LOVING OUR ISLANDS
building community
fulfilling purpose
Islander Institute is a civic and social enterprise rooted in the community practices of Hawaiʻi. We work with fellow islanders to re-institute the time-tested values that have allowed people to survive and thrive throughout our island planet.
WHY WE ARE
Islander exists to help address the biggest social problems of our time. We believe that environmental destruction, hatred and violence, inequality and poverty, loneliness and hopelessness are the result of systems that privilege self-centeredness, consumerism, and greed. We know these can be overcome because when we connect with island people, we hear and see the values that foster survival, harmony, and abundance.
WHAT WE ARE
Through community practice, special projects, and capacity building, Islander supports fellow islanders to produce clarity, unity, inspiration, strategy, and positive disruption.
WHO WE ARE
Islander is a fellowship of practitioners, community-based organizations, and institutional allies. We are currently led by Laurie Au, Kaipo Kukahiko, Alapaki Nahale-a, and Andrew Aoki.
He Alo A He Alo (Face to Face)
That’s how you learn about what makes us feel.
— From He Alo A He Alo by Puanani Burgess
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Please use this form to contact us if you are interested in working together or have an idea to discuss. Mahalo!