Our mission for the Aloha Garden of Peace
Grow food-bearing and native plants and trees for the purpose of giving the plants and trees to people who have a place to grow them on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Our vision:
Right now, many thousands of residents on the Big Island receive aid from food pantries from churches, community centers, and senior communities. The food given is often canned goods, cereals, and other processed foods from the mainland. This isn’t sustainable. It would be better to give away food bearing (and native when possible) trees and plants so that more people have a sustainable food source growing on their own land.
This is a new clarification of what we have been doing and working on for years. We are in the process of figuring out how best to accomplish this, and if setting up as a 501(c)(3) would be a right fit for us. Let us know in the comments!
Hi this is Pamela Hawley! I’m here visiting on big island for a few days. I run UniversalGiving a nonprofit. I’d be happy to discuss whether to set up a nonprofit.
I hope to visit and see your beautiful garden of peace.
Pamela Hawley phawley@universalgiving.org
We hope very much that it will work out for you to come see us. If not, we could also give you a virtual tour. Much love!!