2025-10-02T12:10:11-04:00 2024-12-31 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2024-01-01 934177423 MALAMA KULA MALA 8082643005 PO BOX 1134 KULA HI 96790 KYLE ELLISON TREASURER/CEO 8082643005 2025-09-16 true true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2025-09-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X KYLE ELLISON PO BOX 1134 KULA HI 96790 303970 false X MALAMAKULA.ORG X 2024 HI OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, PROVIDE SERVICE AND SUPPORT, SAFEGUARD OUR RESIDENTS AGAINST NATURAL DISASTER, AND EMPOWER,EDUCATE,INFORM, AND NURTURE THE TOWN AND RESIDENTS OF KULA. OUR WEBSITE IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE DO FOR THE KULA COMMUNITY. 4 3 1 650 0 303293 0 677 0 303970 0 0 69387 0 5076 111253 180640 123330 123441 111 123330 X OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, PROVIDE SERVICE AND SUPPORT, SAFEGUARD OUR RESIDENTS AGAINST NATURAL DISASTER, AND EMPOWER,EDUCATE,INFORM, AND NURTURE THE TOWN AND RESIDENTS OF KULA. OUR WEBSITE IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE DO FOR THE KULA COMMUNITY. false false 57390 KULA COMMUNITY GREEN WASTE BINS THE GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY HELP REDUCE FUEL LOADS FOR FUTURE FIRE EVENTS, BUT ALSO HELP THIN OUT PROPERTIES AND GULCHES THAT ARE DRY AND OVERGROWN. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO AID IN THE FIRE HARDENING OF PROPERTIES THROUGH THE CREATION OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE. KULA LACKS RESPONSIBLE, CONVENIENT DISPOSAL OPTIONS, SINCE THE ONLY COUNTY GREEN WASTE FACILITY IS A 30-MINUTE DRIVE (ONE WAY), AND HAS OPERATING HOURS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH MANY RESIDENTS SCHEDULES. CONSEQUENTLY, MANY PROPERTY OWNERS DEFER THEIR YARD MAINTENANCE, OR DANGEROUSLY DISPOSE OF THEIR RESIDENTIAL GREEN WASTE, WHICH CREATES A COMMUNITY FIRE HAZARD. 48619 KULA DISASTER AND FIRE RELIEF FROM DAY 1 OF THE KULA FIRE, THE MALAMA KULA TEAM HAS HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND, RALLYING TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. WERE COMMITTED TO OFFERING THAT SAME SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE DISASTERS. ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT HAVE INCLUDED THE TRUCKING AWAY OF BURNED DEBRIS, THE RESTORATION OF BURNED PROPERTIES, ASSISTING LANDOWNERS WITH DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE, AND AID IN NAVIGATING THE REBUILD PROCESS, WHEREVER SUPPORT IS NEEDED. 40695 FIRE FUEL REDUCATON AND CONVERSION REDUCING KULA'S FUEL LOAD IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES, AND WE'RE HELPING NEIGHBORHOODS ESTABLISH FIREBREAKS AND REDUCE DANGEROUS FUELS ON THE GROUND AND IN GULCHES. NUMEROUS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE 2016 COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PLAN FOR UPCOUNTRY, IDENTIFY ABUNDANT FUEL AS ONE OF KULA'S TOP HAZARDS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE SEEMS TO BE A BOTTLENECK IN IMPLEMENTATION, SO MALAMA KULA IS TAKING THE RECOMMENDED STEPS AND TURNING THEM INTO ACTION. AS AN ADDED BENEFIT, WOOD CHIPS CREATED FROM REMOVING DRY FUELS ARE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE KULA COMMUNITY FOR EROSION CONTROL, SOIL RETENTION, SUPPRESSION OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, AND IMPROVED MOISTURE RETENTION IN THE LANDSCAPE. 11770 OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: KUPUNA CURBSIDE GREEN WASTE PICKUP OVER 25% OF KULA IS OVER THE AGE OF 60, AND THEY EITHER DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A TRUCK, OR NO LONGER HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH THAT'S REQUIRED TO FIRE-HARDEN THEIR HOMES. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP OUR RESIDENT KUPUNA, MALAMA KULA PROVIDES REGULAR CURBSIDE GREEN WASTE PICKUP. KULA COMMUNITY WORK DAYS MALAMA KULA HOSTS REGULAR COMMUNITY WORK DAYS IN KULA, WHICH GIVE VOLUNTEERS THE CHANCE TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE OUR KULA COMMUNITY. FROM CARETAKING PROPERTIES THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE FIRE, TO REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES OF WEEDS AND REPLANTING WITH NATIVE PLANTS, THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS. KULA FIRE DETECTION CAMERAS WERE COMMITTED TO KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, WHICH IS WHY WE INSTALLED KULAS FIRST AI-ENABLED, FIRE DETECTION CAMERAS, WHICH WILL ISSUE ALERTS TO MFD WHENEVER SMOKE IS DETECTED. KULA CURBSIDE RECYCLING FREE, WEEKLY CURBSIDE RECYCLING FOR HI-5 BEVERAGE CONTAINERS INFRASTRUCTURE ADVOCACY OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES; OUR AGING, INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY; LONG DELAYS IN REPAIRING OUR ROADS. WERE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR KULA