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Hilo Hawaii Visitor Industry Association Inc

EIN 99-0255434 · Hilo, HI

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN EAST HAWAII.

Income
$28,363
Spending
$60,541
Employees
0
Volunteers
9

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $6,227 spent. HILO BAY BLAST 4TH OF JULY 2024. FUNDS WERE PROVIDED AND EXPENSED TO PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
  2. $10,531 spent. FROM JULY 2024 THROUGH JUNE 2025, HILO HARBOR WELCOMED 112 SHIPS AND 336,606 PASSENGERS AND CREW. MUSIC AND HULA WAS PERFORMED FOR 69 SHIPS FROM JULY 2024 THROUGH JUNE 2025. OUR INFORMATION CENTER IN THE PIER TERMINAL BUILDING ASSISTED 21,866 PASSENGERS WHO WERE PROVIDED FREE TRANSPORTATION TO DOWNTOWN HILO ON VANS PROVIDED BY THE FARMERS MARKET AND ONE TOUR COMPANY. 100,981 PASSENGERS WERE ALSO ASSISTED AT THE INFORMATION CENTER BY OUR ALOHA AMBASSADORS, PROVIDING DIRECTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THINGS TO DO DURING THEIR DAY IN HILO.
  3. $3,108 spent. HILO HULA TUESDAYS AT THE BANDSTAND. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE 47 EVENTS AND 5,771 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AS ENTERTAINERS/CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS OR AUDIENCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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