HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
EIN 83-3178395 · Forest Conservation (C36)
What they do
*Hawaii Environmental Restoration*s (HER) Primary Project Focuses On The Restoration and Preservation of Keauohana State Forest Reserve, The Largest and Most Intact Lowland Rainforest Remaining Below 1,000 Feet In The State of Hawaii. Since June of 2014, Keauohana Has Undergone An Intensive Restoration Process That Has Focused On The Control of Invasive Plant Species, and The Planting of Native Species On What is Now ~20 Acres of The Most Biodiverse Portion of The Reserve. This FY 2024-25 Marked 11 Years of HERs Committed Work In The Keauohana Forest Reserve, Launching Its Ninth Systematic Restoration Pass In August 2024 and Completing The Cycle By July of 2025. HER Facilitated Nine Volunteer Field Days and Participated In Ten Outreach and Educational Events Over The Course of The Year-bringing The Number of Special Event Days to 19. In Total, 151 Individuals Contributed 635 Hours of Service Toward HER Environmental and Educational Efforts. A Total of 855 Native Seedlings Were Planted
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CINDY DUPUISPRESIDENT & CEO & PROJECT DIRECTOR
GEOFFREY KERNSECRETARY & TREASURER
JON RATHBUNVICE PRESIDENT & FIELD ASSISTANT
THOMAS BRENNANCULTURAL ADVISOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2019
- Location
- 14-243 Papaya Farms Rd, Pahoa, HI 96778
- County
- Hawaii
- In care of
- Cindy Dupuis
- Primary officer
- Cindy Dupuis, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Forest Conservation (C36)
- IRS tax category
- Forest Conservation