Kulia I Ka Nu`u - Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation Awards Banquet 2026

The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation holds an annual fundraiser dinner called Kulia I Ka Nu’u (“strive to reach for the highest”) that honors distinguished Hawaii public school graduates and an outstanding business for significant contributions in its field and the greater community.

The Kulia I Ka Nu’u dinner is the Foundation’s primary fundraising activity. Funds realized help support the Foundation’s Good Idea Grants, Education Innovation Grants, Design Thinking Bootcamp, Altino Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Genome Science and other programs. Click below to see videos of past projects.

Individual Honoree
Jason Ito
Vice President, Kyo-ya Management Company, Ltd.

Corporate Honorees
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