Hawai‘i’s Most Charitable Companies 2021

These 51 companies made a difference in 2020. Altogether, they donated more than $91 million and 125,000 volunteer hours.
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The Leeward Jaguars participate in Special Olympics Hawai‘i, one of the nonprofits that received funding in 2020 in 2020 from local companies. | Photos: provided by featured organizations

Hawai‘i is a generous place, even in challenging times.

Whether it’s funding scholarships for at-risk students or organizing a food drive, you can count on many local companies to step up.

The Most Charitable Companies list is a way to recognize the people and initiatives that make Hawai‘i a better place. To compile the list, we surveyed companies in July and August to quantify their 2020 financial donations, as well as volunteer hours at work or through company-sponsored events.

In the past, organizations were ranked by how much they gave. But that feels like the wrong approach, particularly in a pandemic year. So we’re removing the competitive element of ranking to focus on the celebration.

Here’s to 51 organizations that gave people a hand up in 2020, and those that made an impact across multiple sectors, including food security, health, education, housing, and arts and culture.


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AHL

About: For-profit architecture, interior design, planning, sustainability and historic architecture firm

Employees: 104

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $93,558

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 696 / $7,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, HUGS, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, Child & Family Service, YMCA

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Groundbreaking at Pearl Haven on O‘ahu.

The Gift of Time and Expertise. In 2006, AHL joined the national Pledge 1% campaign and committed to donate a valuable resource: its architectural services. First up was the renovation of the Salvation Army Family Treatment Services Facility in Mānoa, a project that took more than 3,200 hours.

Since then, the firm has completed 18 projects, including a renovation of the Aloha United Way headquarters and the design and construction of a rain pavilion for the Hawai‘i Nature Center.

Most recently, AHL led the design team for Pearl Haven, the state’s first residential treatment program for exploited and trafficked girls. All told, the project took more than 4,096 hours and involved 36 staff members.

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Alaka‘ina Foundation

About: Nonprofit Native Hawaiian organization

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1.5 million

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Pauahi Foundation, UH Foundation, Chaminade University, Alaka‘ina Digital Bus Program

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Teacher Dav Yuan and the Maui “digital bus.”

Bringing Hands-On Science to Undeserved Students. The Alaka‘ina Foundation is a suite of companies specializing in procurement services for the federal defense sector. The foundation is a strong supporter of K-12 STEM education in Hawai‘i, including mobile science labs.

The foundation says its “digital buses” travel to public schools on Maui and Moloka‘i to help make science come alive for students. One popular excursion is collecting soil and water samples, examining them under microscopes and capturing the data in graphs. Other projects include studying Hawai‘i’s wetlands, sharks, marine debris and microbiology.

Each year, the program reaches thousands of students, giving them access to tools such as microscopes and drones. Alaka‘ina Foundation VP and Executive Director Kimo Bacon says that seeing “the look of joy and happiness on the faces of the students who get to use our equipment” is the most rewarding part of the program.

AlakainaFoundation.org

 

Alaska Airlines

About: For-profit commercial airline

Employees: 10

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $389,600

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Make-A-Wish Hawaii, American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation

AlaskaAir.com

 

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

About: For-profit commercial real estate owner, operator and manager

Employees: 618

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $950,000

AlexanderBaldwin.com

 

Aloha Green Holdings Inc.

About: For-profit state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary

Employees: 72

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $950,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Honolulu Zoo, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawai‘i Appleseed, Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation

Agapoth.com

 

American Floor & Home

About: For-profit retail flooring/remodeling company

Employees: 130

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $126,000

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 120 / $55,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Women Speaking Out, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, New Hope

AmericanFloorAndHome.com 

 

American Savings Bank

About: For-profit banking and financial services company

Employees: 1,089

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,304,073

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 23,420 / $179,316

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation

ASBHawaii.com

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

About: For-profit banking and financial services company

Employees: 2,022

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,563,082

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 5,832 / $124,944

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, UH, Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation, PBS Hawai‘i, Mental Health America of Hawai‘i

BOH.com

 

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate / Advantage Realty

About: For-profit real estate company

Employees: 192

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $11,860

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 190 / $2,723

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Advantage Kokua Scholarship (UH Foundation), Hawaii Foodbank, American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Maui, Helping Hands Hawai‘i

BetterHawaii.com

 

Blood Bank of Hawaii

About: Nonprofit sole provider of blood components to Hawai‘i hospitals

Employees: 120

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $12,500

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 190 / $2,723

Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, The Queen’s Health Systems

BBH.org

 

Bowers + Kubota Consulting Inc.

