The Nakoa Foundation is an IRS recognized 501 c 3 non-profit, dedicated to promoting Social Tolerance and Environmental Responsibility through the perpetuation of cultural traditions and practices associated with the Traditional Hawaiian Canoe.
All programs sponsored by the Nakoa Foundation are free of charge to participants.
Our Programs
About Us
Nā Peʻa is a multi-session youth program for Middle School and High School Students where leadership and group organizational skills are taught along with the history, cultural values, and operational skills used in sailing the traditional Single Hull Hawaiian Canoe.
He Hawaiʻi Au provides short-term, single-session presentations to both community groups and schools on the history, cultural values, practices, and operation of the traditional Hawaiian Canoe.
'Oihana Kai is a collabrative program with Private and Public Middle Schools where students explor Marine Career Oppurtunities in addition to the Cultural Values and Traditions of the Hawaiian Canoe
All Nakoa Foundation programs are free to participants. The cost of running these programs are funded by donations from people like you who want to make a difference.