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THROUGH THE FOREST WE PRESERVE HAWAII'S HISTORY AND STORIES. FROM THE FORESTS LIVED HAWAII'S ENDEMIC BIRDS WHICH PROVIDED THE FEATHERWORK FOR HAWAII'S HISTORIC ALI'I. FROM THE FOREST CAME THE WOODWORK AND OTHER ARTS. THE SUCCESS TO OUR ENDEMIC REFORESTATION EFFORTS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PLANTING TREES IN THE GROUND. TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, WE MUST UNDERSTAND SENSE OF PLACE - WE MUST CONNECT THE FORESTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ITS CULTURE. EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF HAWAII'S ARTS AND CULTURE IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS AND OUR COMMITMENT IS DISPLAYED THROUGH THE FEATHERWORK, WOODWORK AND OTHER ART COLLECTIONS WE HAVE COMMISSIONED WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT HAWAII. ECOTECH NURSERY SYSTEMS LLC OWNED BY J. DUNSTER TO MEET GENERAL OBLIGATIONS X 140660 140660 false true false HLH LLC OWNED BY J. DUNSTER TO MEET GENERAL OBLIGATIONS X 3500 45882 false true false LEGACY TOURS OWNED BY J. 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THESE FORESTS PRODUCE GREEN JOBS IN FORESTRY AND OTHER FOREST RELATED OCCUPATIONS AS WELL AS RECHARGE OUR WATERSHED, SEQUESTER CARBON FROM OUR ATMOSPHERE, ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY, SUPPORT THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE, AND INVOLVE THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC, INSPIRING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HAWAIIAN LEGACY REFORESTATION INITIATIVE (HLRI) HAS PARTICIPATED IN TAKING 1,000 ACRES OF DENUDED PASTURELAND AND REESTABLISHED AN ENTIRE INTACT ENDEMIC ECOSYSTEM (THE WORLD'S FIRST HAWAIIAN LEGACY FOREST). HLRI HAS PLANTED ENDEMIC TREES ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII AND OAHU AND HAS COMMITMENTS FOR NEARLY 2,000,000 MORE OVER THE COMING YEARS - WELL ON ITS WAY TO SURPASSING ITS ORIGINAL GOAL OF PLANTING 1.3 MILLION TREES (ONE FOR EACH MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN HAWAII). DURING 2023, HLRI HAS PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 25,998 TREES. HLRI HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY FOR GROUNDBREAKING INNOVATIONS. THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES AND PROPRIETARY FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, HLRI IS PROMOTING LONG-TERM FOREST HEALTH, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY, AND UNPARALLELED DATA COLLECTION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, ALL WHILE CREATING GREEN JOBS FOR HAWAII FAMILIES. DURING 2023, HLRI HAS MADE GRANTS OF 4,803 TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROGRAM TO PLANT LEGACY TREES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT TRIES HARD TO DO ALL OF THIS IN A WAY THAT HONORS THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 BETSY MALER KYLIE MANRIKI SECRETARY TREASURER MOTHER/DAUGHTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE CLASSES OF MEMBERS AND THE RIGHTS OF THE MEMBERS ARE SPECIFIED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE BYLAWS EXPLAIN THE PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS CAN ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE RETURN BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.