About: For-profit engineering and architecture firm

Employees: 280

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $80,200

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,520 / $83,471

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Adopt-a-Highway, Kahauiki Village, Hawaii Foodbank, Helping Hands Hawai‘i

BowersandKubota.com

 

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

About: For-profit bank holding company

Employees: 830

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,813,345

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 6,643 / $428,427

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Child & Family Service

About: Nonprofit organization focused on human services counseling

Employees: 281

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $30,000

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 355 / $26,930

Top Nonprofits Supported: Consuelo Foundation, Child & Family Service, Kaua‘i United Way

ChildandFamilyService.org

 

The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation

About: Nonprofit private foundation

Employees: 2

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $5,283,835

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Saint Louis School, Punahou PUEO Program, PBS Hawai‘i, American Cancer Society in Hawaii, St Francis Healthcare Foundation

ClarenceTCChingFoundation.org

 

Corteva Agriscience

About: For-profit agriculture company

Employees: 156

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $43,200

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 270 / $17,000

Top Nonprofits Supported: Kaua‘i United Way, American Cancer Society, Kaua‘i Independent Foodbank, Hawaii Foodbank, Rotary Club of Kauai Foundation

hawaii.corteva.com

 

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Design Partners Incorporated

About: For-profit architecture, interior architecture, master planning and construction management company

Employees: 80

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $56,000

DesignPartnersInc.com

 

Finance Factors Ltd.

About: For-profit company specializing in residential mortgages, CRE loans, savings accounts and certificates of deposit

Employees: 118

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $78,689

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 894 / $9,080

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: East-West Center Foundation, Assets School, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Japan-America Society of Hawaii, Hospice Hawaii (now Navian Hawaii)

FinanceFactors.com

 

First Hawaiian Bank

About: For-profit banking and financial services company

Employees: 2,139

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $6,516,695

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 7,758 / $876,342

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Blood Bank of Hawaii, The Queen’s Health Systems, Child & Family Service, Pali Momi Foundation, Kōkua Kalihi Valley

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FHB Foundation President Cameron Nekota with Hawaii Foodbank VP Laura Kay Rand.

A Culture of Giving that Stands Out. Each year, 98% to 99% of employees participate in First Hawaiian’s Kokua Mai giving campaign, and 2020 was no different, the bank says. The campaign raised a goal-breaking $876,342 to support charities in Hawai‘i, Guam and Saipan.

“Our nonprofits saw their lowest levels of donations, while demand for their services was escalating,” says Cameron Nekota, president of the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation.

Over half of FHB’s employees participate in volunteer activities organized by the Community Care program. One example among many: When large events were curtailed, the bank rolled out a new Aloha for Hawai‘i campaign that generated $25 million in restaurant sales and $1 million for food banks and health and human services nonprofits across the Islands.

Among the bank’s educational initiatives, the MyMoney financial literacy program expanded its reach as it shifted from a classroom program in select public high schools to a free online curriculum. The bank also gave $1 million to the Stronger Together Hawai‘i Scholarship Fund, devoted to college and career counseling and scholarships for low- to moderate-income students.

FHB.com

 

First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.

About: For-profit company specializing in property and casualty insurance

Employees: 331

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $775,008

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 720 / $47,200

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, American Red Cross, The Queen’s Medical Center, UH Foundation

FICOH.com

 

G70

About: For-profit architecture, planning and environmental services, interior design, civil engineering, sustainable development and technology services firm

Employees: 108

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $239,669

Employee Volunteer Hours: 2,029

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i

G70.DESIGN

 

Grove Farm Co. Inc.

About: For-profit land development and property management company based on Kaua‘i

Employees: 20

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $277,215

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha Council – Boy Scouts of America, Child & Family Service, UH, Grove Farm Scholarship Program, other educational initiatives

GroveFarm.com

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Hawaii Dental Service(HDS)

About: Nonprofit dental benefits provider

Employees: 126

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,722,400

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 147 / $17,785

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: HDS Foundation, Aloha United Way, American Heart Association, PBS Hawai‘i, American Red Cross

HawaiiDentalService.com

 

Hawaiʻi Gas

About: For-profit, full-service gas energy company

Employees: 344

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $100,650

Employee Cash Donations: $36,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, American Red Cross, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation, Hawai‘i Green Growth, UH Foundation

HawaiiGas.com

 

Hawaii Foodbank Inc.