COMMUNITY IN ADDRESSINGAND ADVANCINGOUR NEED FOR BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE. AIR, SOIL, AND HUMAN HEALTH TESTING IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGE FROM THE KULA FIRE, MALAMA KULA IS HELPING PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF AIR, SOIL, AND HUMAN HEALTH SAMPLES FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE AFFECTED BURN ZONE. KULA COMMUNITY EVENTS MALAMA KULA HOSTS REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS OUR MANA'O ON THE MOUNTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD POTLUCK AND SPEAKER SERIES, AS A WAY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND EDUCATING OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT KULA. 11770 158474 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 false 1 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false HI X MALAMA KULA 8082643005 PO BOX 1134 KULA HI 96790 DEBORAH FORD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT MARTIN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULA AMBRE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE ELLISON TREASURER/CE 40.00 X X 64007 0 0 64007 false false false 303293 9000 303293 677 677 303970 677 X 64006 51205 9601 3200 5381 4305 807 269 158 158 3000 3000 82698 81642 1056 1607 1607 1141 1141 753 753 1485 1485 3946 3263 683 SUPPLIES 6979 6979 AUTO EXPENSE 3557 3557 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 3141 3141 LICENSES & FEES 2576 1932 644 212 212 180640 158474 17090 5076 113521 11406 1486 9920 0 123441 111 0 111 X 123330 0 123330 0 123441 123330 X false false false X 303293 303293 303293 303293 3521 299772 677 677 303970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11406 1486 9920 9920 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, PROVIDE SERVICE AND SUPPORT, SAFEGUARD OUR RESIDENTS AGAINST NATURAL DISASTER, AND EMPOWER,EDUCATE,INFORM, AND NURTURE THE TOWN AND RESIDENTS OF KULA. OUR WEBSITE IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE DO FOR THE KULA COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: KUPUNA CURBSIDE GREEN WASTE PICKUP OVER 25% OF KULA IS OVER THE AGE OF 60, AND THEY EITHER DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A TRUCK, OR NO LONGER HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH THAT'S REQUIRED TO FIRE-HARDEN THEIR HOMES. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP OUR RESIDENT KUPUNA, MALAMA KULA PROVIDES REGULAR CURBSIDE GREEN WASTE PICKUP. KULA COMMUNITY WORK DAYS MALAMA KULA HOSTS REGULAR COMMUNITY WORK DAYS IN KULA, WHICH GIVE VOLUNTEERS THE CHANCE TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE OUR KULA COMMUNITY. FROM CARETAKING PROPERTIES THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE FIRE, TO REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES OF WEEDS AND REPLANTING WITH NATIVE PLANTS, THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS. KULA FIRE DETECTION CAMERAS WERE COMMITTED TO KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, WHICH IS WHY WE INSTALLED KULAS FIRST AI-ENABLED, FIRE DETECTION CAMERAS, WHICH WILL ISSUE ALERTS TO MFD WHENEVER SMOKE IS DETECTED. KULA CURBSIDE RECYCLING FREE, WEEKLY CURBSIDE RECYCLING FOR HI-5 BEVERAGE CONTAINERS INFRASTRUCTURE ADVOCACY OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES; OUR AGING, INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY; LONG DELAYS IN REPAIRING OUR ROADS. WERE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR KULA COMMUNITY IN ADDRESSINGAND ADVANCINGOUR NEED FOR BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE. AIR, SOIL, AND HUMAN HEALTH TESTING IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGE FROM THE KULA FIRE, MALAMA KULA IS HELPING PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF AIR, SOIL, AND HUMAN HEALTH SAMPLES FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE AFFECTED BURN ZONE. KULA COMMUNITY EVENTS MALAMA KULA HOSTS REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS OUR MANA'O ON THE MOUNTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD POTLUCK AND SPEAKER SERIES, AS A WAY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND EDUCATING OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT KULA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS ALL MATERIALS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT IS PRESENT. IF A CONFLICT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, THE INTERETSED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT MUST THEN RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING DEVOTED TO FURTHER DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THAT SUBJECT MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND SURVEY OF COMPARABLE DATA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G LAND CLEARING 81,642 0 0 PAYROLL SERVICES 0 1,056 0 TOTAL 81,642 1,056 0