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Halau Kalikopuakalehua

EIN 99-3981741 · Kurtistown, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HALAU KALIKOPUAKALEHUA'S MISSION IS TO PERPETUATE THE NATIVE POLYNESIAN CULTURES THROUGH THEIR ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, LANGUAGE, TRADITIONS, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS, WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS VITAL WORK - KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE, EMPOWERING FUTURE CULTURAL LEADERS, AND ENSURING THAT THE VOICES OF OUR ANCESTORS CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$110,227
Spending
$76,190
Reserves
6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
  1. $70,652 spent. HLAU HO'OKAHI I KA HULATHIS IS OUR WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE HLAU FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. WHETHER YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING YOUR JOURNEY OR SEEKING TO DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING, THIS GROUP IS OPEN TO ALL WHO WISH TO LEARN.HLAU HULA 'O KALIKOPUAKALEHUAOUR ADVANCED HLAU FOR DEDICATED CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS. THIS GROUP IS FOR EXPERIENCED STUDENTS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO MASTERING THE DEEPER CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF POLYNESIAN DANCE AND PROTOCOL.KANA'IAUPUNIOKAHONUAONLY OUR TOP CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS OF HLAU HULA 'O KALIKOPUAKALEHUA ARE CHOSEN TO BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO EARN THE TITLE OF 'LAPA (EXPERT DANCER OF A PARTICULAR HULA LINEAGE), THROUGH YEARS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING. THEY MASTER A REQUIRED REPERTOIRE OF SONGS AND 'NIKI, OR GRADUATE.HO'ONANI MUSICOUR KUMU HULA IS A WRITER, COMPOSER, AND PRODUCER OF ORIGINAL MUSIC ROOTED IN CULTURE AND IKE KUPUNA. FROM KAHIKO AND 'AUANA TO REGGAE AND POP, HO'ONANI MUSIC COMES TOGETHER IN HARMONY THROUGH VOCALS, 'UKULELE, GUITAR, DRUMS, AND MORE. AS HO'ONANI, WE HONOR THE CULTURE AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE, SHARING STORIES OF ALOHA THROUGH MUSIC.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    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? Passed.

    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 December 2025.

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

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2024.

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

  6. 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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