Meet the many fine organizations that have recently received funding!

Junior Achievement: In-class training at Oahu schools is supported again this year by A&B. Presenting the grant check to Steven Grant, President JA Hawaii is Paul Ito, Alexander & Baldwin. Norman Doi, Chairman  JA Hawaii and in management for First Hawaiian Bank also attends.

Maui Community Food Bank: An estimated one in ten people on Maui look to the Maui Community Food Bank in times of need.  In 2004, the A&B Foundation challenged Maui residents to donate $10,000 in food or cash to the Food Bank’s largest annual food drive, and matched that gift with a $10,000 grant.  Here cheerful volunteers collect community donations at the Maui Mall.

Hawaii Maritime Center:  In 2005, the Hawaii Maritime Center celebrated a mortgage-burning aboard the Falls of Clyde.  Two decades of saluting nautical history have seen more than $1 million in contributions from Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and the A&B Foundation.  From left, Bishop Museum President Bill Brown, journalist and maritime enthusiast Bob Krauss, and A&B Foundation President Allen Doane take one last look at the old mortgage.

Kauai Food Bank: A&B Foundation has fought hunger on the Garden Isle with more than $17,000 in donations to the Kauai Food Bank since 1996.  Here Dewayne Kong of Matson presents a $4,000 grant to Kauai Food Bank’s Executive Director Judith Lenthall.

Easter Seals Hawaii: (Left to right) A&B Foundation Hawaii Committee members Robert Sasaki, Meredith Ching and A&B Foundation President Allen Doane proudly award the first payment of a $50,000 pledge to Easter Seals Hawaii, whose services benefit Hawaii’s disabled and their families.  The Foundation grant will fund major improvements to facilities statewide.  Representing Easter Seals are Vice President of Development Billie Gabriel and board member Matt Liew.

The Maui Farm: The Maui Farm is a farm-based, family-style residential program for youths referred by the State’s foster care system.  Agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry help to teach skills and positive behaviors.  The Farm received a $10,000 A&B Foundation grant for major repairs and maintenance of their facilities. East Maui Irrigation Company Operations Manager Mark Vaught presented the check.

Hawaii Pacific University: This year, the A&B Foundation granted $11,500 to the Hawaii Pacific University President’s Fund.  The fund endows such programs as the Pacific Basin Forum, E-Commerce, Distance Learning, and the Institute for Change Leadership.  (Left to right) A&B President Allen Doane joins HPU President Chatt Wright and 2005 HPU Campaign Chair Lloyd Fujie on the steps to the University’s Frear Center in Honolulu.

Maui County Business Resource Center: The Maui County Business Resource Center hosts seminars and tutorials for aspiring entrepreneurs on the Valley Isle, and in 2005 received a $12,500 grant from the A&B Foundation.  Emma Landgraf shows the new computer lab to Susie Thieman of Maui Economic Opportunity, Buzz Fernandez of Matson and A&B Properties' Charlie Buckingham.

Kauai United Way: A&B Properties Vice President Tom Shigemoto and Kauai Commercial Company General Manager Tim Hoxie presents Executive Director Scott Giarman with an A&B Foundation grant of $20,000 to Kauai United Way, a fundraising organization supporting Kauai charities. 

Maui Arts & Cultural Center: Theater and music are just two of the arts that find a home at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, which in 2005 benefited from more than $40,000 in A&B Foundation grants  -- $15,000 in support for Partnering for Arts and Education programs and $25,000 for capital improvements to the A&B Amphitheatre. Here Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Board President Pundy Yokouchi (center) accepts two grant checks from A&B Foundation Committee members (left to right) Steve Holaday, Meredith Ching, A&B Foundation President Allen Doane, and A&B Properties Vice President Grant Chun on the grounds of the Center’s Kahului campus.

Community Clinic of Maui: Doctors at the Community Clinic of Maui use hemoglobin blood tests to screen patients for anemia.  The Clinic provides medical care to patients regardless of ability to pay, and received a $2,000 grant from the A&B Foundation for blood test screening.

Adult Friends for Youth: The Kauai Student Transition Convention, sponsored by the A&B Foundation and presented by Adult Friends for Youth, delivers positive messages to Kauai schoolchildren as they enter adolescence.  A highlight of this year's convention was a performance by comedian Frank DeLima.

New Mexico Military Institute: A new liaison exists between Hawaii and the New Mexico Military Institute because of a $5,000 grant made by the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation to support Hawaii students attending “the West Point of the West”.  Foundation Chair Meredith Ching presents a check to NMMI representative Al Castle.

Paia Youth & Culture Center: A $2,000 A&B Foundation grant to the Paia Youth & Culture Center bought new computers and a printer for the only independent youth center on Maui.  Courtney shows her appreciation for the new technology.