Malama KAI Foundation
Waimea, HI
- UEI
- LA4DQE6FBD35
- CAGE
- 45KG4
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 66-1672 Waiaka Pl, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
- Website
- malamakaifoundation.org
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 95 Environmental Quality & Housing
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | NA23NOS4820298 | $220,059 |
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About the company
Malama KAI Foundation, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Waimea, Hawaii, is a federal grant recipient delivering place-based environmental and watershed education programs to middle-school students and teachers across the Hawaiian Islands, with all recent prime grant work funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The foundation's primary capability is integrated, watershed-focused K–12 curriculum delivery linking upland (mauka), mid-elevation, and coastal (makai) ecosystems within the "ridge to reef" framework. Recent representative work includes a NOAA B-WET grant awarded August 1, 2023, for continuation and expansion of integrated place-based learning serving approximately 330 West Hawaii 5th–8th grade students and 13 teachers across the Kamakoa, Waikoloa/Waiulaula, Keahole Honokohau, and Waiaha watersheds, running through January 31, 2026. Malama KAI's curriculum combines hands-on science, social studies, Hawaiian studies, mathematics, and language arts with direct stewardship projects—including native tree and shrub planting, invasive species removal, water-quality testing, beach cleanups, and community outreach—culminating in student presentations on local environmental issues and solutions. An earlier NOAA B-WET award dated October 1, 2021, served approximately 140 South Kohala students and 5 teachers and completed September 30, 2024, with similar watershed-based project learning linked to the South Kohala Coastal Partnership and its conservation action plan.
The foundation's customer base is heavily concentrated with NOAA, accounting for 9 of 10 total awards in the source data. A single sub-award to Malama KAI appeared in September 2025 under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, supporting a strategic mooring plan and day-use mooring-buoy installation project across Hawaiian islands to reduce coral-reef damage from anchor impacts. The foundation's award activity is episodic—one award in 2014, one in 2017, one in 2021, and one in 2023, with the most recent sub-award in 2025—reflecting the grant-cycle timing of environmental-education funding rather than continuous procurement. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.7 million.
Quick answers
Is Malama KAI Foundation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Malama KAI Foundation's SAM.gov registration is active through January 5, 2027.
What is Malama KAI Foundation's most recent federal award?
Malama KAI Foundation's most recent federal grant award is Mlama KAI foundation proposes to implement an integrated, place- and project-based learning experience for… (NA26NOSX429G0010), from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on July 1, 2026.
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