Controlled by Native Hawaiians
The Trusted Bridge in the Pacific
The Trusted Bridge?
A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)
70+ Years of Military Experience
Led (and controlled) by retired Native Hawaiian’ military officers and industry leaders who are dedicated to serving our Native Hawaiian’ people and the men and women protecting our Country. Drawing on the combat experience of veterans raised on these islands, our NHO Board of Directors carries both the profound kuleana (responsibility) of a people who have called Hawaiʻi home for generations and a clear-eyed grasp of the operational demands facing the warfighters who train here to defend the nation.
Our NHO board members bridge that gap naturally — because there is no gap for us. We have faithfully served this nation in uniform and come home to serve the communities we grew up in and where our families have lived for generations.
Controlled By Native Hawaiians
Who are Native Hawaiians? — “any individual whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.” – 13 CFR § 124.3
“Why” Our NHO Exists
Our NHO began with a promise – one our Chairman made at his father’s bedside before he passed on December 8, 2023: to build a dialysis clinic in Kaʻū, so no family in his rural hometown would ever have to watch a loved one go without the care they need.
That promise still drives everything we do.
We keep it – and carry the wider work forward – through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program: an economic engine Congress wrote into law for community economic development, not individual gain.
We account for every dollar in the open, so anyone can see exactly where the money goes, and the good it does for the people of Ka’u and other rural communities…in the State of Hawaii.