Ka Poe Lawaia
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 990497102
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Waianae, HI, USA
- Phone
- 8084790881
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fisheries Resources
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,507
- Expenses
- $4,241
- Assets
- $2,266
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LA'ENA TORRENCE (PRESIDENT)
- LOGAN LIBERATO (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JESSICA BATES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- LA'ENA TORRENCE (PRESIDENT)
- LOGAN LIBERATO (VICE PRESIDENT)
- BEEPER NAKAMAEJO (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To empower our keiki by cultivating the skills and knowledge of traditional Hawaiian fishing practices while encouraging a sustainable stewardship with the ocean.
What it reported doing in 2025
August 10 2025, we hosted a community fishing event entitled papahana lawaia, which had individuals fishing sustainably, teaching fishing practices, fish identification, and more. Prizes and music was provided.the event was held at pokai bay on the waianae coast of oahu. 100 participants in attendance.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 55
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 65.2%; rating input score 65
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 34.8%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 65.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.