The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation

What The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation does

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) headquartered at 745 Fort Street Mall Ste 1015, Honolulu, Hawai'i. Its stated mission is to enrich Native Hawaiians through partner-leveraged contributions supporting education, workforce development, economic stability, and community development. The foundation operates with Native Hawaiian leadership and frames its partner relationships as transformational rather than transactional, drawing on cultural concepts such as pilina (connections), kaula (cord), and upena (net) to describe its ecosystem approach.

The foundation generates revenue through a family of 7-8 operating companies spanning government services, defense, cybersecurity, technology, and professional services. These subsidiaries include IR Solutions (irsolutions-llc.com), Echelon Services (echelongov.com), Broadleaf Services/Systems (broadleaf-services.com), Netspear (netspear.com, cybersecurity), Spaark and Spaark 2.0 (spaark-inc.com, spaark2.com), HCP Federal (hcp-fed.com), and LavaTeq (lavateq.com). Operations span 6 U.S. states including Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, with a corporate services office in Manassas, Virginia. The foundation also maintains a sub-brand (Hokupa'a Cream) and accepts community contributions through an aplos.com giving portal.

The go-to-market motion is community-led, leveraging partner relationships and ecosystem support rather than traditional sales. Distribution is primarily through direct giving (SMB/individual/consumer) and the operating companies' respective go-to-market channels within their respective verticals. The organization has no disclosed revenue, headcount, funding rounds, management team, or detailed company history; all available information is sourced from the foundation's website and a single source ID.

Name

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation

Legal name

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation

Website

https://hpfsps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization that operates a family of 7-8 subsidiary companies spanning government, defense, cybersecurity, and professional services, with a mission to support Native Hawaiian communities through education, workforce, and cultural development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Corporate & Foundation Relations (Sponsorships, Grants, Partnerships) (EDALAOAE)

Keywords

• Native Hawaiian Organization
• Nonprofit community development
• Family of companies
• Cultural philanthropy
• Workforce education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Partner-Leveraged Contributions: The foundation receives contributions leveraged through partnerships to support education, workforce development, economic stability, and community developments for Native Hawaiians.
2. Family of Companies Revenue: The foundation operates a family of companies (IR Solutions, Echelon Services, Broadleaf Services, Netspear, Spaark, HCP Federal, LavaTeq) which generate revenue across government, defense, cybersecurity, technology, and professional services sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization that enriches Native Hawaiians through partner-leveraged contributions supporting education, workforce development, economic stability, and community developments. It funds these programs with revenue generated by a family of seven operating companies (IRS Solutions LLC, Echelon Services, Broadleaf Systems, Netspear, Spaark, SPAARK2.0, HCP Federal, and LavaTeq) that deliver government services, defense, cybersecurity, technology, and professional services to federal and commercial clients.

Product overview

The Hawai'i Pacific Foundation is a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) nonprofit that enriches Native Hawaiians through partner-leveraged contributions supporting education, workforce development, economic stability, and community developments. The foundation operates a family of subsidiary companies including IRS Solutions LLC, Echelon Services, Broadleaf Systems, Netspear, Spaark, SPAARK2.0, HCP Federal, and LavaTeq. These firms operate across various sectors including government services, technology, and professional solutions. The foundation succeeds through opportunities that foster cultural development, contributing to strong, vibrant Native Hawaiian communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hokupa'a Cream: Brand referenced in website imagery, appears to be an associated product or sub-brand of the foundation

Products and services

• Native Hawaiian Community Programs Foundation-funded programs supporting education, workforce development, economic stability, and community development for Native Hawaiians, delivered through partner-leveraged contributions and culturally-grounded initiatives.
• Family of Companies - IRS Solutions LLC Subsidiary operating company providing government and IRS-related solutions (irsolutions-llc.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - Echelon Services Subsidiary operating company providing government services (echelongov.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - Broadleaf Systems Subsidiary operating company delivering professional services (broadleaf-services.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - Netspear Subsidiary operating company providing cybersecurity services (netspear.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - Spaark Subsidiary operating company (spaark-inc.com and spaark2.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - HCP Federal Subsidiary operating company providing federal services (hcp-fed.com). Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Family of Companies - LavaTeq Subsidiary operating company (lavateq.com) operating within the foundation's family of companies. Revenue generated here supports the foundation's nonprofit mission.
• Aplos Online Giving Portal Online donation platform accessed at app.aplos.com/aws/give/TheHawaiiPacificFoundationInc, enabling individual and corporate donors to make partner-leveraged contributions to the foundation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IR SolutionscoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, providing government/IRS solutions. Located at irsolutions-llc.com/about/
• Echelon ServicescoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, providing government services. Located at echelongov.com/
• Broadleaf ServicescoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, providing services at broadleaf-services.com/
• NetspearcoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, providing cybersecurity services. Located at netspear.com/
• SpaarkcoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, operating at spaark-inc.com and spaark2.com
• HCP FederalcoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, providing federal services at hcp-fed.com/
• LavaTeqcoreOthersPart of the Foundation's family of companies, located at lavateq.com/

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Native Hawaiian Education Council: Federally recognized council advocating for Native Hawaiian education and administering grant programs — overlapping in focus on education access and community development.
• Hawaiian Community Assets: Hawai'i-based nonprofit focused on financial capability, housing, and economic stability for Native Hawaiians — overlapping in workforce development and economic stability program areas.
• The Kohala Center: Hawai'i Island-based independent nonprofit focused on community resilience, education, and sustainability programs serving Native Hawaiian communities — comparable in mission framing and approach.
• Alaska Native Heritage Center: Alaska Native-led cultural and educational institution serving Alaska Native communities — analogous as an indigenous-led, culturally-grounded nonprofit serving a specific Native population.
• Papa Ola Lokahi: Native Hawaiian health organization coordinating community health initiatives and Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems — comparable in cultural focus and community-based delivery model.

Direct peers

• Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement: Native Hawaiian community development nonprofit focused on housing, economic stability, and capacity-building for Native Hawaiian communities — overlapping programmatic mission areas.
• Alaka'ina Foundation: Native Hawaiian Organization operating a family of federal contracting subsidiaries (e.g., Ke`aki Technologies, Bowhead, Alaka`ina Technologies) — the closest structural analogue to HPF's NHO + subsidiary model.

Broad incumbents

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs: State-established agency dedicated to improving the wellbeing of Native Hawaiians through grants, advocacy, and program funding across education, health, and economic self-sufficiency.
• Kamehameha Schools: The largest Native Hawaiian-focused charitable trust, supporting education and cultural preservation for Native Hawaiians through significant endowment-driven philanthropy and educational institutions.

Emerging players

• First Nations Development Institute: National Native American nonprofit strengthening Native economies and communities through grantmaking, capacity-building, and research — comparable in indigenous-led grantmaking and community development model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thehawaiipacificfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/hawaiipacificfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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