About Hawaii Justice Foundation
An independent, tax-exempt grantmaking organization whose sole purpose is to achieve justice for Hawaii’s people.
Focus Areas
Legal servicesCivil legal aidAccess to justiceIOLTA program administrationLegal education and policy
Who They Fund
unspecified / not described
Funding Style
unspecified / insufficient informationunknown funding approachnot stated in provided text
Topics
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About Hawaii Justice Foundation
Hawaii Justice Foundation’s grantmaking is built around a single operating purpose: using IOLTA interest and cy pres residual funds to support civil legal services and access to justice in Hawaiʻi. The foundation describes itself as an independent, tax-exempt grantmaker whose sole purpose is to achieve justice for Hawaii’s people, and its recent awards show that mandate in practice. The largest recent grant listed is $450,000 to Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, followed by $360,000 awards to Domestic Violence Action Center and Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii. Those grants sit alongside support for mediation, legal education, and legal-service capacity building, indicating a funder focused on the infrastructure of civil legal help rather than a broad issue portfolio. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, with awards appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern, together with its legal-services emphasis, points to an ongoing relationship with a core set of Hawaii-based providers. The foundation’s giving is local and entirely within the state, with grantees located in Honolulu, Hilo, Wailuku, Līhuʻe, and Kamuela.
What Hawaii Justice Foundation Funds
A central theme is civil legal aid. Hawaii Justice Foundation awarded $232,000 to The Legal Clinic in 2025 and $218,650 in 2024, showing support for a legal-services provider over multiple years. Another consistent area is domestic violence-related legal support: the foundation gave $360,000 to Domestic Violence Action Center in 2025 and $150,000 in 2024. Mediation is another clear strand of the portfolio, with $200,000 to Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc in 2025 and $100,000 each to Kauai Economic Opportunity Inc Keo Mediation Operations, Kuikahi Mediation Center Inc, West Hawaii Mediation Center, and Mediation Services of Maui. The foundation also funds policy, education, and rights-based legal work. It granted $150,000 to Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice in 2025 and $329,000 to University of Hawaii in 2024, alongside $80,000 to Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and $50,000 to Hawaii Disability Rights Center in 2025.
How Hawaii Justice Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster around a $14,500 p25, $20,000 median, and $56,250 p75, but the recent grant list also includes larger operating-style awards in the six-figure range. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Domestic Violence Action Center, Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii, The Legal Clinic, Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc, and Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice all appear in more than one year. Hawaii Justice Foundation is a public charity, not a program-related-investment vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. Unsolicited applications are not accepted through the active grant programs described.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$15.1M
Total Revenue
$7M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $56K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$56K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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