January 2012

In fiscal year 2010-2011, Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation continued its efforts to support the educational needs and goals of Native Hawaiians. With the help of our generous donors, the Foundation raised over $600,000 in revenue – up 37 percent from the previous fiscal year. These important gifts allowed us to provide over $350,000 in scholarships and grants.

Our annual report highlights the achievements in the past year, as well as includes our annual donor listing and financial statement.  Read more »

Curtis Kekoa Sr. KSK’40 and Nenita Maldonado Kekoa on their wedding day in 1945.

Prior to attending Kamehameha Schools, retired Air Force Col. Curtis Kekoa Sr. KSK’40 was selling pencils in downtown Honolulu at the brink of dropping out of middle school. After some encouragement from one of his public school teachers, Curtis applied and was later admitted to the Kamehameha School for Boys as a ninth grader. He attended on financial aid up until his graduation.

“My father epitomized the exact individual Pauahi’s will was meant to help and support,” said daughter Kekoa Kekoa Enomoto KSK’64, who changed her first name from Catherine to Kekoa in honor of her father. “His accomplishments and passion for serving others are the direct result of his time at Kamehameha Schools.”

After losing their father and mother Nenita, Kekoa and her siblings, Curtis Kekoa Jr. KSK’67 and Kevin Kekoa KSK’77, decided to honor their parents with a scholarship that would carry on their legacy. They worked closely with the Foundation’s development administrator, Bran-Dee Torres KSK’93, to set up the parameters of their scholarship, which will be offered to post-high students pursuing an education in the area of, but not limited to, military and/or music. Read more »