About: Nonprofit providing food to 287,000 residents in need, including nearly 53,000 keiki and over 46,000 kūpuna

Employees: 62

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $43.58 million

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 250 / $9,800

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported:The Salvation Army – Adult Rehab Center, Kalihi Union Church, Gregory House Program, Lighthouse Outreach, Institute for Human Services

Feeding the Hungry in a Time of Crisis. Food insecurity in Hawai‘i jumped 50% in 2020, the nation’s fourth-largest increase. Hawaii Foodbank says it and its partners distributed 18.3 million pounds of food on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, including more than 4 million pounds of fresh produce.

To help in this mammoth effort, 7,828 volunteers donated 35,480 hours of service. At the start of the pandemic, as stay-at-home orders slowed donations, the food bank stepped up its purchases. From March through June 2020, the organization bought $4.6 million worth of food for distribution, compared to a typical year’s purchase of $400,000.

Some other figures to consider: In 2019, Hawaii Foodbank reported $32.2 million in revenue and $21.23 million in charitable giving to Hawaii Business Magazine. Those numbers exploded in 2020 to $49.71 million in revenue and $43.58 million in giving.

HawaiiFoodbank.org

 

Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance LLC

About: For-profit wholesale food distribution and manufacturing

Employees: 395

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2.39 million

Employee Volunteer Hours: 2,212

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank – O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, The Food Basket, Maui Food Bank, March of Dimes, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua

HFAHawaii.com

 

The Hawaii Group

About: For-profit company focused on outsourcing services, accounting and tax services, health care staffing, home care, consulting and advisory services

Employees: 170

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $471,980

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 284 / $3,200

Top Nonprofits Supported: AccesSurf, Mālama Maunalua, Kapi‘olani Community College and UH, Charity Walk, Special Olympics Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Hawaii Foodbank, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels

TheHawaiiGroup.com

 

Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA)

About: Nonprofit health insurance

Employees: 3

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $161,755

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawaii Foodbank, American Diabetes Association, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, March of Dimes

HMAA.com

 

Hawaii Medical Service Association

About: Nonprofit health organization, health insurance

Employees: 1,745

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,424,843

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 347 / $183,828

Top Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation; University Clinical, Education and Research Associates (UCERA); Mālama Learning Center; Aloha United Way; Hope Services Hawai‘i

HMSA.com

 

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union

About: Nonprofit credit union

Employees: 367

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $51,000

Top Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Foodbank, Aloha United Way

HawaiiStateFCU.com

 

Hawaiian Airlines

About: For-profit airlines

Employees: 6,751

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $532,000

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 6,506 / $5,895

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha Festivals, Friends of Iolani Palace, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, Miss Hawaii Organization, UH Foundation

HawaiianAirlines.com

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries

About: For-profit energy and financial services company

Employees: 3,702

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $4.7 million

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 27,000 / $800,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Neighbor Island United Ways, UH Foundation, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Trust for Public Land Hawai‘i

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Kanani Imai of Hawaiian Electric removes invasive species at Waimea Valley. Photo by Ryan Kawamoto.

Generous Donors Committed to Making an Impact. Since 2010, the HEI Charitable Foundation says it has contributed more than $20 million to local nonprofits and charities, with a focus on the environment, education and the economy.

That focus shifted to emergency needs in 2020 as the foundation and employees of HEI companies – Hawaiian Electric, American Savings Bank and Pacific Current – generated $3.5 million to help people hit hard by the pandemic.

Among their efforts, the Hawaiian Electric team raised money for Aloha United Way’s Covid-19 fund, $300,000 for food banks and other relief nonprofits, and $2 million in seed money for the Hawai‘i Utility Bill Assistance Program.

American Savings Bank, meanwhile, partnered with the state and nonprofits to roll out the innovative Hawai‘i Restaurant Card, funded with federal stimulus money. And Pacific Current helped residents on the Hāmākua Coast buy from local growers through Farm Link Hawai‘i.

