Impact
Every dollar stays in motion
What we do, where support goes and what our public filings show.
2026 Hoʻolauleʻa
One weekend, lasting impact
Highlights from our 2026 Impact Report.
Safety first
Every racer carried a GPS tracker, backed by professional water-safety crews and rescue boats.
Entry fees at work
Adult entry fees helped cover medals, shirts, hats and food for every youth participant — at no added cost to families.
Shoreline care
149 people joined the beach cleanup, including 100 Summer PALS youth.
Cultural continuity
Guided by Cultural Advisor Opuʻulani Wallace Albino, recognized as the last Manaleo — native speaker — of Molokaʻi.
$623,118 for Maui County
Visitor spending tied to the 2026 event — and $1.40 million in economic activity across Hawaiʻi.
Back to the community
79 vendors paid — all but two Hawaiʻi-based — with proceeds seeding a new scholarship fund for Molokaʻi High School seniors.
Transparency
Open books
From our annual IRS Form 990 filings. Every role is volunteer.
Annual revenue
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $40,870 | $40,103 |
| 2020 | $5,667 | $3,479 |
| 2021 | $19,512 | $16,301 |
| 2022 | $54,895 | $58,714 |
| 2023 | $148,370 | $137,154 |
| 2024 | $228,098 | $243,622 |
| 2025 | $174,837 | $189,985 |
2024 funding
$228,098 total
- Contributions · 49%
- Program service revenue · 51%
0 paid staff
Board, crew and coaches are all volunteers.
EIN 91-2015308
Registered 501(c)(3) in Kaunakakai, Hawaiʻi.
Where support goes
What comes in goes back out
Organizations we've supported through the Hoʻolauleʻa and donor gifts.
Maui Sports Foundation
Youth affected by the Lahaina fire.
Special Olympics Molokai
Athletes of every ability.
Molokai High School
Athletics, clubs and paddling.
Molokai Middle School
Our middle-school keiki.
Sustainable Molokai
Beach and harbor cleanups.
Young Life Molokai
Mentoring Molokaʻi teens.
Mahalo
It takes an island
The sponsors and supporters behind the 2026 Hoʻolauleʻa — plus 160 volunteers and community contributors, 140 beach cleanup crew and 45 helpers from Molokaʻi businesses.
Main sponsors
- County of Maui
- Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
- Kaiāulu – Kamehameha Schools
- M2O (Molokai to Oʻahu Race)
- Molokai Outdoors
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs
- Shoemaker Foundation
- UnCruise Adventures
Additional sponsors
- Alaska Airlines
- Bayer
- DuoTone
- Foti Bros Hawaii — Jim Foti
- Kamaka Air
- Maui Land & Pineapple
- Maui Printing Company
- MauiJul
- Mokulele Airlines
- Sustainable Molokai
- Waiakea Water
Media & race timing
- Alex Reinprecht
- Daniel Emoff
- Erik Aeder Photography
- Island Eye Productions
- Matty Schweitzer
- Molokai Dispatch LLC
- Ocean Paddler
- PF Bentley
- Stand Up Paddle Magazine with Mike Jucker
- Zone Media LLC
- Pacific Sports Events & Timing
Molokaʻi businesses & organizations
- Hawaiian Electric
- Castle Resorts & Hotels
- Hotel Molokai
- Molokai Community Health Center
- ʻĀina Momona
- Atua ʻOhana
- Big Fellas Inc.
- Crosspoint Designs
- Dudoit Bus Service
- Friendly Market
- Hoʻolehua Homestead Association
- HSTA Molokaʻi Teachers
- Kapualei Ranch
- Kanu O Ka ʻĀina Keiki
- Kaunakakai Relief Society
- Kualapuʻu Market
- Kumu Farms
- Makoa Trucking
- Misaki's
- Molokaʻi Burger
- Molokai Livestock
- Molokai Special Olympics
- Molokai Vacation Properties
- Puʻu O Hoku Ranch
- Take's Variety
- Rawlins Chevron
- Waʻakapaemua Canoe Club
- Kapaʻakea Hawaiian Homestead Assn.
- Kawela Plantation
- Molokai Fish & Dive
- Kahākūkahi Ocean Academy
Hoʻolauleʻa support provided by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Program.