Festivals of Aloha Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993547352
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wailuku, HI, USA
Phone
8082648779
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Celebrations

Reported finances

Revenue
$228,099
Expenses
$209,299
Assets
$51,852
Liabilities
$33,052

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DARYL FUJIWARA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DARYL FUJIWARA (PRESIDENT)
  • DAWN FUJIWARA (TREASURER)
  • JAYDON ISOBE (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Festivals of aloha, inc. Curates authentic cultural experiences that foster community engagement, preserve heritage, and celebrate both the traditional and contemporary arts, music, and customs of Hawaii.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization offers multiple culturally rich programs that preserve tradition, foster community, and celebrate the diverse heritage of maui. Among them is the emma farden sharpe hula festival, which honors the legacy of a beloved maui kumu hula and highlights hula as a cultural expression that connects people spiritually and emotionally. The festivals of aloha showcases hawaiian culture across the islands with local crafts, food, entertainment, and hula, strengthening cultural pride. Wailuku first friday brings residents and visitors together each month for a lively street party that supports local businesses and artists. Additional programs include the prince kuhio maui hoolaulea, celebrating the humanitarian legacy of prince jonah kuhio; the na kamehameha pau parade and hoolaulea, which honors king kamehameha through a regal parade and festivities; and the lahaina obon, a japanese cultural festival that honors ancestors and promotes unity and healing. Together, these programs create meaningful opportunities for cultural engagement, learning, and community connection. Festivals of aloha serves residents, cultural practitioners, local businesses, and visitors across Hawaii. Events typically engage 100 to 5000 plus attendees per event, support 20-40 local vendors and practitioners, and reach families, kupuna, and youth through free or low- cost, family-friendly programming. Through strong partnerships with community organizations, cultural leaders, and venues, festivals of aloha maintains a growing statewide reach while remaining deeply place-based and community-led.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 90.5%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $51.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.2%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.1% of revenue deployed · 90.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $189K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.