November 6, 2013
Maʻo Organic Farms – a Waiʻanae business growing organic food and young leaders – was recently awarded $75,000 in investment capital by the KL Felicitas Foundation — founded by Kamehameha Schools alumnus Lisa Porter Kleissner. The award was part of Hawaiʻi Investment Ready (HIR), a pilot program founded by Social Impact International and sponsored by Kamehameha Schools.
HIR is nurturing the next generation of social entrepreneurs – those who identify and solve social problems on a large scale. The six-month program equips entrepreneurs with tools for success including knowledge of branding, business modeling and financial analysis. Upon completion of the program HIR links participants with investors.
To read the whole story, see the KSOnline article. If your division or campus has pics to share, please send them along with background information and captions to miyoung@ksbe.edu.
Kamehameha Schools’ policy is to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
