Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action
Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and ‘āina ahead of corporate profits.
About
Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) was born out of a fight for protection against pesticide drift. Since 1995, Hawaiʻi has been the epicenter for pesticide-intensive GMO test fields. Land and water resources have been routinely contaminated, affecting working-class families living near the fields. As the footprint of chemical companies expanded across the archipelago, more residents began to grow ill. In the late 2000s, spraying in a Syngenta field near Waimea Canyon School on Kauaʻi sent dozens of residents to the emergency room. Families living near test fields also reported high childhood asthma rates and constant nose-bleeds. Fed up over these intolerable conditions, local residents began to fight back. In 2013, people marched by the thousands and launched class-action lawsuits against the companies responsible. Amidst this uprising, the Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) was born. During this time, we served as a lead advocate with our partners in the Protect Our Keiki Coalition to pass Bill SB3095/Act 45. This resulted in the nation’s first ban of chlorpyrifos use due to its known impacts on children's developing brains. This law also mandated 100-ft no-spray buffer zones around schools to protect children from open-air spraying of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) during school hours. For the first time in Hawai’i’s history, it became a requirement for chemical companies to report on the RUPs they spray. Though great progress has been made through the passing of Act 45, Hawaiʻi continues to have the largest footprint of experimental pesticides field trials in the nation. We at HAPA will always fight to keep those large agrochemical corporations accountable. At the root of this problem is prioritizing corporate interests over Hawaiʻi’s land and people. To combat this, we have taken a more expansive approach to fighting for a more environmentally, socially, and economically just Hawaiʻi. We will continue working alongside our allies to amplify community voices across the archipelago, ensuring a place at the table for all Hawaiʻi’s citizens.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “To catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing aina (environment)and people ahead of corporate profit.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “To catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing aina (environment)and people ahead of corporate profit.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is HI, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was PO BOX 1534, KAPAA, HI, 96746.
- The form of the non-profit reports 0 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$9,838.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is based on an independent review and approval process.
- The organization has a written policy that delegates the management duties.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 0 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization pays $225,836 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $60,331 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
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