“The pandemic brought into sharp focus the importance of working collaboratively and supporting one another,” explains AJ Halagao Jr., the foundation’s president and VP of Corporate & Community Advancement.

HEI.com

 

Hawaiian Telcom

About: For-profit provider of integrated communications, broadband, data center and entertainment

Employees: 1,100

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1.4 million

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,160 / $36,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, Hawaii Theatre Center, Hawaiʻi Island Adult Care, American Heart Association

HawaiianTel.com

 

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union

About: Nonprofit credit union

Employees: 381

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $738,200

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 311 / $3,278

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Department of Education, Domestic Violence Action Center, Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center, The Queen’s Medical Center, Trust for Public Land Hawai‘i

HawaiiUSAFCU.com

 

Hensel Phelps

About: For-profit general contractor

Employees: 216

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $27,305

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,125 / $10,482

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Diabetes Association, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, Wounded Warrior Ohana, Hawaii Foodbank, Child & Family Service

HenselPhelps.com

 

Hickam Federal Credit Union

About: Nonprofit financial products and services

Employees: 109

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $10,000

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 158 / $2,768

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Lanakila Meals on Wheels, Oahu SPCA, Hawaii Foodbank, Laulima Giving Program, Hawaii Children’s Cancer Foundation

HickamFCU.org

 

JL Capital

About: For-profit real estate and private equity firm

Employees: 14

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $62,421

Employee Volunteer Hours: 108

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawaii Foodbank, Child & Family Service, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Lanakila Pacific, Motiv8 Foundation

JLCapitalHI.com

 

Kahala Nui

About: Nonprofit life plan community

Employees: 206

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,098,995

Employee Volunteer Hours: 734

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Alzheimer’s Association – Aloha Chapter, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, Kōkua Kalihi Valley, Project Dana

KahalaNui.com

 

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii

About: Nonprofit integrated health care organization, health plan and medical care

Employees: 2,811

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $2,315,078

Employee Volunteer Hours: 1,687

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Partners in Care, Institute for Human Services, Papa Ola Lokahi, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association

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Kaiser Permanente hosts a food distribution event in Waipi‘o.

Targeted Funding Helps the Most Vulnerable. Kaiser Permanente sees part of its mission as alleviating the root problems that impact a community’s health.

“We are very aware that social inequities drive health inequity,” says David Tumilowicz, VP of public relations, communications and brand management. “For instance, life expectancy in Hawai‘i can vary by up to 10 years depending on the ZIP code that you live in.”

To bridge the gap, Kaiser pours money into helping disadvantaged people, particularly the homeless. In 2020, the nonprofit gave generous grants to many community-based groups, including:

  • $875,000 to seven nonprofits focused on homelessness and affordable housing.
  • $300,000 to the Partners in Care coalition, which works to eliminate homelessness.
  • $150,000 to IHS for Covid-19 screening and to coordinate care for homeless clients.
  • $95,000 each to Project Vision, HOPE Services on Hawai‘i Island, and Ka Hale A Ke Ola on Maui – all groups that directly assist the homeless.
  • $300,000 to groups helping low-income pregnant women and new mothers get enough food.
  • $95,000 to Hawaiian Community Assets for financial education, housing counseling and match savings grants to Native Hawaiians and local families.

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Kapili Construction LLC, dba Kapili Roofing & Painting

About: For-profit roofing and painting contractor

Employees: 85

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $85,058

Top Nonprofits Supported: Every Nation Church, HomeAid Hawaii, Habitat for Humanity, various charities

KapiliRoof.com

 

Kokusai Kogyo Kanri Kabushiki Kaisha – U.S. Operations

About: For-profit resorts, hotels, parking lots, retail stores, restaurants, insurance agencies and captive insurance company

Employees: 889

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $277,666

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 1,244 / $33,011

Top Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network, Diamond Head Theatre

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Locations

About: For-profit real estate sales and services

Employees: 124

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $94,772

Employee Volunteer Hours: 250

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: School Legacy Event, Institute for Human Services, Make-A-Wish Hawaii, HUGS, Big Brothers Big Sisters

LocationsHawaii.com

 

MacNaughton

About: For-profit real estate development and investment company

Employees: 19

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $1,104,409

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 762 / $43,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, U.S. Vets, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Kupu, Hale Kipa

MacNaughton.com

 

Nordic PCL Construction Inc.

