First Hawaiian Bank Foundation
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About First Hawaiian Bank Foundation
The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation demonstrates a strong local, crisis-response orientation: its recent giving concentrated on supporting Lahaina homeowners recovering from the Maui wildfire through a sizable grant to a Hawaii-based community lender. The foundation appears to prioritize rapid, practical financial recovery assistance that helps owner-occupant households rebuild and retain housing in the wake of disasters.
Focus Areas
Wildfire disaster recovery for Lahaina/Maui homeownersHomeowner financial assistance and recovery lending programsLocal Hawaii community resilience and rebuilding
Who They Fund
owner-occupant homeowners impacted by wildfire (Lahaina)low-income familieskeiki (children) and students (K–12 and post-secondary)at-risk / marginalized youth (middle school)kupuna / low-income seniorspediatric and specialty-care patients
About First Hawaiian Bank Foundation
A $250,000 grant to Hawaii Community Lending for the Lahaina Homeowner Recovery Program sets the tone for First Hawaiian Bank Foundation’s recent giving: practical disaster recovery centered on owner-occupant households on Maui. The foundation uses its corporate philanthropic arm to move money into Hawaii-based community needs, with a visible preference for local organizations working on rebuilding, recovery lending, and family stability after crisis. That same pattern appears across the rest of its recent grants. First Hawaiian Bank Foundation has supported capital campaigns for health and education facilities, scholarship and financial-aid funds, food assistance, and programs serving keiki, kupuna, and underserved communities statewide. Its grants also reach organizations working on specialty care infrastructure, including burn care and infectious disease units, alongside projects tied to early learning, STEM, arts, and entrepreneurship. The foundation’s recent portfolio shows a mix of direct program support and capital support. Several awards are structured to help organizations expand physical capacity or complete facility projects, while others underwrite operating needs such as financial aid, food purchases, and summer programs. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is local community resilience in Hawaii.
What First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Funds
Disaster recovery is the clearest theme in the recent record. First Hawaiian Bank Foundation gave $250,000 to Hawaii Community Lending Inc for the Lahaina Homeowner Recovery Program, which was designed to assist 500 owner-occupant Lahaina homeowners impacted by the wildfire. Healthcare infrastructure appears in multiple forms. The foundation awarded $125,000 to Blood Bank of Hawaii for a permanent facility in Kapolei, and $50,000 to Straub Foundation for training and emerging technology and equipment at the Straub Burn Center. It also gave $50,000 to The Queen's Health Systems for conversion of rooms to dedicated Infectious Disease Program Units. Education support includes both scholarships and school facilities. A $100,000 grant to Pauahi Foundation was intended to support scholarships for post-secondary students, while $30,544 to Iolani School supported financial aid for the 2024-2025 school year. The foundation also funded campus and early-learning projects at several schools. Community wellbeing extends to food and youth programs, including $50,000 to Hawaii Foodbank for food purchases serving keiki, kupuna, and families, and $50,000 to Youth Impact Program for summer camps for at-risk middle school students.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$5.7M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$1.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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