2024-11-07T00:26:16-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 823207505 I NUI KE AHO INUI 8082231697 67-238 Kanalu Street Waialua HI 96791 Heidi Guth Treasurer 8089414059 2024-11-06 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.wananapaoa.org X X 113789 X 113363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 426 0 426 0 113789 0 0 165066 24550 0 395 23232 213243 -99454 232168 0 132714 X 187168 87714 0 0 45000 45000 232168 132714 0 0 232168 132714 I Nui Ke Aho uses our traditional, double-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, Wanana Paoa, on the North Shore of Oahu to provide safety-focused educational programs on and about the canoe. We teach collaboration, the traditional navigator's mindset, pono (honorable and correct) decision-making, and voyaging to youth, families and community members. Our volunteers maintain and care for the canoe under the leadership of an experienced navigator and captain. Practicing mutual respect, they study and teach environmental awareness, Hawaiian cultural values, and the protection and perpetuation of natural and cultural resources through our voyaging canoe Wanana Paoa, Kahokuwelowelo Heiau and our home lands and waters. Mission: As a voyaging organization, we strive to grow a vibrant north shore community that understands, values and enriches its culture, place and people. In 2023, for I Nui Ke Aho's Waa (voyaging canoe) component of our non-profit, we hosted our Iho No Ka Makau navigation program in the spring and in the fall, using Wanana Paoa as a platform for learning. Iho No Ka Makau is a 7-week program that provides participants an in-depth learning experience of traditional Polynesian Navigation. Captain Worthington shared about celestial navigation, sailing dynamics, kilo (observations of natures elements and the activities of natural resources), weather patterns, canoe maintenance and care, and sailing aboard Wanana Paoa. Each session of Iho No Ka Makau builds upon the last, and the experience is more intimate and specialized to learning a navigator's mindset on a comprehensive level. Participants of this program are invited with the idea that they have the skillset to sail aboard Wanana Paoa in a safe and respectful manner. Throughout Iho No Ka Makau, participants study how traditional kilo is conducted and learn the importance of kilo to crew safety and smooth sailing. Participants also learn about celestial navigation, using the star compass and star gazing. Canoe maintenance is a large part of Iho No Ka Makau sessions so that participants have a thorough knowledge of how a traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe workds and the process of maintaining it. Most of the sessions take place at our home beach of Maeaea so that participants can build pilina (connection) with the place and better understand the common weather patterns and environmental occurrences of the area. Other places we visit during the program are Haleiwa Harbor, Kahokuwelowelo and Waimea Valley. Participants have shared that they are grateful for the experience and the knowledge that is shared in this program, and they are eager to return and deepen their knowledge. We hope that with consistent programming we will maintain the level of learning to allow us to build upon previous lessons and create a group of experienced waa men and women. We hope to perpetuate Hawaiian cultural practices through our participants and their families. We also hosted regular volunteer days to complete waa maintenance and share with our community about sailing practices including kilo, knot tying, the navigational star compass and sailing dynamics 59815 59815 In 2023, for the Education/Outreach program component, I Nui Ke Aho was happy to be able to host school groups and community members. A total of 189 students participated in 5 school visits, and their activities included sailing aboard Wanana Paoa, learning about navigation (kilo, star compass, traditional stories of special places on the North Shore of Oahu, waa maintenance, knot tying and lashing of the canoe (how the canoe is held together). We had 233 volunteers supply 1692 volunteer hours through 46 engagements. We hosted volunteer days at Kahokuwelowelo and Maeaea. These volunteer days are held twice a month throughout the year, and each day participants conduct kilo (environmental observations) to determine whether it would be safe to sail. We work on our canoe, Wanana Paoa, and if the weather is favorable, we sail in Waialua Bay and nearby waters. Also, we collaborated with other North Shore nonprofit organizations, sharing about each of our organizations. As usual, we came together to educate our community about the unique places in our section of Oahu and how we can better care for them. In 2023, we had the opportunity to host our funding partners and collaborate with other North Shore nonprofits. We value our partners and cherish our relationships with other organizations in our community, so that we may work together to create positive change on the North Shore of Oahu and hope that it permeates throughout the Hawaiian Island chain. Working and learning together is invaluable when it comes to perpetuating cultural values and making pono decisions for our community. 39983 39983 99798 Manavaroa Darius Kamaki Worthington Chair and President 3 60000 0 0 Pamela K Omidyar Director 1 0 0 0 Shawn Malia Kanaiaupuni Director 1 0 0 0 James Kainoa Estores Vice Chair 1 0 0 0 Stephen Waialeale Kapali Secretary 1 0 0 0 Heidi Kai Guth Treasurer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HI Heidi Kai Guth 67-238 Kanalu Street Waialua HI 96791 8089414059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 160822 174392 83343 288014 113294 819865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160822 174392 83343 288014 113294 819865 0 819865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 819865 10406 1 1 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Insurance = 7,931.00 Admin fees = 385.28 Office software = 945.29 Office supplies = 1,886.14 Operational expenses = 294.00 Canoe equipment = 5,187.35 Program supplies = 1,304.91 Provisions = 531.64 Escort vessel = 3,446.46 Professional development = 1,099.31 Transportation = 110.00 Miscellaneous = 111.00 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 This is the surveyed value of our sailing canoe, Wanana Paoa. INKA received approval of our 8868 application for an extension of our filing deadline to Nov. 15, 2024, so we are not filing late. Thank you!