About: For-profit general contractor

Employees: 250

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $213,738

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 14,142 / $38,000

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Nordic PCL’s Clara Sachs and Danyelle Kahanaoi “wear it pink” for cancer.

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, Kapiolani Health Foundation, The Queen’s Medical Center, Child & Family Service, Special Olympics Hawai‘i

Putting the Fun in Virtual Fundraisers. Nordic PCL says its volunteer hours grew by more than 17 times in 2020. That’s because the company got creative with Zoom, bringing in Neighbor Island employees, subcontractors and business partners to live fundraising events.

One big success was a virtual quiz show based on TV’s “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” Contestants went head to head with President Glen Kaneshige and VP Mike Betz to answer multiple-choice questions, with project teams getting “game cheats” for every $250 raised. The ultimate winner? Aloha United Way, which received more Nordic PCL donations than the year before.

The company also hosted a virtual fundraising campaign for the American Heart Association. It organized clothing and food drives, partnered with nonprofits on their fundraising campaigns, and offered construction services pro bono to nonprofits in need.

NordicPCL.com

 

Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

About: For-profit life, group and TDI insurance; employee benefit plans

Employees: 127

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $24,000

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 200 / $7,000

PacificGuardian.com

 

Pacxa

About: For-profit technology consulting services, cloud services, managed services

Employees: 71

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $28,000

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, Shidler College of Business Alumni Association, Kapi‘olani Medical Center, Blood Bank of Hawaii

Pacxa.com

 

Pasha Hawaii

About: For-profit ocean transportation between Hawai‘i and the U.S. West Coast for containerized and roll-on/off cargo

Employees: 443

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $514,319

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Hawaii Foodbank, Friends of Hawaii Charities, American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii

PashaHawaii.com

 

Pflueger Inc.

About: For-profit new and used Honda automobile sales, leasing, parts and service

Employees: 100

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $135,514

Top Nonprofits Supported: Ka Lahui Kai, Big Brothers Big Sisters, AccesSurf

PACHONDA.com


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Servco Pacific Inc.

About: For-profit company specializing in automotive, musical instruments and e-learning, car sharing, venture and growth capital

Employees: 2,058

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $807,407

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 2,950 / $134,596

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Aloha United Way, The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels, The Queen’s Medical Center

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Servco’s Taylor Igarashi works the Aloha Harvest Lettuce Rescue on O‘ahu’s North Shore. Photo by Ryan Kawamoto.

A Lifeline to Team Members Facing Hardships. Servco has a long history of giving, with a philanthropic arm established in 1986. Last year, Servco Foundation says it added another beneficiary: Servco’s own employees, many of whom were furloughed or had spouses who lost jobs.

Between mid-April and the end of July 2020, $400,000 in need-based grants were given to 121 team members. The cash infusions of up to $4,000 helped cover living expenses and didn’t have to be paid back.

The Qualified Disaster Relief Program complemented Servco’s usual list of charitable donations and was a powerful way to give back to the people closest to it.

“We had to make some tough decisions in 2020, including furloughs and temporary layoffs during the worst part of the pandemic,” notes Peter Hirano, executive director of Servco Foundation and executive VP of People & Strategic Initiatives. “A big mahalo to our team members for sticking with us through the ups and downs.”

Servco.com

 

Swinerton

About: For-profit general contractor

Employees: 70

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $134,884

Employee Volunteer Hours / Donations: 12,960 / $271,278

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: The Salvation Army, Hawaii Foodbank, Habitat for Humanity Leeward, Child & Family Service, GIFT Foundation of Hawaii

Swinerton.com

 

UHA Health Insurance (University Health Alliance)

About: Nonprofit health insurance, workplace wellness solutions

Employees: 166

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $580,106

Employee Cash Donations: $14,115

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: American Heart Association, March of Dimes, American Diabetes Association, St. Francis Healthcare Foundation, Hawaii Foodbank

UHAHealth.com

 

Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.

About: For-profit food service wholesale distribution, cash-and-carry wholesale store, public warehousing

Employees: 334

Company’s Total Cash and In-Kind Donations: $500,000

Employee Volunteer Hours: 125

Top 5 Nonprofits Supported: Climate Change Project (HI Share), Always Dream Foundation, Aloha Harvest, The Salvation Army, Habilitat

YHATA.com


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