2025-11-17T18:07:15-05:00 2024-12-31 274174400 HEE & CHING CPAS LLC 201 MERCHANT ST STE 1830 HONOLULU HI 96813 990 2024-01-01 465002476 HAWAIIAN LEGACY REFORESTATION INITIATIVE HAWA 8085958847 PO BOX 22435 HONOLULU HI 96823 JEFFREY A DUNSTER PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 8085958847 2025-11-14 true true LESTER J HEE CPA P00988033 8085327322 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFFREY A DUNSTER PO BOX 22435 HONOLULU HI 96823 2529925 false X WWW.LEGACYFOREST.ORG X 2014 HI HAWAIIAN LEGACY REFORESTATION INITIATIVE (HLRI) IS DEDICATED TO CREATING INNOVATIVE NATIVE/ENDEMIC REFORESTATION MODELS THAT ARE SCIENTIFICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND ECOLOGICALLY SELF-SUSTAINING. 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. 3 1 14 175 0 2747824 2527682 0 8 -505 1408 2747832 2528585 4803 3660 0 235668 276448 0 74911 1103993 1397916 1344464 1678024 1403368 850561 3143667 4265038 2233144 2153026 910523 2112012 X HAWAIIAN LEGACY REFORESTATION INITIATIVE (HLRI) IS DEDICATED TO CREATING INNOVATIVE NATIVE/ENDEMIC REFORESTATION MODELS THAT ARE SCIENTIFICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND ECOLOGICALLY SELF-SUSTAINING. 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. false false 1214058 3660 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). AS OF 2024, HLRI MANAGES THREE NATIVE FOREST LOCATIONS ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII AND OAHU FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 1,500 ACRES. HLRI 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 2024, HLRI HAS PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 24,449 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. WE ARE NOT JUST PLANTING A TREE AND WALKING AWAY. WE CARE ABOUT SURVIVAL RATES - THAT'S WHY WE GEO-TAG EVERY SINGLE TREE. HLRI IS THE ONLY REFORESTATION PROJECT IN HAWAII THAT CAN ACCOUNT FOR EVERY SINGLE TREE PLANTED. OUR SUCCESS COMES FROM THE CUMULATIVE APPROACH - IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PLANTING TREES. FROM THE NATIVE FORESTS EXISTS HAWAII'S RICH CULTURE, ARTS, AND HISTORY. OUR APPROACH OF COMBINING COMMUNITY, CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT, KEIKI EDUCATION, ECOTOURISM AND ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION TAKES WHAT ARE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE ENTERPRISES AND INTEGRATES THEM INTO A SYNERGISTIC MODEL. 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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. HLH LLC OWNED BY J. DUNSTER TO MEET GENERAL OBLIGATIONS X 3500 86888 false true false LEGACY TOURS OWNED BY J. DUNSTER TO MEET GENERAL OBLIGATIONS X 24643 25 false true false ECOTECH NURSERY SYSTEMS LLC OWNED BY J. DUNSTER TO MEET GENERAL OBLIGATIONS X 140660 11 false true false 86924 ECOTECH NURSERY SYSTEMS LLC SEE PART V SEE PART V false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: ECOTECH NURSERY SYSTEMS LLC (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: ENTITY IS OWNED BY JEFFREY DUNSTER, PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF HLRI (C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: 350,928 (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: SUPPLIES SEEDLINGS FOR PLANTINGS BY THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2024, ENS REIMBURSED HLRI FOR DEAD/DAMAGED SEEDLINGS PURCHASED IN PRIOR YEARS. (E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVENUES?: NO X ACACIA KOA TREE 9000 1080000 VALUE OF SPONSORED TREE 3 false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II SCHEDULE M PART I LINE 25B: 9,000 THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS, ACACIA KOA TREES, RECEIVED. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION HAWAIIAN LEGACY REFORESTATION INITIATIVE (HLRI) IS DEDICATED TO CREATING INNOVATIVE NATIVE/ENDEMIC REFORESTATION MODELS THAT ARE SCIENTIFICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND ECOLOGICALLY SELF-SUSTAINING. 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). AS OF 2024, HLRI MANAGES THREE NATIVE FOREST LOCATIONS ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII AND OAHU FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 1,500 ACRES. HLRI 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 2024, HLRI HAS PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 24,449 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. WE ARE NOT JUST PLANTING A TREE AND WALKING AWAY. WE CARE ABOUT SURVIVAL RATES - THAT'S WHY WE GEO-TAG EVERY SINGLE TREE. HLRI IS THE ONLY REFORESTATION PROJECT IN HAWAII THAT CAN ACCOUNT FOR EVERY SINGLE TREE PLANTED. OUR SUCCESS COMES FROM THE CUMULATIVE APPROACH - IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PLANTING TREES. FROM THE NATIVE FORESTS EXISTS HAWAII'S RICH CULTURE, ARTS, AND HISTORY. OUR APPROACH OF COMBINING COMMUNITY, CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT, KEIKI EDUCATION, ECOTOURISM AND ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION TAKES WHAT ARE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE ENTERPRISES AND INTEGRATES THEM INTO A SYNERGISTIC MODEL. DURING 2024, HLRI HAS MADE GRANTS OF 3,660 TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 REIMBURSEMENT OF SEEDLINGS PURCHASED 350,928 OTHER INCREASE OF 350,928 REPRESENTS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR TREE SEEDLINGS PURCHASED IN PRIOR YEARS FROM ECOTECH NURSERY SYSTEMS LLC THAT HAVE SINCE DIED OR HAS BEEN DAMAGED.