Giving Back Program
Growing up in Hawaii, I always had that sense of community. One thing my parents instilled in me was the idea of giving back. When The Keiki Dept. first started in 2016, we wanted to support our community in any way we could, from donating to different auctions that supported members of our community to 20 different organizations that provide services to both keiki and ʻohana across the islands.
In 2024, The Keiki Dept. will continue to donate 1% of our sales from our online orders. As a company that focuses on all things keiki, we are focusing our efforts to support Kūlaniākea. We feel that our mission aligns with theirs in our efforts to support both keiki and ʻohana:
To heal generational trauma amongst Native Hawaiians by strengthening and uplifting the Hawaiian identity through the study of ʻike kūpuna (ancestral wisdom).
Kūlaniākea’s school of Nature & Hawaiian immersion centers Hawaiian language, culture, and values and provides students with regular access to outdoor classrooms at Papahana Kuaola, and on board Kaʻihekauila.
This 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization also creates curriculum and educational materials to help facilitate the learning of ʻike kūpuna by the youngest members of the lāhui.
2024 Primary Recipients: Kūlaniākea
Kakoo Collection: Kawailiʻulā Designs Collab - Aha Punana Leo
Make Lemonade Project
2023 Primary Recipient: Aha Punana Leo
2022 Recipients:
- Quarter 1 (January - March): Aha Punana Leo
- Quarter 2 (April - June): Waimanalo Limu Hui
- Quarter 3 (July - September): Aina Momona
- Quarter 4 (October - December): Aha Punana Leo
- Kakoo Collection - Limu Love: Waimanalo Limu Hui
- Mom Made Market Make Lemonade Project Partnership
2021 Recipients:
- Quarter 1 (January - March): Aha Punana Leo
- Quarter 2 (April - June): Aloha Diaper Bank and Hawaii Diaper Bank
- Quarter 3 (July - September): Hoʻokuaʻāina
- Quarter 4 (October - December): Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi
- Kakoo Collection - Kamanuailehua: ʻŌhiʻa Love Seed Storage Project
- Kakoo Collection - Kahua ʻĀina: Hawaii Forest Institute for Keahou Bird Conservation
- Giving Tuesday (15% of sales on 11/30/21): Make Lemonade Project
2020 Recipients:
- Kahea Alliance Aloha Aina Support Fund
- Aloha Harvest
- Aloha Diaper Bank
- The Pōpolo Project
- Malama Kai Foundation
- Maui Forest Birds Recovery Project
- UH Hilo Mosquito Research Lab Fund
- Aha Punana Leo
- COVID-19 Mask Recipients:
- All Access Ortho
- Clinical Labs
- Hilo Medical Center
- Ka Hua Medical
- Kahuku Hospital
- Kaiser Moanalua
- Kapiolani Hospital - Labor & Delivery
- Kapiolani Hospital - Radiology
- Maui Memorial Hospital
- Maui Police Department
- Oahu Care Facility
- Our Kupuna
- Queens Hospital
- The Plaza at Pearl City
- USPS
- COVID-19 Mask Hook Recipients:
- Hilo Medical Center
- Ka Hua Medical
- Kahuku Hospital
- Kapiolani Hospital
- Maui Memorial Hospital
- Maui Police Department
- Queens Hospital
- Straub Clinic - Kaneohe
2019 Recipients:
- Kahea Alliance Aloha Aina Support Fund
- Kamehameha Class of 2004
- Get Well Baba
- Aha Punana Leo
- Hālau Ka'eaikahelelani
- Native Stories
2018 Recipients:
- Hawaii Diaper Bank
- Punana Leo o Manoa
- Kamehameha Class of 1978
- Restoring Our River Auction
- Waipa Foundation
- We Love Hanalei Auction
2017 Recipients:
- Texas Diaper Bank
- Kapiolani Hospital - Muslin Blanket Donation Drive
2016 Recipients:
- Auction for Shore
- Hope for Viktor Auction
- United Cerebral Palsy