July 2026 - Event Launch: ʻĀina Abundance and Kalukalu Wellbeing Partners featured in The Garden Island. “Partners convened through Kalukalu at 1624 receive grant.”

July 2026 - Event Launch: The firstʻĀina Ola Potluck and Home Growers Gathering event launches in partnership with Kaua’i Farmers Union.

May 2026 - Grant Awarded: $125,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with the Kalukalu Wellbeing Parters for Nourishing Wellbeing Project. ʻĀina Ola Potluck and Home Growers Gathering is an initiative to grow our local food system through home gardens with 24 abundant agroforestry crops from 20 to 30% on the Eastside of Kaua’i.

December 2025 - Website Launched: https://www.ainaabundance.org/

November 2025 - Legal Council Established: Kayla Ruben, Associate of Morgan Lewis, joins our advisor team, specializing in counseling charitable organizations, private foundations, and other tax-exempt organizations on obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status.

September 2025 - Kalukalu at 1624 Partnership: Kalukalu at 1624 is a Kaua’i community hub and resilience center founded by the Kaua’i Federal Credit Union stewarding a cooperative economy that serves climate, culture, and community. ‘Aina Abundance became a co-operative partner within the hub.

June 2025 - Collab Cafe Partnership: Collab Cafe begins ʻĀina Abundance program in the cafe, receiving donations on a sliding scale for their Pumpkin Sourdough, with all proceeds going towards ʻĀina Abundance, $1,200.

March 2025 - Culinary Development for Culturally Significant Crops: Through the in-kind donation of Green Banana Flour from Resilient Roots, and in the in-kind labor and culinary development from Andy Gariepy, we completed a recipe for a green banana chocolate chip cookie, to help replace one of the most popular items in local cafes. We began experimenting through catering opportunities with I Ola Wailuanui to test the desirability of our green banana chocolate chip version, with success!

April 2024 - Funds to Work - Supporting Culturally Significant Crops: Begins experimenting with distribution of funds, first to coconut harvesters for their coconut meat to purchase and freeze, a culturally important crop, which needs economic opportunity.

March 2024 - Receives Funds: Receives first grant funds from Novo Foundation - $3,250

February 2024 - Formation: Formation of ʻĀina Abundance within Inter-Nation Cultural Foundation (INCF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.