PAI FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
PAʻI Foundation is a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization with a mission, "to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian cultural practices for future generations.
About This Cause
PA’I Foundation, founded in 2001, is a 501 c 3 organization whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations. PA’I is the non-profit organization of Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima, a hālau hula (school of hula) founded by kumu hula (master teacher of hula) Vicky Holt Takamine in 1977. While the organization is centered on and supported by hālau members, the purpose of PA’I Foundation is to serve the needs of all Hawaiians and those who make Hawai’i their home. Identified in PAʻI Foundation’s strategic plan is the goal to establish a cultural center on Oʻahu to better serve the broader Hawaiian community. PA’I has been honored by national grantmakers as a participant in several major initiatives aimed at building capacity among exemplary organizations working to impact the future of the arts in America. These funders include: ARTOGRAPHY: Arts in a Changing America, whose support launched the PA’I Arts & Culture Center, which today houses class and office space; and The Ford Foundation, whose funding and technical support – through training provided by the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center – is helping PA’I prepare for the development and management of the Artspace Lofts at Kaka’ako project.