Since its incorporation in January 2006, the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center has reached out to local government, Hawai‘i’s conservation community, and the private sector. The response has been generous and heartening. Critically, a talented team of design and construction professionals has rallied to the mission of building our wildlife recovery center. With the donation of two acres from the Surety Kohala Corporation, our site was dedicated in April 2007 with groundbreaking following in June 2008.
To date, HWC has received generous donations from government and private grants, in-kind professional services and materials, and community donations. We are now at 75% of our fund development campaign. To all who have supported us, we extend a grateful mahalo nui loa.
Now, we ask you to help us meet our capital construction target of $748,000 to build the HWC facility and open its doors in 2009.
Donations
Donor |
Contribution |
| Surety Kohala Corporation | 2-Acre building site |
| New Moon Foundation | Development office space |
| Big Island Country Club | Percentage of golf fees |
| Ferguson’s Enterprises | Waterline materials |
| Business and Individual donations | Equipment and monetary |
Subtotal: $1,120,000 |
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Grants
Government and foundation grants to Hawai'i Wildlife Center |
| State of Hawai'i Grant-in-aid |
| County of Hawai'i |
| Dorrance Family Foundation |
| Wendy P. McCaw Foundation |
| Atherton Family Foundation |
| Cooke Foundation, Limited |
| Anderson Rogers Foundation |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable Foundation |
| West Hawaii Fund, Hawai'i Community Foundation |
| Elinor Patterson Baker Trust |
| LeBurta Atherton Foundation |
| Kilauea Point Natural History Association |
| Rotary Club of North Hawai'i |
| Hawai'i Audubon Society |
Subtotal: $828,500 |
In-Kind Professional Services
Donor |
Service(s) Rendered |
| JS Bedingfield Construction Mgmt. | Construction Management |
| William T. Ruhl, AIA | Architecture |
| Rhoady Lee Architecture & Design | Architecture |
| Jason Umemoto | Landscape Architecture |
| Tinguely Development, Inc. | General Contracting |
| Ryan Associates | General Contractors, Development |
| Earthworks Construction | Site Clearing/Preparation |
| Steve Groves | Wastewater Engineering |
| Peter Dahlberg | Civil Engineering |
| Mark Morrison | Mechanical Engineering |
| John Maute | Electrical Engineering |
| Thomas Pattison | Survey |
| William Blakeney | Structural Engineering |
| Dr. Nancy Oppenheim | Legal & Nonprofit Development |
| Mooers Enterprises LLC | Land Use & Planning Application |
| Tom Morse, MBA, CPA | Financial Consultant |
| Diane Orenstein | Accounting |
| Vicky Kometani | Public Relations |
| Dick Kuehner | Signs & Interpretative Design |
| Jeff Devins | Graphic Design |
| Maya McQueen | Web Design & Development |
| Cornell University | Education & Conservation Programs |
Estimated Value of In-Kind Professional
Services as of December 1, 2007: >$250,000 |
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