH A COMMITTEE TO PRODUCE A VIDEO SERIES AND QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PLANT NATIVE AND POLYNESIAN-INTRODUCED SEEDLINGS. HFI WAS AWARDED A DIVISION OF FORESTRY & WILDLIFE GRANT FOR THE PROJECT. EXPENSES 24,331. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 13,135 MAHALO AINA (FUNDRAISING) - GIVE BACK TO THE FOREST: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HFIA, THE GOAL OF MAHALO 'AINA IS TO EXPAND HFI'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION AND PERPETUATION OF HAWAII'S FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH MAHALO 'AINA ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT: PROPAGATION, OUTPLANTING, AND LONG-TERM CARE OF PLANTINGS; SITE MAINTENANCE; CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND COORDINATION AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES. EXPENSES 34,479. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THIS REPONSIBILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER. THEY REVIEW THE TAX RETURN FOR COMPLETENESS AND IF QUESTIONS ARISE THEY REVIEW THEM WITH THE CPA THAT HAS BEEN CONTRACTED TO PREPARE THE TAX RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF IT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THEY ARE REQUESTED. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 17,035 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 28,600 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 9,500 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 42,496 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES - HFIA 0 20,050 0 TOTAL 97,631 20,050 0 HAWAI'I FOREST INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PO BOX 66 O OKALA HI 96774 990279337 TRADE ASSN HI 501C6 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false