‘Āina Pauahi

ʻĀina Pauahi honors and builds upon the legacy of Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Bishop and her gift of ʻāina, which continues to sustain and empower our lāhui. Through a unified ʻāina portfolio approach and culturally rooted stewardship, we ensure that our lands remain abundant, accessible, and nurtured. We do this through thoughtful planning, regenerative practices, and strategic investments that cultivate ea and yield financial returns.   

In collaboration with our communities, we protect, restore, and activate the natural and cultural resources that define our identity. Guided by the values of E Ola!, we cultivate waiwai in all its forms — financial, ecological, cultural, and spiritual — ensuring intergenerational prosperity and resilience. 

Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s living legacy

Ke Aliʻi Pauahi understood that land and education are inseparable. She left us her precious gift of ʻāina not as an endowment to guard, but as a foundation to activate—for learning, for community vitality, and for the perpetuation of Hawaiian identity. Every time a keiki learns through ʻāina, Pauahi’s vision lives. Every time a community thrives because the land beneath them is healthy and cared for, Pauahi’s legacy deepens. 

With 373,000 acres of land, we manage ‘Āina Pauahi as a unified land portfolio—agriculture, conservation, commercial, residential and education. 

How our Strategic Plan 2030 guides ʻĀina Pauahi 

Our Theory of Change outlined in Strategic Plan 2030 places ʻāina at the core of our work.

To make that commitment deeper, Goal 3 of Strategic Plan 2030 details Kamehameha Schools’ comprehensive approach to managing a dynamic portfolio—one that evolves to meet the needs of the trust and the Native Hawaiian community it serves.

Goal 3

Through E Ola! and culturally rooted stewardship, [Kamehameha Schools will] generate competitive financial returns, while cultivating prosperous ʻohana and communities.

		Interactive maps See where the Kamehameha Schools lands are and what they are used for.

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