WE ARE KAʻŪ

Like many rural communities across the U.S., it can be challenging to find employment, opportunity, resources, even comprehensive medical care.  Kaʻu is no exception.  OKK is working to improve that by responding to a wide variety of community needs.  We contribute and assist in major fundraisers for the Kaʻu Hospital Foundation which donates money toward life-saving and life-enhancing equipment.  If a local resident become disabled, OKK volunteers have been known to step in quickly to build a wheel-chair accessible ramp.  If one of our kupuna has a leaky roof, we fix it.  No job is too small. Our volunteers pull together to do things like adopting-a-highway, assist in monthly Hawai'i Island Food Bank distribution, maintaining abandoned cemeteries, as well make donations to local schools, sports groups and other service groups.  Please let us know if we can be of any assistance to you!