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General Information About The Annual Conference

Registration and Housing

Costs for going to the Annual Confernce

Who can go?

Times and Dates and Places

Special Post-conference Activities

Important documents to help you

information on how to exhibit and sponsorship opportunities

Contact Council staff

Travel info to California

Special Post-conference Activities

Space is limited!  Sign up now!  Full-day site visits leaving from the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Philanthropy across the Hawaiian Islands

Hawai'i has a history of innovative programs in the nonprofit sector supported by the private and the public philanthropic communities as well as the government. Hawaii’s approaches to such issues as school reform, elder care, child care and natural resource management are being replicated around the country. Choose one of these enriching educational opportunities for a closer, hands-on experience of philanthropy in Hawai'i. Find inspiration for your grantmaking work in Hawaiian models for environmental conservation, innovative education, cultural preservation and more.

Extend your stay in Honolulu, Oahu.

For more information or questions about the post-conference trips, please contact Florence Chong at florencechong@hawaii.rr.com or 808/372-1405.

North Shore and Windward Side, Oahu

Thursday, February 2: Begin the day at the Waimea Valley Audubon Center and Waihi Falls. See restored living sites that interpret life in pre-contact Hawaii and observe native species. Hear how the Audubon Society turned this once commercial venture into an organization dedicated to teaching conservation.

Afterward, enjoy a special lunch prepared by Ho‘omaka‘ana Farms, the Marimed Foundation’s new culinary and agriculture program. This vocational training program provides at-risk youth with opportunities in the area of agriculture, aquaculture and culinary arts.

The next stop is the Hau‘ula Elementary School. Meet with teachers, students and school leaders in this small semi-rural community. Dr. Lea Albert, Windward District superintendent, decided to enact and lead the federal government’s mandates in the No Child Left Behind Act rather than contract the project to a national company.

From there, travel along the coast to the windward town of Kailua and the Kawainui Marsh. The marsh once supported a large, native Hawaiian settlement where hundreds of acres were devoted to zponds, rice and taro cultivation. Today it is the largest freshwater wetland in the state of Hawai'i and has recently been accorded wetland status. Follow members of the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and the ‘Aha Hui Mālama Ika Lokahi to see an ancient heiau (temple), a restored kalo lo‘i (taro patch) and more.

Cost: $75.00 per person

Begins: Thursday, February 2, 7:30 a.m.; Hilton Hawaiian Village

Ends: 5:00 p.m.; Hilton Hawaiian Village

General Information About Site Visits

Registration: If you do not have Internet access or need assistance, please contact the site coordinator in Hawai'i, Florence Chong, at 808/372-1405, or Anita Owens at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation 808/566-5540.

Group Size: Minimum group size for all post-conference site visits is 12; the maximum is 24. All trips are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. NOTE: If the minimum number of participants is not met, each trip is subject to cancellation and participants will be fully reimbursed.

Who Should Attend?

The 2006 Family Foundation Conference addresses issues relevant to:

  • Family foundation donors, trustees and members of the donor’s family
  • Donors to community foundations, advised funds or supporting organizations
  • Foundation staff working with families on their philanthropy
  • Professionals new to the field.